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Use Hand-Crank Auger in Overflow

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3 Reasons Why The Tub Is Draining Slow!

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What happens here

Insert a hand-crank auger, such as the Ridgid Easy Spin model, into the overflow pipe. Begin hand-feeding the auger cable down the pipe. Once resistance is felt, indicating the clog, use the hand crank to rotate the cable while continuing to feed it forward. This action allows the auger head to grab, break up, or push through the clog. Continue this process until the auger has passed through the suspected clog and reaches the P-trap or further down the drain line. For older plumbing, manual augers are preferred over power augers to prevent damage to potentially fragile pipes.

Goal: Feed a hand-crank auger into the overflow pipe and rotate it to clear the clog, preferring manual operation for older pipes.

Tools and materials

  • Ridgid Easy Spin Hand-Crank Auger Ridgid

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No, no, we're gonna grab this new little easy spin-rigid snake here. This is hand crank only small compact and What's nice is you just hold down the trigger start turning and it's gonna start going in you let go of this trigger And it's just gonna sit there and spin for you Okay, now I'm never a fan of running a snake backwards. So I'm probably not gonna pull it back in like this Okay, I'm probably just gonna pull it back in this way and you can still do that But this is a nice little new small snake from rigid. Let's give this a go Just start by hand feeding this Okay, right there is that tea. I feel it. I bet there's a hair clog like crazy right there then squeeze the trigger a little bit Let it work Okay, so I'm kind of feeding it down in Let's see. It's not coming back up this way. I don't see it in the drain at all Which is great So now I feel like we're let's go a little bit more. Let's get past the key trap Okay, and now we will just pull this out some plumbers are gonna tell you especially when you're going down old

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