How in the house to clean the toilet from clogging?

The clogging of a sink, bathtub or toilet bowl is a nuisance phenomenon, but quite common. Bath suffers from blockages is relatively rare, but with toilets and sinks this happens all the time, if the hostess and her family members are not attentive enough. How at home to clean the toilet from the blockage and can it be done without using plumbing? There are several ways, which are described in this article.

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Causes of clogging

Actually, the reason for any clogging is one. There is something in the toilet, water does not go away, and you can not use it. What can get into the toilet? Most often it is:

• sponges;
• rags;
• plastic bottles;
• children's toys;
• too large food waste;
• personal hygiene items, not intended to be discharged to the sewer.

Important! It also happens that there seems to be nothing in the toilet, but the water still lingers and does not completely go away. This can happen if the pipes are overgrown with deposits of lime, rust, or a global backwater is generated throughout the riser. With overgrown pipes, you can manage on your own, but to eliminate the pressure, you will have to call the communal service that services your house.

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The toilet was clogged - how to clean it yourself?

Before starting to clean the toilet, it is very useful to determine the size of the problem. The blockage happens:

• local, when the water still leaves, but slowly;
• general - water is not only in the toilet, but also in the sink and bath;
• backwater in the whole entrance or even the house.

To begin with, determine that you have a clogged:

1. Check the sink and bath - turn on the water, see if it goes away as usual, or slower.
2. If the water leaves the toilet badly, try to determine the place where the object that fenced the pipe was hit. This will greatly facilitate the process.
3. With a serious blockage it is very useful to interview neighbors from the apartment below yours and above yours. If they also got clogged up for no apparent reason - you can not do without plumbing.

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What to clean?

There are several ways to eliminate blockages:

• chemical;
• mechanical.

Mechanical methods are used in cases:

• if you know for sure that an object that is not too deep has fallen into the toilet bowl;
• if the water still leaves, but very slowly;
• if strongly overgrown with pipes.

In all other cases it is best to clean the toilet using chemical means, that is, using various active substances.

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Simple blockage

If an object falls into the toilet, you will get rid of the problem very quickly - just get what's failed.

Variant 1

Sometimes it is possible to release the toilet from objects caught in it simply with your hands.

You need:

• rubber gloves;
• respirator or gauze dressing.

Important! Why gloves are needed is understandable: it is hardly worthwhile to climb into the toilet with your bare hands. A gauze dressing is desirable, since the smell may seem unpleasant to you, especially if the object has lain in the toilet for a long time.

Variant 2

With a simple blockage, the plunger perfectly manages. On sale there are two types of vantuzy:

• sucker with a long handle;
• corrugated plastic cylinder without handle.

For the toilet is better suited first. The procedure is very simple:

1. Bail out the toilet bowl.
2. Place the suction cup on the hole in which water should flow.
3. Press the knob a few times and pull it firmly toward you.
4. Try to lower the water - if it goes slower than it should, repeat the procedure.
5. Wash the toilet using a detergent for sanitary ware.

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If the pipes of the

are clogged up But it happens that nothing fell in the toilet, and the water suddenly stopped moving. How at home to clean the toilet from the blockage in this case?- Try one of the chemical methods. You will be rescued:

• baking soda;
• cleaning agent for sewer pipes.

Option 1

Soda perfectly dissolves fat deposits. This is the cheapest method of cleaning pipes, although with serious blockages it may not be effective enough. You will need:

• 1 packet of soda;
• pelvis or bucket;
• ladle;
• detergent for plumbing.

Before you cover the soda, the toilet should be released. Therefore, the procedure will be as follows:

1. Bail out water - preferably all.
2. Pour soda into the hole and push it as far as possible.
3. Wait an hour.
4. Lower the water - one must go.

The toilet is clogged - how can I clean chemicals at home?

In hardware stores you can find special tools for cleaning sewage pipes. The most popular and cheap is the "Mole".It is used in this way:

1. Remove the toilet from water.
2. Fill the opening with "Mole".
3. Wait a couple of hours.
4. Release the water.
5. If the water goes off normally, wash the toilet.

Important!"Mole", as well as other means for sewerage - a very corrosive substance. Work should be done with gloves and make sure that the product does not get into the eyes or on the skin.

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How to clean the litter in the toilet in the home by a cable?

