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How to Remove a Broken Zip-It Drain Cleaner from a Tub Drain

What happens here

Connect the camera snake (an endoscope) to your smartphone. The video demonstrates an iPhone connection, but adapters are available for various phone types. Open the associated app ('iCamera' is shown). Insert the camera snake into the overflow drain opening. Turn on the camera's built-in light to illuminate the dark pipe interior and record the footage to help identify the exact location and orientation of the broken plastic drain snake.

Goal: Visually locate the broken drain snake in the pipe.

Tools and materials

  • Camera Snake — Providing visual access inside the drain
  • Smartphone iPhone — Displaying the camera snake's feed and controlling its features