Plumbing fixtures tend to become clogged over time. This is facilitated by the deposition of salts of too hard water, urea and other sediment falling into the pipes and narrowing the inner hole. But it happens that the owners themselves create this problem. Especially often this trouble overtakes a toilet bowl, after all in it do not stop to merge the rests of the food which have wandered house preparations, like the pickled tomato. And sometimes after cleaning the apartment together with the drained muddy water, the rag also "accidentally" escapes. After such "feeding" the toilet bowl refuses to work, blocking the passage of water into the pipes. And the owners have to choose: either to call a professional plumber, or to look for ways to clean the toilet by yourself. We will analyze the best ways to clean plumbing.
How to determine the causes and extent of clogging
To ensure that the sewage pipes do not overgrow with salt sediment, at least once every three months they should be prevented. To do this, any chemical agents that are used for cleaning pipes are suitable. Pour liquid according to the instructions at night, when plumbing devices are not used. And then no deposit will not have time to settle on the walls of the pipes and turn into a stone, which it is very difficult to combat.
Without preventive filling chemical means Your pipes will gradually overgrow with salt sediment and will stop passing water even without additional blockages
When choosing the means for cleaning the toilet, first determine the extent of the clog and, if possible, its cause. Water can flow down a slow trickle or not pass at all. It's easy to find out: you need to pour about a liter of water into the toilet and see after half an hour if she left. Do not use the tank for testing, because when you press the button in the toilet, all the available liquid will flow (and at least three liters!). If the channel is clogged tightly, then the water will pour outward, on the floor of the toilet.
Next, check how much your clog is local. Open the tap in the bathroom and in the kitchen and see how it is with the sink. If the water leaves both points in the normal mode, then the pipe is jammed at the outlet from the toilet. It drains the liquid into a common sewer. If the drain in all places is weak, then the problem is in the common pipes, and more serious measures will have to be applied.
What to do if the toilet is clogged
If the problem concerns only the toilet, then most often use a mechanical method, chemistry and punching a plunger.
Mechanical cleaning method
If some object (rag, apple, etc.) got into the toilet bowl, and the owners guess the cause of the cork, then the first thing to do is to inspect the place of release and the siphon. To do this, it is necessary to scoop out all the water standing in the bowl, pull on the rubber glove and, if possible, cover the nose with a gauze bandage, because the odor is not pleasant. Hand shove as deeply as possible into the drain hole and feel to see if there are any objects in the pipe. A rag or a sponge is easily stretched out with the help of fingers, and if a vegetable or fruit comes in, you can pick it up with a wire with a hook crocheted at the end.
If an object or cloth falls into the toilet, do not blow it with air, otherwise you will pound the cork even further, from which you can not extract yourself
Vantuz for help
If the cause of the clog is not exactly known, but the water continues to drain slowly, then you can use the air vent. This device is almost everyone, so it will not be difficult to find. The main thing is that the diameter of the rubber sucker should be larger than the diameter of the drain hole. Traditional models have a wooden handle, but more modern designs are also produced. In this way, it is possible to eliminate the blockage that has formed in the siphon or a local pipe that drains out in general sewerage. Under the pressure of air and water, the trash can move deeper and go into a larger diameter pipe, after which it will float unhindered from the house.
In order to make the punching as effective as possible, it is necessary to close the hole for the lower and upper drain in the bathroom, the kitchen and with sharp jerks to pour the water from the toilet in the toilet. With a slow drain, not only in the toilet, but in all the sinks, this procedure should be repeated in each plumbing fixture, closing the holes of the rest. (The lavatory is closed with a lid and asked for someone from the family to sit down from above).
The size of the rubber sucker in the plunger must be greater than the toilet drainage hole in order to tightly seal the area to be pierced
Chemical warfare
If the plunger was still not found, try to eat the blockage, fill it with "chemistry". The simplest means that are available in every kitchen are soda and vinegar. They act like this:
- Buck out excess water, leaving a little in the drainage place.
- Pour a half a pack of soda and push it as deep as possible.
