Was the toilet clogged? Without jokes? ... Then carefully read this article. About how to break through the clogged toilet and what to do, so that the toilet would not become clogged.
If the toilet is littered, then you have in your arsenal 3 methods, which can be conditionally called:
- Chemical.
- Domestic.
- Plumbing.
(Think about what the toilet might have hammered into and the plan of action will immediately appear.)
There are following clogging, under which these methods of cleaning are applied.
1. Organic clogging.
The first variant of littering the toilet is a congestion only with organic waste. If you know that in the toilet only (or mostly!) Organic, then you need to use a suitable chemistry to dissolve it. And that's all.
Special means are being sold for cleaning toilet bowls and sewer pipes. They contain alkalis and acids, which destroy the organic matter. Contact the store and you will be prompted ....
But you can use what is likely to be at hand.
The whiteness is an alkaline solution for cleaning the toilet bowl. It is also in high concentration and suitable for removing organic blockages. And no worse than a special tool for cleaning the sewer. Since they are most likely made on the same basis. Lite Belize in the toilet bowl hammered organic and wait.
Citric acid is also an aggressive substance. But, again, you need a lot of concentration. Remove excess water from the toilet bowl and immediately sachet 5.
"It's just soda." Ordinary soda also corrodes organic matter. Put more soda into the toilet bowl, if you did not have more effective at your fingertips.
If the chemical has acted and it is obvious that the water is leaving the toilet, do not rush to wash it off. Let the acid work even longer. Fill up the funds to resume the lost concentration. Rinse off the time.
2. The toilet was clogged with small debris.
If the toilet was hammered not with organic matter, but with loose fine debris, for example sand with pebbles, then we try the usual folk method of cleaning the toilet bowl - hydro shock. 
It can be created with a plunger, i.е. the usual device, which pushes water not only in the toilet, but also in the sinks, bathrooms. Periodically pushing the plunger to drain, you create in front of it an increased water pressure. Pulling back after pushing back - create a vacuum. With successive movements, you can move a heap of garbage.
If there is no such a miracle device as a plunger, then you need to try to find a replacement for it. A simple cloth will also help. Fold the rag in the toilet so that it would block the sink, then take the stick, push the rag in the water. Should get hydro shock still pohlesche ... No rags? Well, then an empty plastic bottle is sure to be found. Cut off the bottom of her, grasp the neck (with a cork!) And use as the same piston. A cylinder will serve as a toilet bowl ... In general, something is necessary that would push the water and create a hydro shock. With a high probability of pushing the water you will be able to push through a pile of debris and it will come down with water.
But after the initial cleaning, be sure to flush the toilet with a couple of buckets of water.
3. Clogging the toilet bowl with large objects and viscous substance.
Cumuliform or too large - cloth, clay, putty, lids, broken glass, stones, cellophane ... 
Now it will have to be re-qualified in the real plumbing, and to know how he earns his bread. You will need two accessories - long gloves and a plumbing cable.
The plumbing cable is a flexible cable with a neat tip on one side and a handle for rotation on the other. The only thing for which it is created is to clean the clogged sewage pipes. Sold in shops.
If you have plastic sewer pipes, you can not use a wire or cables with scraping tips or burrs in length to clean it! You are sure to scratch such a tool with pipes inside, and they will become overgrown with sediments. Or do holes in general. Or undock the pipes. It is necessary to use a cable with a tip.
It is easier to work together with a plumbing cable. One worker pushes the cable forward, the second rotates the handle. 
First you need to break through the cable with a cable, so that the water will go away. After that, you need to work with your own hands in gloves, trying to remove from the toilet what is in it is in a wedge state.
If the water does not go away, then it needs to be scooped out. Pour in and again dredge, that she would brighten up.
Caution! Perhaps in the toilet is broken glass or other sharp objects. Rubber gloves are easily cut by them. Do not hurt yourself.
Combinations of the methods of "Vantuz", "Cable", "Hands of plumbing" can cope with cleaning the hammered toilet in 90 percent of cases. And what happens in the remaining 9.5%?
It is possible that it is not possible to remove objects that have hammered the toilet bowl from the front. Then there is nothing to relax, we work further. We approach the toilet on the other side, we disconnect the drain pipe and climb into the toilet bowl from behind. 
Rather, the question can be solved as follows. You can not go to the toilet behind? Then we dismantle it and turn it backwards to the front ....
