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Caffeinated
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 Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 7:58 pm Post subject: Flushed plastic down the toilet - what to do? |
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| Knocked a small finger-sized sample bottle of lotion from Face Shop or wherever into the toilet. Now the toilet water flushes down slowly. What to do? Does Korean Drano melt plastic? |
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Underwaterbob
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Plunge. |
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Keeper
Joined: 11 Jun 2012
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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Uh let's see drano comes in a plastic bottle so do you think that will melt it from the outside?
Call maintenance, a plumber or reach in with a coat hangar and try to fish it out yourself. |
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Caffeinated
Joined: 11 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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The plunger has had no effect.
Never had to look for Drano, let alone Korean Drano, so not sure what packaging it comes in. Also, not all plastics are the same.
I may have to call a professional. |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Call a plumber. It shouldn't cost any more than 60k. He'll use a "snake" to get it out. I once had to call a plumber to help dislodge a snapped-off toilet brush from our toilet. I think it cost around that, if not a bit less. |
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Underwaterbob
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| Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Plunge harder! |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Slap on the gloves and dive in. |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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| It's a plastic bag. It's probably gone to far in. |
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The Cosmic Hum
Joined: 09 May 2003
Location: Sonic Space
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| Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 1:23 am Post subject: Re: Flushed plastic down the toilet - what to do? |
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| Caffeinated wrote: |
| Knocked a small finger-sized sample bottle of lotion from Face Shop or wherever into the toilet. Now the toilet water flushes down slowly. What to do? Does Korean Drano melt plastic? |
LOL...seems like someone intentionally tried to flush a small finger-sized sample bottle of lotion down the toilet.
And now is facing the consequences of that...too funny.
Plastic floats...how did it get flushed unless you did it intentionally?
Plunge harder...or get the long cable wire made for that.
Go to Emart...or wherever ..and ask for a Spring ChungSoGi...it contains a long steel wire that you use to 'snake' the drain.
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 6:18 am Post subject: |
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| Reminds me of the party house back home. Toilet gets mysteriously clogged. After repeated plungings and whatehaveyou we all give in and call the plumbers. When they show up one roomie suddenly has to "run to work". Plumbers snake it, and right in front of all of us, plus guests, pull out a jar of vaseline that belonged to the dude. At which point we check underneath the sink and find the Penthouse mags and everyone has a good laugh. |
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