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My drain the the shower is slow. If I use drano, or liquid plumber will it hurt my plumbing? Any recommendations on other products?
Our shower drained very slow when we first picked up our 5th wheel, it turned out that the Hep valve was sucked up backwards plus filled with sawdust, rinsed it out and made sure the rubber boot in it was correct been fine since. I would try to check first before using any chemicals.
I would not use Drano or Liquid Plumber. I usually use hot water, vinegar and maybe baking soda trying one or two of those together. I have a small plunger that I use on the sink drain to speed it up if necessary, so that might be an option. Vinegar usually cuts soapy residue especially with a hot water chaser.
The other thing is that shower drains, especially RV shower drains, are notorious for capturing hail and with hair soap and body oils combined the result is a slow drain. I have found that the Hair Grabber used on a fairly regular basis keeps things draining well.
I learned fast that the shower drain fills up with hair and soap residue fast. I clean it out every week to help prevent that from happening as fast. The Hair Grabber makes it quicker. I also have a strainer on the shower floor to help catch hair. That is cleaned out after each shower.
I'm just having a hard time wrapping my head around Kirk recommending something called "The Hairgrabber" ;). Sorry, Kirk.
No one uses a “strainer” in their drain to catch all that nasty stuff?
We do. My hair falling out. Clogs fast if not. Got tired of clogs and got simple strainer.
I have tested it in clear bottles to see its effect. On gray water and black water. It takes 5 days or so to break down black water that had very little solids in it.
But it did cleanup the gray water nicely. I have used it on dirty auto eguipment. It takes numerous applications. But it does clean oily greasy stuff.
Many years ago I bought a old oil field drilling rig that had crude oil on it. The rig needed a lot of repairs that I did over the summer that year. So every time it was going to rain I sprayed it with Simple Green and over the summer it cleaned that rig up fairly good.
About two years ago I had our kitchen sink drain clog up. There was nothing in the trap and nothing in the clean out to the tank. It had to be in the flexible pipe for the slide. Water would hardly drain overnight if the sink was filled up. So I put one cup of Simple green in the sink before going to bed. Next morning it worked as it should.
No problems since.
Just a thought,. Vern
No one uses a “strainer” in their drain to catch all that nasty stuff?
I call it a strainer yet it most likely has a different name. The item is designed to sit in showers to help minimize the amount of hair that goes into the drain. Similar to the ones that you can buy for sinks.
I call it a strainer yet it most likely has a different name. The item is designed to sit in showers to help minimize the amount of hair that goes into the drain. Similar to the ones that you can buy for sinks.
The 'strainer' couldn't be used in our motorhome as the drain hole wasn't completely open to it. The hole was covered partially by the tub plunger & open only around the sides so nothing could go in the hole. To clean the drain we had to unscrew the plunger & remove it for access. Good idea though!
Dawn Dish Detergent works well also. I recently plugged the toilet at home. Bowl filled and would go down very very slowly. Put some Dawn professional down thee about two pups. Before I got out of the bathroom, I heard the water suck down. Flushed - as good as new.
I cut the strainer out so there's nothing for hair to catch and installed a trap with a clean out.
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