clogged floor drain

[glenn57]

anyone here got any ideas on how to unclog my basement floor drain? I tried the drano thing. somewhat unclogged it, then tried to clean out some of rusty crap but that seemed to clog it more.

thinking of getting the shop vac out to try and suck some of the gunk out. HELP!!!

[dakids]

Snake it. Or try one of those expanding things that you attach to a garden hose.

[DDSBYDAY]

  If it's a surface clog use a zip it-drain tool.  Menards has them.  They make a hand one that works great and it's only a couple of bucks.

      

[dakids]

This is the thing I was talking about.

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[glenn57]

Thanks guy's. That thingy DDS posted looks like it might work. Dakids not sure that will. Don't think I can get in in to far.

[Cody Gruchow]

Try the commercial grade drain o also

[Lee Borgersen]

  to hear about your drain. The best thing I ever used was a commercial grade drain cleaner that comes in a gallon jug. Use plenty of caution just the fumes alone will make your skin itch. After pouring into the drain cover with a bucket because it can spit back at you. It's dynamite!

Otherwise if you want to get cleaned out twice as fast call a union Plummer He will clean out your drain and your wallet.

[Bobby Bass]

Are you talking the main house drain in the basement floor where the tree empties in to? Chemicals are pretty much for grease clogs in the smaller drains that enter the tree. Dakids idea might work if you are lucky, you can buy them at Menards or a hardware store for under ten bucks. If the drain has not been cleaned that you can remember it very well might be time to have it done with a snake which you can rent or schedule a plumber. City line? clogged, or slow draining? FYI plumbers don't like working on drains that have had chemicals dumped into them. This falls under a been there done that many times as I was a care taker for many years. Hope it is the easy fix for ya

[Boar]

Snake it glenn. Then quit peeing in the drain cause u cant make the bathroom

[beeker]

you can rent the electric drain snake.  i've never had any luck with the chemical stuff

[glenn57]

thanks guys for all the ideas!!!!!!!! yea its the floor drain in the laundry room. i may try the commercial stuff but going to probably try the DDS or dakids methods first. it appears hell I know its more then grease or hair. i'll let ya know how I do!

and Boar.............never mind!!!!!  

[kenhuntin]

Chemicals also eat the plumbing. You probably have a trap to deal with so expect that right away. But make sure you consult a union plumber before you take scab advice. You do not want to take food from a the mouth of a union brothers child. 

[glenn57]

well this union thug got it fixed!! not a union plumber so I suppose a juristicational grievence will be filed!!!

took the shop vac and sucked out the gunk, did a little digging with an old wire feed conduit, dumped water down it and it drained like a brand new union plumbed job!!!!

[The General]

A true Union man would have just bought a new house.

[glenn57]

A true Union man would have just bought a new house.

that's for upper tier union guys..........I rank down on the bottom!!!!!