How To Open A Clogged Floor Drain

Vinegar and baking soda can be used to dissolve a clog thereby allowing flow of water through the floor drain.

How to open a clogged floor drain.

Unplug the drainpipe leading from the floor drain by using a 1 2 in. Push the rod into the drain and pour a small amount of water down behind it. With it you can punch through the clog snag and retrieve an obstruction or cut through roots or stubborn clogs. When we hear the words basement floor drain the scenario that instantly pop up in our brain is a round opening a few inches wide having a small grill over it truth to be told most of us don t know more than this.

This gives the baking soda and salt time to activate and begin pulling away at the adhered clumps of sludge. Continue rodding the drain trying to push slightly further each time. If there are any soap deposits washer that is clogging the drain you could run the washer filled with hot water and 8 oz. The water will help to wash out anything which is causing the blockage.

Pour the mixture down the drain use a larger ratio like 1 cup baking soda to 1 2 cup of salt for a stronger clean and let the powder sit in the drain for a few hours. Cable inserted through the cleanout opening. Access to the pipes from below is restricted. Attach the hose to a faucet feed the hose into the drain as far as it will go and jam rags around the hose at the opening.

We only think about our basement floor drain when it gets clogged and our basement start smelling like an outhouse. Try to push as far as you can until the rod won t go any further. Then turn the water on full force for a few moments. Pour more hot water down the floor drain to check if you have successfully removed all debris out.

For hygiene and to avoid smelling like vinegar you want put some rubber gloves on beforehand. Make sure to save the screws so that you can reinstall the drain cover later. Remove the cover from the drain. Of vinegar once a week.

First using a screwdriver remove the drain cover. Look inside the drain. You ll see a hole go straight down into the drain and a clean out plug on the right hand side of the drain hole. Basement drains and any drain that may flow either directly into the ground or to storm drain runoff should always have backflow prevention devices installed.