- Pour a glass of vinegar.
- Wait for the end of the reaction (about 15-20 minutes).
- Pour a teapot of boiling water into the toilet.
Calcined soda, diluted in water, instantly gives a chemical reaction, if you splash it with vinegar. As a result, many solid deposits on the pipes are destroyed
A more expensive variant of chemical washing is store special tools, such as "Mole". They corrode everything that has accumulated inside the pipes (hair, calcareous sediment, salt, fat, etc.). But the maximum effect should be expected if the pipes are not too "overgrown", and the deposits are in the initial stages. If the sediment has time to petrify, then no chemistry can pierce it. That's why it is recommended to wash the sewer regularly with special means.
How to eliminate the full coking of the system
Now we'll figure out what to do if the toilet is clogged up completely, blocking the flow of water. In this case, they buy or look for special equipment from neighbors. Of all that can be cleared the toilet, the most effective and convenient is a special sewer cable. It is quite flexible, has a metal sheath and a handle on the end.
A flexible sewer cable is able to pass through the bends of the drain hole and pipes, but it needs to help rotate the handle
Clean the pipes better together, because the cable is advanced gradually and at the same time rotate with the handle. Rotate is necessary so that the cable can pass the bend of the pipe, which is made to block the unpleasant odors. Pushing the device to the maximum depth, it is necessary several times to move it back and forth to stir the deposits on the walls of the pipes.
When you get the cable after the procedure, put an old rag on the floor and immediately wipe the removed part with a cloth soaked in a dishwashing liquid. Otherwise, you will get yourself deformed, and the floor will suffer. And the smell on your hands will be felt for a very long time.
Video: flexible hose for sewer cleaning
If you tried, as they could, to clean the littered toilet bowl, and there was no improvement, then the problem can be with a common riser through which sewage from all apartments is removed by floors higher. In this case, urgently call the service house organization, and let experts deal with the problem.
With such an unpleasant phenomenon as the litter of the toilet, they collide quite often. Sometimes it is very difficult to get out of the situation without too much effort. If you understand the device sewage system and know the effective measures to clean up the clog, it is realistic to keep your purse intact and instantly set up the plumbing unit.
Knowing the exact cause of the toilet fault, you can quickly attempt to eliminate it. Most clogs are formed for the following reasons:
- ejection into the toilet food waste;
- washing into the sewer pipe of various objects, insoluble in water (throwing toilet paper or paper towels into the sanitary equipment, you can aggravate the situation, since the pipifax in the water has the property of swelling and significantly increasing in volume);
- filler for cat tray, thrown into the drain hole, becomes the culprit of the formed blockage (only pressed sawdust, used as a means of cat's hygiene, does not litter the toilet);
- improper installation of the toilet;
- accumulation of salt deposits on the inner surface of the sewer pipe.
How to break a lump in the toilet: determining the degree of clogging
Before starting the cleaning procedure plumbing fixture, it is necessary to clarify how complicated the accident happened. To do this, proceed to clarify the two main characteristics: determine sewerage clogging level and localization of the malfunction.
In the case of a serious clog, water, as a rule, passes a weak stream or completely there is an absolute overlap of the runoff. For the purpose of diagnosing the blockage, a liter of water is poured into the toilet bowl. After an hour, check whether the liquid has left or stayed in place.
Determining the location of the clog is also extremely important. It is required to open a faucet with water in the bathroom and in the kitchen. If everything is in order at these points with a drain, then the poor functioning of the toilet is explained cork in a pipe at the very exit. When problems with plums of all parts of the water supply system are detected, then, most likely, it's time to check the house-building pipes. Such repair work should be conducted only by employees of the specialized service.
How to clean the toilet from clogging: mechanical methods
How to punch a toilet in the home: we use a plastic bottle
Resourceful residents have long realized that an ordinary bottle of carbonated water can be used as a plumbing tool. This rather simple and at the same time effective device will help to remove blockage if there is no air vent in the house. To do this, the bottle is cut off the bottom, and the home-made plunger is ready for use. Clearing a blockage by a bottle, it is important to make sharp movements:
- in the same way, if the plunger was used, fill the drainage hole of the plumbing unit with water;
- holding the bottle by the neck, lower it into the drain hole, while pressing hard on the neck;
- sharply pull out the bottle.
