Don Vandervort, Head Homeboy, has written more than 30 DIY home improvement books, been a segment host on HGTV, served as MSN.com's home improvement expert and written countless magazine articles.
Clearing a Clogged Drain Here is the sequence of events to use when trying to solve various types of drain problems...
Clogged Floor Drain When water backs up and pools at a basement floor drain, the drain trap, floor drain line, or sewer line is blocked...
Clogged Toilet If flushing the toilet causes sewage to back up in your bathtub or another fixture, it usually means there is a clog in the main drainpipe—the stack...
Drain Clogs: How to Plunge When a drain is clogged--whether it's a sink, toilet, or tub--the first thing to do is try breaking up the clog by plunging it with a "plumber's helper...
Drain Clogs: How to Snake Plumbing snakes (also called augers) are made in two varieties drain augers and closet augers...
Drain Clogs: How to Water-Blast There is a tool that's easier and cleaner to use than a snake for breaking loose clogs a "blow bag" or "hydraulic ram," which is essentially an expanding rubber bladder that, when attached to a garden hose and pushed down into the offending pipe, fills with water, expands, and then blasts clogs loose...
Foul Odors Come From Drain Unless there is visible sewage from a backup, foul odors occur when sewer gasses enter a room through drain and vent pipes...
How to Replace a Sink Trap Put a bucket beneath the trap, and, using slip-joint pliers, disconnect the slip-joint nuts that hold the trap to the tailpiece and drainpipe...
Sink Drain Trap Leaks If the leak is occurring at one of the joints between pipes, try tightening the slip nuts...
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