Wes wrote:

"Michael A. Terrell" wrote:

If all else fails, use an electrican's fish tape & a blasting cap.
;-)

Don't stand over the hole!

I do wonder, if one could manage to press one's way through the soap scum far enough to
penetrate the clog. I'm assuming it is a combination of hair and soap.

Another thought would be to snake tubing down to the clog and recirculate drano or similar
substances so the active chemical will be attacking the clog.


If you could put up with the back flow, a small tube with water at a
high enough pressure might work. I've used the method to drill holes
under concrete & blacktop to run conduit for wire, or water lines. A
lot of small roots have washed out of some of those holes. I use a
water hose along with the conduit I need, and push them slowly through
the ground. The conduit is rigid enough to end up fairly close to where
I need it at the other end. It's a lot better than breaking up a
driveway or sidewalk.


Just don't do like one of my uncles, and use two full cans of Draino
on one small drain. Over a foot of galvanized pipe was full of hardened
Drano, and the whole section of pipe had to be cut out by a plumber, and
replaced. Not only was it as hard as a rock, but it got so hot it
discolored the surface.


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