Despite its simplicity and primitiveness, this method of cleaning the toilet has earned praise from most plumbers. Therefore, this tool is recommended to take note to everyone who does not know how to puncture in the toilet.
How to remove blockage in the toilet: cleaning with a bag filled with sand
- Take a durable fabric bag, fill it with loose material, tighten it and attach a strong cord or rope to it.
- Lower the bag into the toilet and press the drain button. It is necessary to loosen the clutch with the rope so that the bag with the water flow goes as far as possible along the funnel.
- As soon as cistern again filled with water, you can repeat the manipulation.
How to remove the blockage with a toilet plunger
Use vantuz only to eliminate small blockages, when sewage runoff still preserved, that is, the drained water, albeit with difficulty, but leaves. This device is available for almost every hostess, but for its effective use it is necessary that the size of the drain hole is no more than the diameter of the rubber part of the plunger. Using this tool, you can clean the blockages not only in the toilet, but in the kitchen sink.
The mechanism of action of the device is quite simple. The work of the rubber sucker creates in the discharge channel conditions with excess air pressure. This allows you to advance the clog deep into the sewer. As a rule, as you move away from the sanitation unit, the sewer pipes become wider, so the cork should eventually dissolve, thereby restoring the throughput of the toilet bowl.
The maximum effect from working with a plunger is achieved provided that the drain holes in other devices that are connected to the common sewerage system are closed with leakproof plugs.
Step-by-step instruction:
- place the rubber part of the air vent over the area of the toilet bowl and carefully press it against the ceramic surface, creating the greatest possible tightness;
- make forward movements up and down, and then sharply tear off the suction part from the toilet bowl;
- if the waste has emerged from the outside, they are removed, and then they continue to be cleaned until the full capacity of the toilet is restored.
How to clean the litter in the toilet: using a plumbing cable
You can remove the blockage in the toilet using a special flexible cable. It is made in the form of a rigid hollow axis, equipped with a rotating handle. Without it professional tool it is difficult to imagine a specialist in modern plumbing services. At the end, the cable is equipped with a pointed nozzle or spiral construction made of round wire.
Step-by-step instruction for using the cable:
- the spiral process is lowered into the drain hole of the toilet bowl. Start to rotate its handle. Such actions begin to push the device along the hydraulic seal;
- if the cable rests against the back of the bowl (with a partial lowering of the cable), before the blockage is removed, it is necessary to continue the rotational-translational motion until the device begins to slip along the inner area of this part of the toilet bowl;
- to block the way the cable can be vertically located wall of the riser, for such cases a cable with a length of at least two meters is required;
- in the toilet with a direct release of the cable, try to push through the horizontal sewer pipe to the inner wall of the riser. Difficulties in moving the cable arise if it hits the stopper with its tip. To break such a blockage to the riser, sharp forward-backward movements are required.
Chemicals from clogging in the toilet
If the previously discussed methods of fighting the blockage have not been successful, you can use special chemicals.
The opportunities of the technical industry have expanded so much in recent years that there is not enough room on the shelves for the whole assortment of various household chemical products. Everyone can choose at their discretion a means, the use of which will help to say goodbye to various sewerage clogs, including in the toilet. Purifying agents are released in a variety of forms. It can be a liquid, a powder or a gel.
Studying the labels, you can see that almost every tool has in its composition alkali or acid. It is the action of these components that guarantees the buyer an excellent result. Alkalis and acids almost instantaneously decompose all kinds of objects of both synthetic and organic origin. They are able to dissolve hair bundles and fat deposits on the inner walls of pipes.
How to clean the toilet from clogs with chemicals? The first step is to carefully study insert with instruction. It details the rules of use and precautions when using the drug to eliminate blockages in the plumbing fixture.
