Clogged drains

My hair falls out a lot and I get clogged shower drains ALL the time. Drano doesn't even work on my hair anymore - I think my hair knows what I'm doing and it developed a chemical resistance to Drano and Liquid Plumber. Not only is that stuff toxic and has noxious fumes, it can get pricey to keep buying it all the time.

I actually use a cheap wire hanger to get all the gunk out my drains. I take one of those cheapo wire hangers that you get from the cleaners, and take the cardboard off it it (those kinds don't have the wire going all the way across). When you've removed the cardboard, you'll see that the wire has small hooks on both ends.

Straighten out the hanger. Unscrew or take off the drain cover/stopper and use the end with the little hooks, snake the wire down your drain. Rotate your wire around like you're stirring a big pot and hold it at an angle. Pull up. Do this a few times. You may need to grab with your fingers to help pull up everything since the hair gets wrapped around stuff. I use rubber gloves and a wad of toilet paper so I can remove the soap and muck covered hair.

You will see the nastiest stuff come up, but it clears the drain.

Flush your drain with some hot water for a minute after that. You'll be good to go and you'll hear water go down your drain again - no puddle of water to stand in when you're showering. Best of all, no chemicals

Klond - I'm glad that worked for you. My hair clog problems were getting to the point where I could use the plunger for a little while but after awhile, that quit working, so I had to resort to the wire hanger method.

It's narsssty, but hey. It works

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WOW... you take apart the pipe? That sounds scary!

My drains are super slow but I live in an apt building so I don't think it's ours. I use a drain cover to catch my hair so I know that isn't clogging it. I hate having the water around my ankles halfway through my shower I tried the bs/vinegar, plunger, snake nothing works

Its actually not bad to take the pipe apart. If you look underneath you want to unscrew the u shaped part, that is where most clogs happen. Of course, now remember, I was young, first house and husband out to sea, don't clean it out in the sink you just took it from. There is a piece of the pipe missing and you will make a mess Other than that, it unscrews easy and it is easy to get back on. I have since become a decent plumber being a navy wife.

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: That is probably what I would have done! I see it now, the bathroom flooded. Thanks for the tips

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good for you! isn't it great to get something taken care of like that? I always feel such a sense of accomplishment.

Now, you just need to get in a bit of routine something like what I posted to maintain your drain running clear.

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Try baking soda and pouring hot vinegar down after it.

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Glad you got it taken care of! Isn't that the nastiest looking stuff? It always looks like I've pulled a dead rat out of there...yuck!