Well. Just wonderful. Your toilet is clogged, and the plunger is missing somewhere. What are you going to do? Read this article and find out!
Steps
Method 1 of 4: Use a mop and a plastic bag
Step 1. Take a mop and put it in a plastic bag
Secure it well. Put on rubber gloves. If you don't have rubber gloves at home, you will need an extra bag.
Step 2. Now start dipping the mop into the toilet until the blockage is removed
Method 2 of 4: Use a wire hanger
Step 1. Take a hanger, unwind it, and make a hook out of it
Wear rubber gloves.
Step 2. Slide the hook into the toilet and try to clean it
Do this carefully so as not to scratch the toilet. The procedure itself will take you a few minutes.
Step 3. If you like, instead of a hook, you can bend the wire into a snake shape
Method 3 of 4: Use a brush
Step 1. If you have a toilet brush, try cleaning the toilet with it as well
Method 4 of 4: Use caustic soda
This method should remove serious blockages, especially if the plunger, brush, and wire did not work.
Step 1. Be very careful when handling caustic soda
You will need about three kilograms of caustic soda, plastic buckets, and some long pipe or stick to stir the mixture with. You will also need rubber gloves and safety goggles.
Never pour caustic soda directly into the toilet. Its crystals can stick to pipes and cause more congestion. So mix it with water first
Step 2. Do this at night so you can leave the mixture for a few hours, during which time no one will use the toilet
Step 3. Pour 3-4 liters of water into the bucket
Cover your nose with a rag and slowly add about 1 kg of caustic soda to the bucket. Then stir the mixture slowly.
- The room in which you are mixing the baking soda should be well ventilated so that you do not breathe in the fumes.
- Move to another room if necessary.
- Always add baking soda to water, not the other way around. Otherwise, an exothermic reaction will occur, and the water will immediately boil.
Step 4. While you add the baking soda, the water will start to heat up and give off fumes
Do not touch the mixture with bare hands to avoid chemical burns. If for any reason this happens, then flush the skin with plenty of water.
Step 5. When the mixture is ready, slowly pour it into an empty toilet
Place the lid on it and stay away from it for about 45 minutes.
Step 6. Next, make a fresh mixture of caustic soda and water and pour it into the toilet
Leave it overnight.
Step 7. The next morning, pour a couple of buckets of hot water into the toilet
Fill with water keeping the bucket at waist level. The blockage should be cleared. If not, pour another scoop of the caustic soda / water mixture into the toilet. Wait a couple of hours, and pour hot water back into the toilet.