Most such household products are poured in a certain amount into the drain hole. The chemical formula will begin to dissolve the blockage in about an hour. After that, you can start draining the water to make sure the final result. When the stagnation is too strong, and it can not be defeated from the first time, then after a while the remedy is poured repeatedly.
Using chemicals, you need to protect the exposed areas of the skin. The entire procedure should be carried out in rubber gloves, and if the vapors of the drug are toxic, then the respiratory mask can not be avoided. Do not use aggressive chemicals if the sewerage communication is made of metal pipes. If in the house all pipes are cast-iron or plastic, then this precaution is not mandatory.
The most popular products on the domestic market are:
- Mole. A tool against the litter of the toilet bowl, which is part of the budget segment. Despite the low cost, it excellently punches any litter in the toilet. It has in its composition sodium hydroxide, the action of which is enhanced by surface-active components and other additives. Issue in the form of powder and gel. It copes well with the dissolution of fatty deposits and biological waste. Can even decompose fish scales, while not spoiling the walls of plastic, cast-iron and steel pipes;
- Flop. The agent is released in the form of pellets sealed in an airtight bag. You can use both cold and hot water. Effectively copes with clogs and at the same time disinfects sewerage, eliminates unpleasant odors;
- Bugs Pothan. Costly means for removing blockages in the form of liquid. Begins to act after a few minutes;
- The biocomponent of Vantuz. One of the few chemical drugs, the action of which is not based on an acid-base reaction, but on the activity of biobacteria, which destroy organic clogs.
The toilet was hammered: how to clean it with the help of folk methods
Aids that will allow yourself to eliminate the blockage in the toilet:
Time runs ahead, houses began to build on new technologies from modern building materials, and the problem of clogging pipes and drainage in the apartments is still relevant. It is often difficult to drain the water in the toilet can be observed because of the deposition of salts in the pipes. Sludge hard water, urea and other types of plaque settle on the walls of pipes and narrow their inner diameter. What to do in this case and how to clear the blockage in the toilet?
Verify all systems
It is very important to understand whether there should be only a litter in the toilet bowl or the water goes badly in other rooms where there is running water.
If the sink is slowed down everywhere, then most likely, it is a problem in the common pipe. Then your neighbors should face the same troubles. Discuss with them this question and decide together what to do next.
Troubleshooting should be handled by your management company. If the liquid does not go away at all or flows in a thin trickle only in the toilet, it means that the toilet is clogged. The problem can be solved mechanically, with the help of chemicals or a plunger.
Mechanical method
It often happens that the litter in the sewage system is provoked by the tenants themselves who use the sanitary equipment as a garbage disposal, draining the remains of liquid dishes, sending spoiled food and hygiene products. Even an ordinary newspaper sheet can cause stagnation of water in the pipes.
I must say right away that trying to punch it with lots of plain water can turn into a flood for you in the toilet.
On the contrary, you should scoop out all the water from the toilet and, armed with high rubber gloves, try to stick your hand as deep as possible and take out what caused the blockage.
If this event does not lead to anything, go to a specialized store and buy a special plumbing cable.
We assure you that it costs not so much and will justify this waste, as it will come in handy more than once. Such a device can be rope, spring, rigging, tension, etc. It has a metal braid and a handle on the end, which makes it convenient to take on it and produce rotational and translational motion. At the opposite end, the cable can have a spiral - for extraction or a weight - for punching.
Stages of work with a cable:
- what should I do at home if the toilet is clogged? Lower the end with a spiral or sinker into the drain, and start turning the handle of the tool in either direction while pushing it forward;
- rotate with a rope is necessary in order that he could overcome the bend of the pipe and move further - into the place of possible accumulation of impurities;
- pushing the device as deep as possible, try to carry out various movements to them: to move back and forth, to move from side to side, etc .;
- after this, it remains only to hope that the cable hooked the object that caused all the ills. Pulling it out, you can make sure of it or be disappointed.
