Unblocking a toilet - any tips ?

[zjustice]

Thanks

[Tim..]

The circular black rubber attachment and 1 draining rod.

Tim..

[ben]

You must do some shittin?

Strong mix of Caustic soda.

[Bob Eager]

Fill a bucket with water. Stand on a chair and dump, as fast as possibile, into the bowl. Try to achieve the maximum height possible. Takes courage, but often works.

[Brian G]

Briefly,

It depends on where it is blocked and what's causing it.

The cure ranges from sticking your hand down the pan through all the solids etc to employing somebody like Dyno-Rod to come and jet the sewers.

If its just the pan blocked on the bend with a childs toy, lots of paper etc and it can't be cleared by sticking a gloved hand down and grabbing it, try carefully disconnecting and releasing the pan, put the pan into a large plastic bag (wheelie bin liner is ideal), take it outside and then upend the pan into the bag it to remove the solids and then extract the toy etc from the 'other end' of the pan - to get rid of the solids out of the plastic bag, just lift the manhole cover and tip them down there.

If the blockage is in the soil pipe between the pan and the manhole cover outside, then things can become a little more complicated and you will need to hire or buy a set of drain rods to go poking around in the pipe - you may have to remove the pan, possibly remove sections of waste pipe or even get hold of a set of ladders to rod from the top of the vent pipe from the roof down.

If the underground sewer itself is blocked, then clear it by sticking a set of rods down it or get a firm to jet the sewer - if a collapsed sewer is causing the problem, then that's a different 'ball game' to cure.

All the above presumes that the blockage is on your property, if not, then you will have to either deal with your neighbours to get them to clear it or contact the local authority to sort it out.

Warining. Don't eat just before you do this job or you may well be adding to the mess :-)

Hope this is of help?

Brian G

[BigWallop]

An old mop. The ones with the string style head are the best, but you can use one with those cloth type heads as well. Fill the loo half way with water then plunge it hard with the mop. This usually gives enough pressure to clear blockages like a loo roll centre, with other things trapped behind it, out of the pipework

What's gone down the loo to cause the blockage?

[GymRatZ]

If it's just a big ol' log I find simply putting a scoop of washing powder (or crumbling up a washing powder cube) loosens things off enough to flush away if left for a number of hours.

[Andy Hall]

It certainly would ;-)

[Bob Eager]

Take courage, or work??? :-)

I've used this, with success, on numerous occasions. Does depend how bad the blockage actually is, of course.

[Nobody]

THis advice is, I hope, given on the assumption that the blocakage has not caused the bowl to remain full of water from the cistern ????????????? :-))))

[PhilÃÂÂÂ]

I also have, and it works, it is a good shit shifter.

[PhilÃÂÂÂ]

Probably a large turd.. Do we really need this information this time on a Sunday morning ??.

[Andy Hall]

Sorry Bob. That wasn't what I meant. Separate the "Fill bucket with water" sentence from the rest and re-read :-)

Anyway.... moving right along..... ;-)

[Bob Eager]

LOL! Unfortunate choice of words, there!

I suppose an alternate method would be...

1) Consume several curries 2) Seal self to bowl with gaffer tape 3) Let go!

[David Lang]

Can't beat the old bent coathanger IMO.

Dave

[Owain]

c|n>k

You bad man. I didn't think of that until you replied.

Owain

[Andy Hall]

You've got to be quick. Sharp as a razor here, you know...

Well a Stanley knife, anyway....

[Mary Fisher]

Yes, they'll take a pop at you at the drop of a... er... I think I'll not go there!

Mary

[Mike Hibbert]

"Stand on a chair and dump"

Thats probably what caused the blockage in the first place!

[John Rumm]

Well you can't.... it is blocked!