It is difficult to imagine a comfortable house without properly working plumbing. One of the most unpleasant situations associated with plumbing devices is the clogging of sewerage. What if the toilet is clogged? You can, of course, call the master, but sometimes it is necessary to clean the blockage urgently and independently. You can do this in several ways, as described below.
What to do if the toilet
is clogged The chemical method
This method helps in case of clogging caused by a large volume of organic matter entering the toilet. Chemicals for the removal of blockages, as a rule, contain alkali, when the organic waste dissolves, forming a loose sediment. This work must be done carefully, avoiding alkali on the skin and eyes. Liquid means poured into the toilet, dry - poured out and, if there is no water in the toilet, add it in the amount indicated on the package. After a while, the litter dissolves and the water leaves. Alkali is not dangerous for cast-iron and plastic pipes, if the pipes are steel - it must be used carefully. There are also acid-based products, they can only be used for plastic pipes. A single cleaning by special means does not always help, after a while it can be repeated, or combine a chemical method with a mechanical one.
chemical method for cleaning the toilet
mechanical method - sanitary cable
This method is more effective when you need to get out of the toilet, accidentally or intentionally thrown into it hygienic napkins, rags, ropes. For them, organic waste can mesh, resulting in a clog, which can not be removed by chemical means alone.
To remove the blockage, use a plumbing cable with a spiral at the end. The thickness of the cable must be at least 5 mm, and the length - so that it is enough to the riser pipe. The cable is gently introduced into the drain hole and pushed inside, while rotating the handle at the other end. It is more convenient to carry out this work together. As soon as the cable rests against the blockage, you need to turn it around for a while and carefully pull it out. It is likely that the rag or napkin will snap onto the spiral at the end of the rope, and you can pull them out.
Cleaning the toilet with a cable
If this does not help, you need to continue to push the cable further, trying to push the plug to the riser. The sewer stand has a large diameter, it is straight, so the obstruction will pass through it without problems. If you succeeded in pushing the cork, flush the toilet bowl and the pipes with plenty of water to avoid clogging the riser. After cleaning the cable, it is possible to pour a chemical cleaning agent into the toilet to prevent it. During the clogging, the organic matter settles on the pipes much faster, and the coating, in turn, detains small debris and toilet paper, forming a new cork.
The folk method - the "rag" method
Helps in severe cases when the blockage does not get dissolved by chemical means, the cable does not pass through it, and the water does not go away at all or leaves very slowly. This indicates that the tube is clogged with a dense stopper from a lump of paper, hardly soluble food residues, cat's filler, sand or other small particles. The method is rather dirty, so you should stock up with rubber gloves beforehand.
It is necessary to take an old unnecessary towel, twist it and fold it in half. The towel will twist, forming a thick thick bundle. The ends need to be tied with a rope. This tourniquet is introduced into the drain hole and continues to push it into the pipe. Filling the lumen of the pipe, the tourniquet acts like a plunger, which in this case is ineffective, since it does not block the entire pipe and does not create pressure. Carrying out the forward movement, they try to push the cork. Most often this can be done fairly quickly, after which the water drastically goes into the pipe. The toilet is washed and the pipes are rinsed with plenty of water.
Manual cleaning of the toilet
Hydraulic method
It can be used in the event that the blockage is quite deep, and the water is at least slow, but leaves. This method is helped by organic blockages and from the ingress of small particles such as cat's filler or sand. In the toilet, a hose is introduced, the other end of which is connected to the tap, then the water is turned on, preferably hot. By adjusting the head, the blurring of the clog is achieved, up to its complete dissolution. This method can not be used if the toilet is completely filled with water - you risk splashing.
Hydraulic cleaning method
When an urgent call for plumbing
is necessary. By itself, the clogging of pipes to the riser is not dangerous, if not to wash off the water. If you do not want to bother with it yourself, you can wait for the arrival of plumbers. But there are situations where procrastination can threaten to flood the apartment with sewage. If there is water in the toilet, and its level rises by itself - the blockage occurred in the riser below your floor. When draining water into the canalization on the upper floors, its level in the riser will increase until, by the principle of communicating vessels, it reaches the level of the toilet bowl. After that, sewage from the riser can not only fill the toilet, but overflow. Solve the problem with improvised methods will not succeed - you need to call plumbers, who through the inspection hatches with a long cable will clear the riser and eliminate blockage.
Cleaning the riser
To avoid blockages, it is necessary to remember: a toilet bowl is not a cesspool. Throw in it, except for natural waste, you can only toilet paper - it is made specifically for this purpose, in water soaks, breaks down into fibers and contributes to the deposition of organic materials on it, after which everything safely flows into the riser. Other types of paper, including paper towels, behave when hit in the toilet is done differently and can cause clogging. Also, you should not throw hygiene products into the toilet, filler from the tray, food residues and other waste products. This will extend the life of the plumbing, and your comfort will not be overshadowed by blockages.