The work of a plunger or its equivalent
When pulling the cable to the surface, it is necessary to be ready for the dirty liquid to drip onto the floor surface, so it is necessary to remove the soft mat from it in advance. Prepare a trash can to dispose of a stuck in a pipe rag, hygiene remedy or anything else. Instead of a cable, you can use a flexible wire with a hook-shaped end. And if there is neither one nor the other, the old kind guy will save.
The main thing is that the diameter of its rubber tip is larger than the diameter of the drain hole: this will create the necessary conditions for the occurrence of a hydrostatic shock.
How else to remove the blockage in the toilet yourself? If this device was not found in your house, take a 1-1.5-liter plastic bottle, cut off the bottom, and tighten the lid tightly. Capacity will act as a plunger.
That is, the cut end of it must be inserted into the drain hole and gradually introduced inside until the air in the cavity begins to push it back.
With a sharp movement, push the bottle to the stop in the sink and immediately remove it. In some cases, the pressure created is enough to break through the clogging after two or three such operations.
Chemicals
Another lifhak that will tell you what to do if the toilet is clogged. Eliminate the blockage will help baking soda and vinegar. The toilet should be freed from excess water and put half the sachet in the sink. Now pour in one glass of vinegar. There will be an alkaline reaction that will corrode the salt plug and fight the fat deposits. After 15-20 minutes, it is recommended to pour 3 liters of boiling water into the sanitary equipment. But here it is necessary to take into account the material from which the toilet is made, that is, it is not "afraid" of boiling water.
Thin plastic, from which the connecting flute is made, can also resist such sophisticated manipulations and burst. Remember this. It is better not to risk and pour into the toilet not boiling water, but just very hot water.
If you are afraid of such experiments, just buy in the store special household chemicals for cleaning toilet fittings. They are always based on an acid that corrodes constituents of the layers - textile fibers, hair, fatty deposits, etc.
The most famous means include "Tiret", "Mr. Muscle", "Mole", "Tofiks", "Domestos", etc.
Strike with their help, blockage at home is easy: just follow the instructions printed on the container. If clogging has become a frequent phenomenon in your home, household chemicals should be used regularly to prevent the almost complete narrowing of the lumen of the pipes with salt deposits and to extend the life of the paved communications.
Now you know how you can pierce the blockage in the toilet and what to do if an object falls into it accidentally.
A small problem can be eliminated on its own, and with serious it can not do without the help of professionals. Good luck!
Hard water, salt deposition and settling on the walls of sanitary ware are the main factors that cause clogging of the toilet bowl. But often such a problem can arise due to the fault of the owners themselves who "sin", pouring off food leftovers or fermenting house preserves into the toilet.
Yes, and when the discharge of dirty water after cleaning the apartment, forget to get a bucket from the bucket, and it floats away with sewage, are not so rare. After such "feeding" the plumbing refuses to work, blocking the water passage into the sewage pipes.
If the time is not taken, the small problem can turn into a real catastrophe. How to clean the toilet in the home without resorting to plumbing, and what methods of combating the clogs give the best result? Consider below.
There are many effective ways, allowing to eliminate the blockage in the toilet yourself. But before considering each of them, it is necessary to determine the degree of clogging and to identify the cause of the appearance of the plug.
The drain in the sink functions well - it means that the pipe at the outlet from the toilet bowl was pouring, draining into the common sewer pipe
There are two types of clogging:
- deaf - completely block the passage of water;
- flowing - pass the water, but very slowly.
For verification, pour a couple of liters of water into the clogged toilet bowl and observe for 10-15 minutes how the water will flow: it can drain with a slow trickle, or not pass at all.
If after this time the liquid does not fall into the pipe, refill the same volume of clean water in the toilet bowl. Often minor clogs under the pressure of water break through themselves.
It is not recommended to use a drain tank for these purposes. When the button is pressed, the entire volume of liquid, which is at least 3 liters, will fill the toilet and, if the channel is tightly clogged, starts to overflow.
If the water "stands", you should determine the locality of the clog. For this, it is necessary to observe how the water drains into the drain hole of the shell, opening the faucet in the bathroom.
