A few weeks ago our shower started to occasionally drain slowly. As it got worse, I thought I’d have to get out the snake or call a plumber. Then the other day I thought ‘why not just try the plunger?’
30 seconds of plunging, and I suddenly felt the blockage break loose, and the 8cm of standing water drained immediately.
Gotta love simple fixes that work.
I have a plumber friend that told me to stop doing this because he’s seen it force some pipe joints apart
Yep, could happen, is not fun then, and rarely dull.
They speak the truth. I was the victim and perpetrator in this very scenario. The water was now out of the tub, but into the clothes closet.
Fair enough, but my (old) house is all copper and steel plumbing, and it’s all exposed from the basement. Been working on it 25 years, and while I hate the plumbing, I trust it.
Then buy a house with proper drain pipes.
Some folks rent. Pre-war buildings. The more you know.