Wait for all the water to drain out of the sink or tub then pour the bottle of liquid plumr slowly down the drain.
Slow draining bathtub drano.
Be careful to not splash the chemical cleaner as you open the bottle and pour the chemicals into the drain.
On the other hand crystal lye drain opener requires you to only pour 1 tablespoon.
Typically the cause of a slow draining bathtub is a clog that is restricting water flow.
Step 2 pour three quarters of a cup of baking soda down the drain.
Pour the required amount of cleaner into the bathtub drain.
Pour 1 2 cup baking soda into the drain and follow up with 1 cup white vinegar.
Method 1 unclogging a drain by hand.
For badly clogged drains you can leave.
They can be difficult to remove because hair can wrap around parts of the drain.
About 80 percent of the time you can fix slow draining or clogged tub drains in five minutes without chemicals and without a 100 plumber bill.
Pull off any hair or soap built up around the arm of the stopper which can cause a tub to drain slowly.
The end goal is for the water to drain out smoothly.
The internet is rife with home remedies for slow draining tubs and for removing blockages but these often have little regard for the dangerous chemicals that are being mixed in the process.
The problem is usually just a sticky wad of hair that collects on the crossbars a few inches under the stopper.
Keeping a few items on hand allows you to fix the slow bathtub drain yourself with little work.
It takes at least 15 minutes to work.
In most cases you ll only need a screwdriver and a stiff wire or a bent coat hanger.
Drano for example requires you to pour half of a bottle 32 oz down a clogged drain.
Slow drains are caused by clogs created by soap buildup hair and other gunk blocking the drain.
Clogs are usually made up of knotted hair dirt grease and or soap.
The airlock is an air pocket trapped in the pipe.
However you don t need to call the plumber right away as you do have options available to you to address slow shower drains before you rack up a plumber bill.
There are two reasons why air traps in the bathroom drain occur.
Remove the drain stopper from the tub if you have one.