How do you snake out a slow running 1962 bathtub drain?

Sparky wrote:
How do you snake out a slow running 1962 bathtub drain?

Carefully, with a 1961 snake.

If you snake it, go in thru the trip-lever opening.

What sometimes works better is a shop vac.
Block off the trip-lever opening with wet rags
stuffed tightly.
Tightly seal vac hose to drain and turn on.

Jim

remove drain control, snake thru this opening.

if you have a drum trap it may need replaced

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Speedy Jim wrote:
Sparky wrote:
How do you snake out a slow running 1962 bathtub drain?

Carefully, with a 1961 snake.

If you snake it, go in thru the trip-lever opening.

What sometimes works better is a shop vac.
Block off the trip-lever opening with wet rags
stuffed tightly.
Tightly seal vac hose to drain and turn on.

Jim

Hook up the vac hose to the outlet or blower side!


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Larry Wasserman - Baltimore, Maryland -

Could you describe a drum trap to me please??

I've tried to use a sink snake but it would only go so far
with no results.

We don't have a trip lever but we do have an overflow in the
same location.

Geoff

Sparky wrote:

Could you describe a drum trap to me please??

I've tried to use a sink snake but it would only go so far
with no results.

We don't have a trip lever but we do have an overflow in the
same location.

Geoff

http://plumbing.hardwarestore.com/le...nd-sewers.aspx

If there is an access panel behind the tub, look and see what
the trap is.

Jim

Drum traps are basic round barrel with inlet and outlet.

snakes just wind up inside

best fixed by replacing with regular trap

they could be opened but after all these years they rust shut and
screws break off.

not worth messing with......