The plumbing cable is a very useful thing in the household. Buy this can be a construction or hardware store. It represents a long wire with a handle-collar. Before you work with this simple device, it is better to release the toilet, of course, but in emergency situations you can not do this. In order to clean the toilet from the blockage at home using a cable, you will still need:

• large rag;
• rags;
• gloves.

Important! Spread rag on the floor - on it you put a cable, because after work, it will not be the cleanest thing in the house.

Then proceed as follows:

1. Insert the cable into the hole in the toilet bowl.
2. Turn the wrenches and push the wire as far as possible.
3. Turn the gate in the opposite direction to exit.
4. Put the cable on a rag, and then clean it with rags.
5. Try to lower the water - if it does not go off as quickly as you would like, repeat the procedure.
6. Clean the cable after use.

Important! If there is no cable, you can use simply a long rigid steel wire - this, of course, is less convenient, but it is quite feasible.

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If you live in a private house

Toilets, unfortunately, sometimes get clogged not only in urban apartments, but also in private homes. And here there may be options:

• the house is connected to a common sewer;
• house has a local sewerage system;
• the house does not have sewerage, the feces enter the cesspool near the house.

Option 1

The simplest case is when the house does not have a sewage system, and the toilet is installed above the cesspool. To eliminate the backwater, it is necessary to clean the cesspool, and then to wash the toilet with special detergents for sanitary ware.

Option 2

If the house has a local sewer system, any means, both chemical and mechanical, can be used. However, it can happen that neither the plunger, the rope, nor the "Mole" will help. Then you need to understand the system itself, and it's unlikely you will be able to. You need a plumber - the best one is who already served your house.

Option 3

In a private house connected to a municipal sewer network, the same rules apply as in an apartment building. That is, small blockages are eliminated by chemical or mechanical means, except for the use of a cable. For cleaning sewer pipes, it is better to call plumbing, otherwise - there may be trouble with the service company, and with neighbors too.

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Prevention of obstructions

Like any disaster, toilet blockage is easier to prevent than to mess with caustic substances and dirty wire. There are several rules to avoid trouble:

1. Do not lower large objects into the toilet.
2. Watch children - often in the toilet bowl are toys.
3. You can lower the toilet paper in the toilet, but the newspaper can not.
4. Packages of personal care items are usually indicated, you can put them in the toilet or not, so do not forget to read the instruction.
5. Get rid of the habit of throwing solid food waste, such as bones, cartilage, etc., into the toilet bowl.
6. For washing the toilet, the brush on the long handle fits much more than a rag or sponge - it sure does not fail anywhere.
7. Do not wait for clogging to become global - if the water starts to go slower, clean the pipes.

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Cleaning the surface of the toilet

The surface of the toilet should always be clean. Directly on the clogs dirt on the toilet and the tank, of course, does not affect, but it can greatly affect the health of the inhabitants of your house. In addition, detergents, although they do not dissolve objects that have fallen into the toilet, but prevent the formation of deposits on the pipes. To wash the toilet, you need:

• brush with a long handle;
• is a special detergent for sanitary ware;
• sponge;
• a rag.

Wash better in this order:

• tank;
• toilet seat;
• cover;
• inside;
• seat.

What and how to use:

1. The foot, the tank, the seat and the lid can be cleaned with a sponge - to the extent of a hard, for example, hard part of a dishwashing sponge.
2. After washing, these parts must be wiped with a rag.
3. Metal scourers are not very suitable, they can damage the surface.
4. A brush with a long handle is ideal for washing the inside of the toilet. It is better to store it somewhere nearby in a special container with a solution in order to eliminate small contaminants in time.
5. Use better special detergents, where the labeling indicates that they are intended for washing sanitary products. Suitable are some home remedies, like soda.
6. And that's absolutely not right, it's different acids - they not only damage the surface, but can damage metal pipes. Plastic pipes for such impacts are usually more stable, but it's still not worth the risk.
7. It is also not recommended to shower the toilet with boiling water - it does not bring any benefit, but plastic connections can flow.

Now you know not only the answer to the question of how to clean the toilet from the blockage at home, but also how to prevent it, and how to properly care for plumbing so that it lasts longer. Adhering to these simple rules and recommendations of the problem with the clogs will occur at you much less often, which means that the house will always be more comfortable and it will be much easier to reach coziness.