Slow flowing toilet.

[fitz19d]

So basement bathroom which was a after the house was built kind of afffair is some fancy low to the ground and I imagine a low flow toilet? Fairly shallow water tank with the pipe w/ flapper suspened in the middle of that.

It's started flowing slow so water level raises higher than normal (but not quite like its gonna flood). Doesn't form the whirlpool. Problem is the damn bowl is shaped funny and both plungers I've tried (and any I can imagine) would have a hard time getting a decent seal to forcefully try to clear any obstruction.



Any good home remedies to try? Something like running a tank or two of strong vinegar or other solution and let it sit in the pipes to maybe disolve a clog? Some of that thicker gel draino type stuff? Or just find someone with a short rooter? Or fuck it and just call a plumber? I'd like to avoid pissing away $150 of my hard earned $ from the last 2 months of working 70 hr weeks. That and since theres no particles or other backup seems like something other than just a more normal stoppage.

[sniper7]

Turn the water off, put in some dish soap (lubricant), then pour in a bucket of very hot water. After about an hour see if the clog went away. Then turn water back on and flush to see how it does.

[fitz19d]

Thanks, that seems to have done it for now. Course stubborn lady still wants her plumber uncle to come out... since she wont admit defeat.

[Great-Kazoo]

Thanks, that seems to have done it for now. Course stubborn lady still wants her plumber uncle to come out... since she wont admit defeat.

As long as she has the coin, go for it. Or give her head a push, till she sees it's clear herself.

[EvilRhino]

If it's further down, the augers do pretty good to get things through the trap and into the drain. http://www.homedepot.com/p/BrassCraf...0030/100621924 they go up to about $50 for the extend-o one.

If it persists, it could be that the drain line itself has an issue; roots or backfall.