Save Money: Plumbing Fixes You Can Do Yourself

Save Money: Plumbing Fixes You Can Do Yourself

If you have ladies in your home with long hair, you can definitely expect to experience clogged drains in your house! My two daughters and I have long hair, and it seems that our drains get clogged quite often. If it isn’t the bathroom sink, it is the shower. Sure, we could call a plumber to get those drains unclogged, but why waste the money?

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Below are three common types of plumbing problems and tips on how to save money and fix them yourself:

Bathroom Sink Clogs

Sink clogs are usually caused by a buildup of hair. (No surprise there.) To remove a blockage or clog from your bathroom sink, here are a few tips:

Pour boiling water down the drain.
Try using a plunger.
Use baking soda and vinegar
Take the drain cover off and pull out the clog by hand.
Use a hook.
Use a plumbers’ snake tool

If all of the above fail, I recommend Roto-Rooter’s Gel Clog Remover.

It has the most active ingredients, and the precise viscosity to power through standing water, penetrating deep into the clog’s source, FAST. In fact, lab tests have proven that Roto-Rooter Clog Removers clear tough clogs up to 50% faster than other national brands! Roto-Rooter is safe for all types of pipes and septic systems.

Shower clogs

For stubborn shower clogs, try each step that you would use on your bathroom sink. (Shown above.) In my experience, unclogging a shower drain often requires a combination of more than one of these methods.

If all of the above fails, don’t call a plumber! Try Roto Rooter’s Hair Clog Remover.

The Hair Clog Remover is a professional formula with the right thickness and 25% more hair dissolving ingredients than the leading national brand, removes hair clogs and clears blocked drains fast. In fact, independent lab studies have proven that tough clogs are cleared up to 50% faster than other national brands.

Toilet Clogs

Toilet clogs are the worst! Here are the steps I take to unclog my toilet (when my husband is not around to do it for me.)

1. Squirt generous amounts of dish soap or shampoo into the clogged toilet.

2. Add a gallon of very hot (but not boiling) water to the bowl.

3. Wait a few minutes and watch — the water should break up the toilet paper, and the soap should help it slide down the pipe.

4. Use a plunger and plunge a few times, and then flush.

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This Natural formula uses 2X more enzymes than the leading national brand to eliminate MORE paper, fats, oils, grease, protein, and starch. This product also helps eliminate unpleasant odors and dampness in leach fields. Keeping your septic system running smoothly help you to avoid costly plumbing repair and cleanup!