It is possible that the toilet was tightly clogged with an adhesive-hardening substance - cement, epoxy, putty, paint. Well, you know ....
But the video, which depicts a cable for cleaning the sewer. It becomes clear, at least as it looks, ... but no more ...
It is recommended to choose a rope harder, otherwise it may just be useless. And for plastic pipes - always scratching.
Why is the toilet clogged?
The answer is obvious, and he (almost) the only one. Because the toilet was poured (thrown out) that there can not be thrown out. Here are the prize places of garbage which most often falls into the toilet and which can not be thrown into the toilet. 
What to do, what would the toilet not be hammered?
- 1. Place a bucket for toilet paper and for any other debris next to the toilet. Now the trash that you want to throw in the toilet, you need to throw in a bucket.
- 2. Try to be vigilant about the toilet. Remember that very many substances (cement, sand, glue, paint, gypsum, lime ...) must not be drained into the sewer system. They need to be taken out to the trash.
- 3. Treat the toilet with acidic substances that corrode the lime scale. This coating narrows the throughput of the toilet bowl and increases the risk of its clogging.
It is difficult to imagine a modern apartment house without working properly plumbing, especially the toilet. However, even the best quality plumbing may sooner or later become clogged. And this happens at the most inopportune moment. So, you have a littered toilet, what to do? This article will tell you how to clean the blockage at home.
How is the sewage system in apartment buildings
Sewerage in apartments is necessary to eliminate liquid waste and sewage. Therefore, the places where these wastes are collected - a kitchen sink in the kitchen, a toilet, a bath - are equipped with an outlet line, through which they enter the sewer pipe. To it are connected all the apartments located one above the other.
Usually the diameter of the riser does not exceed 100 mm. The pipe for it, as a rule, is made of plastic. Plastic pipes less susceptible to the accumulation of blockages. The surface of their walls is smooth and unlike cast-iron pipes devoid of burrs and various kinds of defects. Due to this, the "overgrown" section of the riser is virtually eliminated.
Sewer system installation
To facilitate the cleaning of pipes in the riser of high-rise buildings, each floor is equipped with additional openings, and the standard configuration of all sanitary ware is as follows:
- a drain hole;
- pipe with supply to riser;
- riser.
Any of these areas may become clogged. There are several reasons for this.
Causes and location of clogging
Attention! Before choosing the way to clean the toilet, you first need to determine the cause, degree and place of the clog.
Among the main causes of the resulting blockages can be noted the following: improper operation, "build-up" of a raid on cast iron or metal pipes, produced with errors installing the toilet.
In most cases, clogging the toilet bowl can cause household items that are not classified as liquid waste. For example, garbage after repairs, cat toilet, sex rags. Great harm to the sewer system brings the toilet bowl thrown into the toilet. The sorbent, from which it is composed, in the water soaks and swells, while completely clogging the tube.
Often the cause of the clog in the sewage system are household waste not intended for disposal through sewerage
To the possible reasons for frequent clogging of the drainage can be attributed and wrong choice of the toilet. Modern models that fit well with the design of the bathroom are not always suitable for the sewage systems of old apartment buildings. Therefore, when buying a favorite modernized toilet, ask its technical characteristics.
Important! The fact that the water from the toilet or drain in your apartment does not go away, it is not always you who are to blame. Blockage of the riser can initiate your neighbors from above or below.
In the case of a small clogging, water drains down a slow trickle. But it happens that the pipe is completely clogged and prevents even the slightest of its exit. Determine the degree of contamination can be by pouring into the toilet 1 liter of water. After 30 minutes, see if she came out. If the water is out, then you can eliminate the blockage with your own hands. In no case, do not use the tank to check, as with a continuous clogging, all the water draining from it can pour to the floor without going to the sewer.
In order not to flood the bathroom, do not drain the water from the tank in case of blockage
After that, check the locality of the clog. Turn on the water in the kitchen and in the bathroom. See if it passes well. In case the water comes out as usual, it is most likely that the toilet pipe has become clogged. A weak outflow of water in the bathroom and in the kitchen characterizes the problem with common pipes. As a rule, such obstructions require more serious measures.
Ways to eliminate clogging in the toilet
In the fight against simple clogs will help three proven methods: mechanical, chemical or cleaning batten.