When plugging the pipes in the toilet itself, a mechanical or chemical method is used to solve the problem. In the event that the drain at all points is weak - the problem is in the common pipes. Then we will have to resort to more radical measures.
Mechanical solutions to blockages
If the cause of the formation of the plug is the presence of foreign objects (large food residues, personal hygiene products, rags), first the emergency place is examined manually.
Manipulations are carried out by wearing protective rubber gloves and a bandage on the face, as they move to the location of the standing water in the bowl, it is better to scoop out in a bucket
Having reached a hole in the drain, a touch is detected by the presence of foreign elements. Soft objects such as sponges or rags can also be grasped with your fingers. To draw out objects of a more dense structure, it is possible to alleviate the problem by tugging them with a rigid wire with a hook crocheted at the end.
Some craftsmen, after unsuccessful attempts to get the object out of the sink, try to blow it with air. But such actions can only exacerbate the situation, driving the cork even further. And then you can solve the problem only by using the services of specialists.
When cleaning the toilet, always follow the rule: no matter what is stuck in the pipe, pulling the clog is more effective than pushing it!
Punching
If the cause of the clog is not detected, but the liquid, though slowly, but seeps into the sink, use the proven method of cleaning the plunger.
Vantuz is a plumbing tool in the form of a rubber cup-shaped nozzle attached to a plastic or wooden handle
It's quite easy to work with this tool. It is necessary to attach a rubber nozzle to the drain hole, tightly covering it so that the water in the cup completely covers it.
To get the desired effect for work, you should use a tool whose rubber sucker size exceeds the diameter of the toilet bowl drain.
Pushing into the sewer system accumulated in the pipe waste contributes to the hydraulic impact, which occurs when pumping a plunger.
In the process of pumping it is only necessary to perform several soft pressure on the handle, until the rubber nozzle is pierced inside, and then sharply raise the tool
The effectiveness of the work depends on the speed and strength of the pressure. If the water does not leave after removing the tool, the manipulation should be repeated. After cleaning, press the water wash button and make sure the system is working.
On sale there are several models of vantuzov:
- A simple bowl is the cheapest, effective for dealing with small debris and cleaning pipes in the sinks, but not the toilet bowls.
- Cone-shaped - effective for cleaning the toilet. The nozzle made of dense rubber, having the shape of a cone, ideally enters the pipe and provides better grip with the drain hole.
- Pneumatic is an advanced model with more power and speed. It is equipped with narrow, wide and rotatable nozzles for maneuvering inside the drain pipe.
But irrespective of the chosen model, the main advantage of working with the tool is that to achieve the effect, it is possible to use the plunger unlimited number of times without damaging the inner surface of the pipe.
Pneumatic vantuzy belong to the number of professional and work on the principle of creating a vacuum piston over the clog causing a hydrostatic attack, due to which the cork is broken into small particles and freely passes into the pipe
But if the plunger is useless - you will have to use a different method.
Cleaning with a spring cable (screw)
Deeper clogging can easily be eliminated with a water auger, which can be purchased at the sanitary ware shop.
"Snake" made of flexible steel wire is able to reach and crush clogs in inaccessible places outside the drain hole
The auger, popularly referred to as a "toilet wire-rope", is equipped with a special handle, which is designed to rotate the cable.
To clean the pipe, it is necessary to gently run the end of the tool through the drain hole and slowly push it along the pipe, gently twisting the remaining end of the device remaining on the surface.
When working with a rope it is important to keep track of its position: it should be as tight as possible, because when twisting the steel auger can damage the walls of sanitary equipment
Feeling that the end of the cable rested against the obstacle, rotational movements try to drill the cork, wound the sewage on the wire, and then gently pull it out with the "load" back.
After pulling out the contents, the screw is re-launched into the pipe to reveal the remains of the accumulation. After making sure that the interference is eliminated, press the drain button and rinse the toilet.
Watch a video on how to work with a flexible hose:
The easiest way to work with a plumbing auger is the two: the first rotates the handle, and the second directs the cable in the desired direction.
