"zxcvbob" wrote in message
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JH wrote:
Today the tub refuses to drain, even a little
bit. I tried the following and none worked;

1) plunger (while trying to block the overflow
hole)
2) taking the thingy out the switches from shower
to tub mode
3) snaking the drain by hand, both from the drain
and the overflow hole
4) vinegar and baking powder
5) boiling water


None are working! Any other ideas?


Thanks in advance!


Unscrew the stopper and take out the gigantic wad of hair and soap that's
caught on the little cross-shaped thing in the center where the stopper
screws.

If you don't have a teen-aged daughter with long hair, you can probably
ignore this.

Older women shed too, as do males. The clogging just happens quicker with
long hair, which usually goes bye-bye after the first kid, for some reason.
But yeah, that is my first thing to try on slow tub drains- some are a real
PITA to get apart, especially since the drain is in the blurry zone between
my reading classes and regular glasses.

aem sends...