- buckle all excess water in the toilet;
- pour ½ pack of soda, pour 200 ml of technical (9%) vinegar;
- wait 20 minutes;
- pour 2 liters of hot water into the toilet (do not use boiling water).
If all of the above methods did not help, then you are dealing with a complex, most likely, crooked litter. To eliminate it you will need a special device - a plumbing cable. Its design is quite simple - it is a long piece of steel wire, equipped with a handle on one end and a tip on the other. The principle of the cable is as follows: the tip penetrates into the blocked area in the pipe and, punching it, releases the way for the drainage water.
As a cleaning agent, you can use ordinary baking soda
With a rope it is preferable to work together: one man rotates the handle, the other pushes the tip into the main, making it rotational and translational motion. For greater maneuverability in the sewer pipe, make a circular movement in the rope. As a result, the cause of the blockage can be removed or pushed into the riser. You can check the result by draining all the water from the barrel. Before working with the cable, the floor near the toilet should be covered with an unnecessary rag so that it does not smear it with sewage.
When you need an urgent call plumbing
In most cases, the clogging that occurred before the riser is relatively not dangerous. You can deal with it on your own using the above methods. Immediate challenge to plumbing is necessary in a situation where the water level in the toilet is gradually rising by itself. This can only mean one thing - a blockage occurred in the common riser pipe in the apartments below or above your floor. With this clog, working on the principle of communicating vessels, sewage is quickly reached and poured over the edges of the toilet bowl. This problem is not solved by improvised methods. Called a plumber, pushing a long cable into the inspection hatches, will clear the riser from the accumulated dirt.
If the blockage can not be corrected by yourself, call an expert immediately
In some cases, the problem of blockage is created by the household members themselves. This is especially true for the toilet bowl. It often gets leftovers, for example, spoiled winter blanks in the form of various kinds of pickles. After cleaning, the toilet pours out dirty water, at times, and a rag there may inadvertently turn out to be.
Under such conditions, the toilet starts "to strike", not allowing water to pass through the pipes. Owners have to urgently solve the issue either independently or by calling plumbing. Let us dwell on how to prevent a critical situation, and if so, how to cope with the clogs on our own.
Plumbing refers to the often clogged household structures. The reason for this is excessive water hardness, accumulation of salt deposits, various precipitates, which, when hit in the pipes, narrow the internal outlet.
In order not to have to eliminate the unpleasant consequences of blockage, it is worthwhile to think about prevention. Do not allow "thickets" of salt deposits on the sewer pipes. Once every three months special chemicals for pipe cleaning, pour into the toilet. This is done strictly according to the instructions. Then the sediment will not have time to transform into a stone.
Before cleaning the toilet, it is necessary to determine the cause and degree of clogging. Water can not pass at all through the pipes, or it can run a small stream.
To find out, you need to pour a liter of water into the toilet, and after half an hour to look at the result. The water will either go away or not. It is not necessary to use the tank for these purposes, since its volume is three liters and when descending all the water will flow into the toilet. And if the pipes are tightly clogged, then all will fall on the floor.
Then follows check all the plums in home. To do this, you need to open the faucets in the bathroom, in the kitchen and in the toilet, if there is one. If everywhere the water flows out normally, it means that the clog formed in the pipe at the outlet from the toilet bowl. It is she who is responsible for discharging liquids into the sewer.
If the drain is difficult everywhere, then the problem lies in the common pipes. And this threatens the adoption of more serious measures.
Elimination of small blockages
If the toilet is clogged, how do I clean it? Frequently Asked Question. In this case, air vents, chemicals or mechanical effects.
How to clean the toilet, if something fell into it? It can be anything: children's toy, apple, rag etc. As a rule, households guess about this cause of clogging. In this case, you first need to look at the siphon status.
Act as follows:
- all the water in the bowl is scooped out;
- it is recommended to use rubber gloves and a bandage on the face;
- the hand is shoved as deep as possible into the sink to feel the space;
- a sponge or a rag is easily caught by hand, but a fruit or vegetable will have to be hooked with a wire in the form of a hook.
Toilet bowl cleaning
Vantuzom can clean the obstructions in the toilet, in which water trickles still flows. In each house there is this simple, but very necessary thing. The main requirement for a vantuz is its diameter, it should be larger than the diameter of the sink.
Normal air vent has a wooden handle, but modern models may differ. It does not affect the result of the work.
