Food leftovers, too much toilet paper or sanitary towels (accidentally) flushed down the toilet are all causes that can lead to a clogged toilet. Do you suffer from a clogged toilet? With these tips you can get rid of it in no time.
Sure, you can hang up on the phone right away to call a plumber, but that's the last thing you should do. A plumber costs a lot of money and in most cases you can easily solve a clogged toilet yourself. As long as you know what you should and shouldn't do.
Below you will find a number of tips so that you know what to do with a clogged toilet. Depending on how heavily your toilet is clogged, you should use home remedies, whether or not in combination with things such as a toilet brush, a toilet plunger or, for example, a drain spring. In many cases, however, this is not necessary.
Do you suffer from a small blockage? Then the use of a toilet brush is often sufficient. Try to fish out as much toilet paper or other things that are causing the blockage from the toilet as possible. You can do this using the toilet brush. Does this not work? Then put on a pair of household gloves and remove it manually.
When most of it has been removed from the toilet, insert the toilet brush as deep as possible into the drain. You move it vigorously up and down. This creates a small vacuum so that the excess water can be quickly drained. One more flush and you should be able to get rid of your clogged toilet.
If you still suffer from some blockage, you can pour a few liters of hot water (not boiling! otherwise you will damage the toilet bowl and the drain pipes) through the toilet.
Vinegar is a miracle cure and can be used for various things in the household. This also applies to baking soda. You can use the combination of baking soda and vinegar to clean burnt pans, for example. However, you can also use this combination to unclog the toilet. Make sure that you protect yourself and that the bathroom or toilet is well ventilated.
Throw about half a pack of baking soda into the toilet bowl. Carefully pour half a bottle of vinegar over it. Attention:it will bubble and fizz! Therefore, do this carefully, so that it does not go over the edge of the toilet bowl. Leave this in the toilet for at least 10 minutes. Preferably let it work overnight. Then rinse with a few liters of hot water, whether or not in combination with a toilet brush.
Do you suffer from a clogged toilet and the above tips do not help? Then it's time to deploy some coarser artillery. In this case, you use a toilet plunger. You can find these at the Action or order them simply and quickly online:
How it works exactly depends on the chosen model. The simplest plunger has a large 'suction cup' and a wooden handle. Place the suction cup on the drain, after which you forcefully press the stick up and down a number of times. This pump movement ensures that the dirt is sucked out of the drain. It is important to remove this waste manually and not to flush it again immediately. This will cause a new blockage.
Didn't all the above tips solve the problem? Then there is a good chance that the blockage is deeper in the drain pipe. To solve this you need an unclogging spring. Pre-warning:You must use the spring with caution. If you do that with brute force, there is a good chance that you will damage the tube and you will be further from home. Then you really have to enlist the help of a plumber.
There are different models of unclogging springs, how you should use the spring depends on the selected model. However, the principle is the same for all:carefully twist the spring into the tube until you reach the blockage. Then the spring ensures that the blockage is lifted. Then you can gently turn the spring back (so don't pull it out by force).
If nothing really helps, it's time to call the plumber. Then the problem probably lies deeper in the drain pipe and you cannot easily reach it with house, garden, kitchen products. If you live in a flat or apartment, it doesn't have to be that the problem is with you. It could even be your neighbors problem. Unfortunately, a plumber is quite pricey, just calling around and comparing on the internet certainly pays off.
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Have you ever had a clogged toilet and how did you solve it?
