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Snake the Main Drain Line

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Fixing A Leaky Bathroom Sink Drain: Easy Diy Tips For Poor Design And Clog

What happens here

With the P-trap and pop-up assembly removed, insert the head of a powered drain snake (like the Ryobi Power Spin Plus shown) into the wall drain line. Connect the other end of the snake to a drill (e.g., Ryobi drill) and operate it to feed the cable into the drain. As the snake encounters resistance, allow it to 'grind' on the clog, then retract it slowly. The video shows a significant amount of hair and debris being pulled out, confirming a main line clog. It is recommended to pull the snake back carefully rather than reversing to ensure debris is brought out.

Goal: A powered drain snake is used to clear any remaining obstructions in the main drain line by inserting it into the wall drain and operating the drill to push it through.

Tools and materials

  • Leather Gloves
  • Paper Towels

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going to pull out the Rigid power spin plus connects to your drill and we're just going to be able to run this out right down into the main line just make sure everything is clear we've got it apart and now is a great time this right here is a good little DIY homeowner investment for clearing a little small stoppages I've Loved this thing for bathtubs and sinks it's been awesome the nice thing about this is is it's got this grip so I'm really not to get my hands dirty you feel it start to bind up the way that it did just let off the trigger and let it run for a little while just let it grind on that area and a lot of times it'll break it up definitely out into the 3in the toilet is right next door to me here I've ran this out probably 10t more than it needed to be just make sure everything is out of the line you would run water if you could in this situation so when you're done snaking instead of reversing it just pull it back that way you're going to keep whatever is on it trapped on it we've definitely had some hair clog going on there this part of the job is a definitely glove territory if you actually have to be touching cable when you're running it it's a great idea to have leather gloves so

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