My daughter has blocked her toilet for the second time, by continually
using baby wipes instead of toilet paper. I invested in some rods, and
removed the toilet bowl.

I managed to create an unspeakable mess in the bathroom, and replaced
the toilet, after which it would drain, but is still slow. The rods
wouldn't go any further, and her terraced property is one of the few
without its own inspection chamber.

Is there a chemical remedy, or does anyone have any bright ideas?

"Homer2911" wrote in message
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My daughter has blocked her toilet for the second time, by continually
using baby wipes instead of toilet paper. I invested in some rods, and
removed the toilet bowl.

I managed to create an unspeakable mess in the bathroom, and replaced
the toilet, after which it would drain, but is still slow. The rods
wouldn't go any further, and her terraced property is one of the few
without its own inspection chamber.

Is there a chemical remedy, or does anyone have any bright ideas?

Tell your daughter to employ a plumber. That should teach her.

Mary

Homer2911 wrote:

Is there a chemical remedy, or does anyone have any bright ideas?

I think you will find such a chemical remedy in any hardware store.
There are two kinds - sodium hydroxide and acid (sulphuric, I think).
I would expect both to work pretty well.

I think acid has been slightly better for me.

You have to leave hydroxide to work for several hours, as advised,
in my experience.


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"Homer2911" wrote in message
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My daughter has blocked her toilet for the second time, by continually
using baby wipes instead of toilet paper. I invested in some rods, and
removed the toilet bowl.

I managed to create an unspeakable mess in the bathroom, and replaced
the toilet, after which it would drain, but is still slow. The rods
wouldn't go any further, and her terraced property is one of the few
without its own inspection chamber.

Is there a chemical remedy, or does anyone have any bright ideas?

Make sure the loo is full of water, then plunge it with a mop. When the
water level goes down, top it up again and keep plunging the mop down it.
Eventually you should build up enough pressure to blow the blockage out. If
you can;can't blow the block away with this method, then it's time to call
in the plumber to search for the broken drain pipe.

Is there a chemical remedy, or does anyone have any bright ideas?



Tell your daughter to employ a plumber. That should teach her.

Mary


Thank you Mary - you obviously have money to burn.

Homer2911 wrote:

Tell your daughter to employ a plumber. That should teach her.

Thank you Mary - you obviously have money to burn.


Duh....
Mary's point being, once she realises the cost of a plumber she should
get the idea baby-wipes are for babies arses and go in the bin NOT down
the toilet !


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On Sun, 12 Jun 2005 07:58:40 UTC, "Pet @ www.gymratz.co.uk"
wrote:

Mary's point being, once she realises the cost of a plumber she should
get the idea baby-wipes are for babies arses and go in the bin NOT down
the toilet !

I thought Mary was making a point about baby wipes being politically
incorrect (in her view!), and that we should all be using recycled
goatskin or something...

Bob Eager wrote:
On Sun, 12 Jun 2005 07:58:40 UTC, "Pet @ www.gymratz.co.uk"
wrote:

Mary's point being, once she realises the cost of a plumber she should
get the idea baby-wipes are for babies arses and go in the bin NOT down
the toilet !

I thought Mary was making a point about baby wipes being politically
incorrect (in her view!), and that we should all be using recycled
goatskin or something...

Well, you probably don't want to leave it on the goat, before use.

"Pet @ www.gymratz.co.uk" wrote in message
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Homer2911 wrote:

Tell your daughter to employ a plumber. That should teach her.

Thank you Mary - you obviously have money to burn.


Duh....
Mary's point being, once she realises the cost of a plumber she should get
the idea baby-wipes are for babies arses and go in the bin NOT down the
toilet !

Exactly. Some people can only learn a lesson if it costs them.

Mary


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"Bob Eager" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 12 Jun 2005 07:58:40 UTC, "Pet @ www.gymratz.co.uk"
wrote:

Mary's point being, once she realises the cost of a plumber she should
get the idea baby-wipes are for babies arses and go in the bin NOT down
the toilet !

I thought Mary was making a point about baby wipes being politically
incorrect (in her view!), and that we should all be using recycled
goatskin or something...

I never mentioned baby wipes! And there are better uses for goatskin :-)

I must say that I can't understand why baby wipes are necessary even for
babies' bums but that's another matter.

Mary

Bob Eager wrote:
I thought Mary was making a point about baby wipes being politically
incorrect (in her view!), and that we should all be using recycled
goatskin or something...

No, recycled goatskin shouldn't go down the toilet either.

If a toilet has problems with a baby wipe how do you think it will cope
with leather?

Owain

"Ian Stirling" wrote in message
...
Bob Eager wrote:
On Sun, 12 Jun 2005 07:58:40 UTC, "Pet @ www.gymratz.co.uk"
wrote:

Mary's point being, once she realises the cost of a plumber she should
get the idea baby-wipes are for babies arses and go in the bin NOT down
the toilet !

I thought Mary was making a point about baby wipes being politically
incorrect (in her view!), and that we should all be using recycled
goatskin or something...

Well, you probably don't want to leave it on the goat, before use.


Like the bear who asked the rabbit if he ever had difficulty getting hard
****e off his fur. The rabbit replied that it didn't have any trouble
getting rid of the hard ****e, so the bear picked the rabbit up and wiped
his arse with him. :-)

Homer2911 wrote:
My daughter has blocked her toilet for the second time, by continually
using baby wipes instead of toilet paper. I invested in some rods, and
removed the toilet bowl.

