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

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 ;-)

...

Mary

spammy stuff snipped

Strong sulphuric acid or HCl, aka brick acid.

NT

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

On 4 Jul 2006 03:50:33 -0700, snipped-for-privacy@care2.com had this to say:

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

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

why? neither attacks plastic plumbing afaik

NT

"Mary Fisher" typed

So do I...

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

Guy King typed

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

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!

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.

Acid can make a mockery of chrome though.

I was just as worried about Helen's nipples!

cheers Jacob

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

Dave H. (The engineer formerly known as Homeless)

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

Guy King typed

You would say that, wouldn't you?

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Only 'cos The Squid was watching over my shoulder.