The pantose will help eliminate local clogging. The combined pressure of air and water pushes the plug into a large tube. Then the cork sails from the public sewage system.
For an effective result, you need to close the top and bottom plums in the kitchen and bathroom, and cover the toilet with a lid, seated someone on it. The jerks must be sharp and pushy. The procedure must be repeated in each plumbing unit.
Cleaning the toilet with soda and vinegar
If at hand was not a plunger, then we will have to resort to chemistry. The mixture can be made at home. In any house there is vinegar and soda. The algorithm is as follows:
If the connecting flute of the toilet is made of thin plastic, then boiling water is needed replace with hot water, otherwise it may burst.
If you do not want to do all these manipulations, you can use special tools. They are sold in stores. Chemistry corrodes all that fell into the pipes: plaque, hair, fat, etc.
But do not wait for a miracle if the raid had time to be tempered. Such a problem chemical means not to decide. That is why it is recommended regularly conduct preventive - Clean pipes.
Complete coking of the toilet bowl
The toilet can go down completely. What, then, should be done? In this case, the water flow is blocked completely. The help will come special sewer cable. He is able to overcome all the bends of the pipes, but only under the condition of making rotational movements. By itself, it is very flexible and has the likeness of a hand at the end.
For such work, you will have to find an assistant, one will move it forward, the other will rotate. To advance it it is necessary for the maximal distance, and then by movements there and here to destroy adjournment. Zasor will be defeated, and the toilet will work as intended.
Keep in mind that after the end of the operation to remove the blockage on the floor is to put an old rag, and the cable must be at once pour good gel for dish washing. Otherwise everything will get dirty, and the smell will last for a long time.
If all of the above methods do not work, and the clog is left, then the root of the problem lies in the common riser. He removes liquids from all apartments that are higher. In this case, the formed blockage is already a headache of the service organization, call the service to specialists.
Toilet blockages occur in every home, this is a normal household situation. Eliminating the problem is not always easy. It will be useful to study the device of a toilet bowl, a drainage system and a sewerage scheme. Knowing the type of clog, you need to apply the available method, then you can cope with the cork.
Remember that you can not use the toilet bowl as a garbage disposal, it has a completely different purpose. And all the work done on time to prevent blockages will keep the toilet bowl working for years to come.
The blockage of the drainage in the apartment is an unpleasant problem, but when the toilet is clogged - it is inconveniently doubly, because the task requires an immediate solution. Often, the cause of the difficult drainage of water in the toilet is the deposition of salts in the pipes. This is due to hard water, urea or other kinds of precipitation settling on the walls of pipes and narrowing their internal diameter.
Salt deposits in the pipe. "Aesthetics of the frame" is accompanied by a corresponding odor
Advice! To find the localization of the clog, open the taps in the bathroom and in the kitchen (sources of water in the common drain). If water flows into the drain freely, the reason is in the toilet. If its drain is slowed down everywhere, then the problem is in the common pipe. In this case, call plumbers - it will be difficult to cope with the trouble yourself.
Attention! If there is a clog in the toilet, do not drain the water from the tank, since its minimum volume is 3 liters. For reliability, you can close the water supply tap so that it does not flow to the floor with a blocked drain. Use a bucket, pouring for testing in the toilet, no more than 1 liter of liquid.
Cleaning of risers, especially in old houses, is work for professionals
Important. Prevention of salt formations allows you to not spend in the future efforts to clean pipes. It is enough once in 3 months for the night to pour all the plums in the apartment with a special cleaning liquid.
However, the main cause of blockages in the toilet bowls is the tenants themselves, who use the plumbing fixture as a garbage disposal facility. And if accidentally got into the toilet bowl, the meat bone is easy to extract, then a rag or paper blockage will require some effort.
Tips for removing blockage:
- When replacing sewer pipes, install new ones of the same diameter, not less.
- When making repairs in the toilet, close the toilet so that construction debris does not fall into it.
- Do not be lazy to throw garbage (gaskets, newspapers, filler for cat trays, etc.) in the spaces reserved for him. So you and your time will save, and before the plumber you will not blush.
How to clean the litter in the toilet yourself
There are several ways to clean the toilet fouling. Their effectiveness depends on the complexity of the plug: material, volume, time of occurrence.