I managed to create an unspeakable mess in the bathroom, and replaced
the toilet, after which it would drain, but is still slow. The rods
wouldn't go any further, and her terraced property is one of the few
without its own inspection chamber.

Is there a chemical remedy, or does anyone have any bright ideas?

If it's not ground floor there's usually an access point in the down
pipe. Also, check the nearest manhole and see if that's blocked.
If it's a shared drain, the water board should clear it for free. Pre
1930 I think they are bound to. Worth a try anyway.

"BigWallop" wrote in message
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"Homer2911" wrote in message
oups.com...
My daughter has blocked her toilet for the second time, by continually
using baby wipes instead of toilet paper. I invested in some rods, and
removed the toilet bowl.

I managed to create an unspeakable mess in the bathroom, and replaced
the toilet, after which it would drain, but is still slow. The rods
wouldn't go any further, and her terraced property is one of the few
without its own inspection chamber.

Is there a chemical remedy, or does anyone have any bright ideas?

Make sure the loo is full of water, then plunge it with a mop. When the
water level goes down, top it up again and keep plunging the mop down it.
Eventually you should build up enough pressure to blow the blockage out.
If
you can;can't blow the block away with this method, then it's time to call
in the plumber to search for the broken drain pipe.



Just pray the blockage blows the right way ! :-)

"Owain" wrote in message
...
Bob Eager wrote:
I thought Mary was making a point about baby wipes being politically
incorrect (in her view!), and that we should all be using recycled
goatskin or something...

No, recycled goatskin shouldn't go down the toilet either.

Good point. Wish I'd thought of that.

If a toilet has problems with a baby wipe how do you think it will cope
with leather?

Careful, you'll be sharing my reputation if you go on likethat ...

Mary

Owain

"Homer2911" wrote:

My daughter has blocked her toilet for the second time, by continually
using baby wipes instead of toilet paper. I invested in some rods, and
removed the toilet bowl.

I managed to create an unspeakable mess in the bathroom, and replaced
the toilet, after which it would drain, but is still slow. The rods
wouldn't go any further, and her terraced property is one of the few
without its own inspection chamber.

Is there a chemical remedy, or does anyone have any bright ideas?

Chemical remedy? - a whole bunch arsenic, cyanide etc, sprinkle
liberally, sit back and admire the results, bit of air freshener in
the bathroom, sell the house - result no more blocked toilet.

Or just leave the silly bitch to sort it out herself, when she is up
to her ears in **** she might learn how to properly dispose of the
baby wipes.


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"BigWallop" wrote in message
. uk...

"Homer2911" wrote in message
oups.com...
My daughter has blocked her toilet for the second time, by continually
using baby wipes instead of toilet paper. I invested in some rods, and
removed the toilet bowl.

I managed to create an unspeakable mess in the bathroom, and replaced
the toilet, after which it would drain, but is still slow. The rods
wouldn't go any further, and her terraced property is one of the few
without its own inspection chamber.

Is there a chemical remedy, or does anyone have any bright ideas?

Make sure the loo is full of water, then plunge it with a mop. When the
water level goes down, top it up again and keep plunging the mop down
it.
Eventually you should build up enough pressure to blow the blockage out.
If
you can;can't blow the block away with this method, then it's time to
call
in the plumber to search for the broken drain pipe.



Just pray the blockage blows the right way ! :-)


He'll soon find out. :-) LOL

wrote:
On 12 Jun,
Stuart Noble wrote:



If it's not ground floor there's usually an access point in the down
pipe. Also, check the nearest manhole and see if that's blocked.
If it's a shared drain, the water board should clear it for free. Pre
1930 I think they are bound to. Worth a try anyway.


Ours is classed as a shared /private/ sewer, shared by 4 properties. It used
to block frequently, and was unblocked by ourselves and other neighbours on a
couple of occasions. It was also unblocked by a well known national firm of
drain cleaners at least once. The council wouldn't touch it unless we agreed
to pay for it, however, the last occasion they did, and the person paying
didn't get the quarters back from some of the owners. However, the council
clearers found and properly cleared the problem (a brick in the pipe) which
other clearers hadn't found. It hasn't blocked (now for several years) since.
Well worth the small charge levied by the council.

Our council doesn't deal with drains any more. Responsibility has passed
to Thames Water, but whether this applies nationally I don't know.
Their contractors have always turned up within 4 hours and taken less
than 5 minutes to do the job. I've seen DynoRod and others faff about
for ages trying to push the job over the hour.
Your experience shows why shared drains can't really be dealt with by
any one property and why, in most cases, they do it for free. What
happens for example if the blockage is in property no.4's part of the
sewer and they're on holiday, or they're tenants and the landlord won't
contribute to the cost? Presumably the water board has the authority and
the insurance cover to deal with this, not to mention the equipment. The
last contractor we had came in a 6 ton lorry with enormous drums of
cables and hose on the back. Didn't bother him if he couldn't get parked
nearby, or if the blockage was miles away from the nearest access point.
I think a lot people pay unnecessarily, and get involved in all sorts of
hassle with neighbors, when they don't need to.