How To Snake A Toilet From The Roof

Did you know that using a plunger can actually damage your to.

How to snake a toilet from the roof.

Turn the handle clockwise to extend the auger s cable or snake down into the drain towards your clog. At the end of the snake is a curved hook which will help break up and grab debris that has accumulated in the pipes. Place the end of the auger into the toilet bowl so that it points down the drain. Make sure the plastic coating on the end of the snake is intact so it doesn t scratch the porcelain.

Now with my k 60 i take it up to the roof with me if i don t feel comfortable climbing on the roof then i pull a toilet. Usually a toilet clog will be in the trap in the base of the toilet. Prepare the area around the toilet for any likely mess. I would run my snake through it attach my cutter then band it to the vent with a 2 x 1 5 or 3 x 1 5 or 4x 1 5 band.

Lay a couple of towels around the base position a large bucket nearby and put on rubber gloves. Snaking a vent stack from the roof would entail carrying a heavy auger up there and running an extension cord to power it but milwaukee tool recently launched a revolutionary idea in augers. Yes the one on the roof. I would definitely not recommend to snake from there unless you have a very specific reason to.

Unfurl the snake and lower the bulbous metal end into the toilet bowl. Snaking from the roof will do. One man in north carolina even reported that the snake he recently found was the sixth snake to come up his toilet in four years. Best way to snake from the roof i use to use flex 1 5 pvc hose.

Lean a ladder against the house as close as possible to the room with the blockage and climb it to access the roof. Look for a narrow plastic or metal pipe protruding from the roof roughly above. How to unclog a toilet using a snake and why you shouldn t use a plunger to unclog your toilet.