Advice! Before taking on the cleaning of the clog, remove the water from the toilet bowl to the level of draining. For this, a rag, sponge or rubber pear (enema) is suitable.
Mechanical ways to eliminate the litter of the toilet bowl
Important. Diameter of the tip of the plunger must be larger than the diameter of the toilet bowl. This is the only way to create conditions for the formation of a hydrostatic attack.
This simple plumbing tool will help to remove a small blockage in the toilet
If the apartment does not have a plunger, then plastic bottle, the bottom of which is cut off, and the lid tightly twists:
- the resulting device is gradually introduced into the toilet bowl until the air in the bottle begins to push it back;
- with a sharp movement, the bottle is pressed against the stop in the sink and immediately extracted outside.
The created pressure turns out to be powerful enough to puncture a garbage stopper with two or three manipulations.
Plastic bottle + laws of hydraulics = homemade plunger
If the above methods did not help to solve the problem, then you can use household chemicals.
Chemicals for the elimination of blockage
Attention! If the connecting flute between the toilet and the pipe is made of thin plastic, then under the influence of boiling water it can burst. In this case, use warm water.
Attention! Before you decide to act drastically, pouring into the toilet the solution of formic, hydrochloric or sulfuric acid, think - whether the remedy is at the same time old pipes.
Professional plumbing cable
This is a special plumbing tool, which is a cable with a handle on one end and a nozzle on the other. There are many types of cables (rope, spring, rigging, tension, etc.) with a diameter of 6 to 16 mm and a length of up to 60 meters.
For residential needs, a 5-meter cable Ø9 mm is sufficient. The nozzle at its end can be in the form of a weft (for punching) or a spiral (to remove clog)
The litter in the toilet is a rather unpleasant event, occurring though rarely, but always at an inopportune time. In the event of this trouble, you can try to cope with the slight pollution with the help of all the known plunger. And how to break the toilet in the home, if the litter is thorough? This will be followed by further conversation.
A little about the sewer system in the toilet
Work of any sewage system, even the most qualitative, sooner or later fails. And it can happen both in an apartment located in a high-rise building, and in a private cottage. The most unpleasant thing is that any clogging in this plumbing system can lead to the same problem occurring elsewhere in the sewer system of the house.
Whatever the nature of the clog, first you need to decide on the cause of this trouble and how to break the blockage.
Proper use of plumbing products can not lead to such situations. Therefore, the appearance of the clog indicates that there is a third-party object in the toilet, and a large enough volume - a rag, a packet, a paper or even a children's toy. Especially often this problem occurs in a multi-storey building, and most of all those people who live on the lower floor suffer.
About ways of cleaning
Before proceeding to clean the clogged toilet bowl, which is impossible without choosing a suitable remedy, you need to identify the cause and level of difficulty of the clog. To conduct a check, you need to pour into the clogged plumbing fixture a couple of liters of water and watch the changes after 20 minutes. If nothing has happened, then you can try to pour another 3 liters of water - sometimes it helps and the blockage is broken by the pressure of water alone.
If everything remains in the same place, then open all the cranes available in the apartment one by one and observe the drain of water. In the case of free fluid withdrawal, it can be concluded that the litter is located near the toilet.
Vantuz efficiently can loosen and clean a little pollution, formed in a plumbing product. The presence of this object in each living room is mandatory, as it is able to quickly cope with the "fresh" clog.
The order of cleaning with a plunger:
- Before starting work, you need to make sure that the water covers the rubber cup of the plunger when it is placed on the drain hole.
- Now you need to install the plunger directly over the drain and make several successive downward movements.
- After that, the plunger must be abruptly removed and, if necessary, repeated the sequence of actions several times.
These simple and consistent movements loosen the clogged area. And if the blockage is not significant, in a few minutes it will be possible to use the toilet unobstructed in the former regime.
If the desired result is not achieved, then we must proceed to more cardinal measures:
Note! If plastic was used to make the connecting corrugation, it is better to do without washing with boiling water. Due to the chemical reaction between soda and vinegar, many solid deposits are destroyed. You can take a more expensive option - go to the store and buy a special tool "Mole". He is able to eat garbage of any origin (hair, lime, salt, fat, etc.).
On positive results can be calculated only if the deposits are in the initial stage. And if the fossilization process has already begun, then no chemistry can cope with the clog. To prevent this, it is recommended that the sewage pipes be washed regularly using special means.