I cut my own hair - my shower drain is blocked. How to unblock?

[chris.homer]

My hair is very thick . It grows very fast. I have to get it cut every

3-4 weeks...

I got a gizmo from Argos - about =A325-30 - Remington home haircut thing with ceramic blades.

Incredibly

- fast

- easy

- convenient

- saves time (travelling to barbers)

You put an attachment on the blade (depending on how long you want the hair) - I choose the longest attachment (i like having longish hair)

But it is messy. I have hair all over my bathroom floor and I think my shower drain is blocked (not totally blocked) but the water doesn't go down as fast (anyone know how I can unblock it? should i just get a plunger?)

[HLAH]

3-4 weeks...

I got a gizmo from Argos - about £25-30 - Remington home haircut thing with ceramic blades.

Incredibly

- fast

- easy

- convenient

- saves time (travelling to barbers)

Trust me dude hair cutting is just something you shouldn't DIY ;-)

H

[Mary Fisher]

...

Mary

[meow2222]

spammy stuff snipped

Strong sulphuric acid or HCl, aka brick acid.

NT

[normanwisdom]

Yes I do mine but there's not a lot of it. I still run the razor (actually a beard trimmer) over all the baldy bits cos if I don't it still feels unfinished. It's like "phantom hair" - gorwing ever thicker into a great uncontrollable but invisible tangle. Shower; to unbung sually you can lift off and pull out the drain bit or bits, might need a twist also. Mines in 2 bits - a cover and an inner bit which you have to twist and hook out. cheers Jacob

[Frank Erskine]

On 4 Jul 2006 03:50:33 -0700, [e-mail] had this to say:

Caustic soda would be much more effective on organic stuff such as hair.

[normanwisdom]

God no don't do that you could have major probs! Caustic soda would do as a last resort but follow the instructions carefully.

[meow2222]

why? neither attacks plastic plumbing afaik

NT

[Helen Deborah Vecht]

"Mary Fisher" typed

So do I...

[Guy King]

The message from "HLAH" contains these words:

Balls. Just how much skill does it take to run a cutter set at 1mm all over a head?

[Helen Deborah Vecht]

Guy King typed

Or even to wield a pair of scissors parallel to the floor at the nipple line...

[Bob Mannix]

What consenting adults get up to in the home is their business, but is it DIY?

As for having the words "balls" and "run a cutter set at 1mm over" in the same sentence, oooo nasty!

[The Natural Philosopher]

It's a tough call. Caustic takes the fats out, which helps loosen, but hair itself is remarkably resistant to caustic.

A strong dose of both, one after the other, is probably the best approach.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Acid can make a mockery of chrome though.

[normanwisdom]

I was just as worried about Helen's nipples!

cheers Jacob

[Dave H.]

If you think that's nasty, you obviously haven't experienced a BC&S[x] wax....

Dave H. (The engineer formerly known as Homeless)

[x] - Back, Crack & Sack...

[Guy King]

The message from "normanwisdom" contains these words:

I can't say they've ever kept me awake at night.

[Helen Deborah Vecht]

Guy King typed

You would say that, wouldn't you?

[Guy King]

The message from Helen Deborah Vecht contains these words:

Only 'cos The Squid was watching over my shoulder.