Plumbing DIY- Unclogging a Toilet

Plumbing DIY will tell you unclogging a toilet is a nasty but necessary job. Sometimes a plunger will work, but if not, try a closet auger. Since toilets usually clog in the built in trap of the fixture, a closet auger will work well because it only has about 3 feet of cable.

Place the auger in the toilet with the upturned tip going into the drain and push down as you turn the crank to the right. After you feel the cable snake winding through the trap and you have pushed all the cable through, crank to the left and pull it back out.

Try flushing the toilet. If it is still slow you might need to repeat. You can turn the tool to work the cable more to the right or more to the left to try to work out all of a big clog.

I found this awesome DVD and thought you would be interested in it. It’s called “Homeowner Series Vol. 2, Toilet Repairs and Replacements, a Bathroom Plumbing, and Toilet DVD Resource“