Methods of chemical control
If mechanical cleaning does not give the desired result, try to "eat" the blockage, filling it with "chemistry". The chemical method is remarkable in that solutions are poured directly into the cavity of the pipe.
Folk remedies
In the kitchen, every housewife is always at hand eating baking soda and vinegar. They will help clean the toilet.
Soda and vinegar, reacting with each other, cause an "eruption" that contributes to the peeling of fat and mud deposits on the inner walls of pipes
The cleaning procedure is performed in several stages:
- A glass of dry soda powder is poured into the previously emptied drain of the toilet bowl. Powder should not be mixed with water and cleaning agents.
- A half-glass of room temperature vinegar is poured into the sink.
- The processed drain hole should be plugged with a cotton cloth cut, so that the foam mass formed during the reaction does not go to the drain, but passes into the sewer pipe.
- The mixture is poured into the tube for half an hour. During this time, it will dissolve the small debris and all the deposits on the walls of the pipes.
- In the meantime, you need to boil a couple of liters of water. Half an hour after filling the soda, open the hole and rinse it with boiling water.
Pouring boiling water should not be used for the treatment of sanitary ware, in which the connecting flute is made of thin-walled plastic. For final treatment in this case, it is better to use water at a temperature of 60-80 ° C.
We offer you another effective, but unusual at first glance, way of cleaning.
Many of us love the sweet carbonated drink "Coca-Cola", but not everyone knows that one of the components of its composition is orthophosphoric acid
Orthophosphoric acid is able to clean even metal surfaces from rust. Not surprisingly, Coca-Cola, in which this substance is present as an E 338 additive, is able to "eat away" fat and mud deposits on the walls of pipes.
To clean the toilet, just pour one liter of the drink into the drain hole and wait one hour. After this time, the system should be rinsed with plenty of hot water.
Shop Structures
If the possibility allows, special means can be purchased as chemical washing.
The principle of the manufacturers' proposed compositions is the dissolution of local deposits, thereby freeing up the path for unimpeded passage of water flows
The store facilities are issued in the form of:
- sprays;
- liquids;
- powders;
- granular substances.
The application of each of them depends on the type of clogging. Well-established: a universal tool of the American manufacturer "Bio-Favorit", "Pothan" of Israeli production.
Among the domestic producers are very popular: "Mole", "Biotostav Vantuz", gel "Tiret".
The chemical is poured or buried deep into the sink and waits for the time period indicated on the label, after the time the treated pipes are abundantly washed with hot water
Some owners, trying to enhance the effect of chemical treatment, leave the composition for a longer time than the manufacturer specified in the instructions.
For the same reason it is inadmissible to use two or three funds at the same time. The outcome of such experiments can occur in one of two scenarios: either none of the means will work or the cumulative effect of both compounds will lead to serious consequences.
Prevention of clogging of toilets
It is easier to prevent any problem than to eliminate it. To avoid repetition of an unpleasant situation, one should adhere to a number of simple rules.
Do not throw objects into the toilet. To prevent accidental exposure to bathroom accessories, do not place a shelf near the toilet with any small change
- In the event of a large object falling, without delay, get it out until it has penetrated beyond the drain hole.
- Use filters that capture large debris. Compliance with this condition is especially important when you pour dirty water into the toilet after cleaning.
- After each use of the toilet bowl by purpose, press the drain button. Timely washing of the system will prevent the settling of urinary stone and calcareous deposits.
- Educational discussions with children. Small children love to test the strength of sanitary equipment, "bathing" in it their toys. Explain to the kids that it is absolutely impossible to do this.
- Replace the rusty pipes. The rough surface of the rusty pipe accelerates the formation of any kind of deposits. If we neglect this, there is a risk that the blockages will be formed again and again.
To ensure that the plumbing equipment has served as long as possible, use preventative chemicals. This will prevent the formation of fat plug, which often accumulates on the bends of the toilet bowl and around the drain hole.
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. It is not necessary to allow "thickets" of salt deposits on sewer pipesoh. 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 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 the 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 can not be solved by chemical means. 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.