
If plunging doesn’t fix a clogged sink, you may have to use a drain snake to clear the clog. Learn how in thisfree online home improvement video, with DIY home repair tips. Expert: Greg Lim Bio: Greg Lim is a professional handyman and residential property manager. In the seven years hes been a contractor, he has fully renovated two houses.
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@FANtomCore saftey? what are u a pussy?
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How do you know the resistance is the clog & not a crossroad to another pipe? I don’t think I reached my clog yet, and there’s a lot of resistance. I’m thinking I’m at the area where the pipe hits another pipe going east/west & I can’t get it to go the direction I want.
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this guy sucks, his directions and example are wrong and he doesn’t even mention any safety precautions.
thank you for this usefull video.
I’d like to loosen your nuts then stick a snake inside you. WIth a nice back and forth motion.
This is the wrong way to snake a drain.
first off the drain is hooked up to the garbage disposal wrong.
always have a plumber snake a drain with a powerd machine . this is the one and only way to make your problem with your drain go away.
his way only pokes a hole in the drain
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Important not to wear gloves since it is only a ,,little messy,,! I love all the kinks in his toy hand snake. Shows he knows how to use it well. If you remove the 1 1/4 totally it will be easier for the snake to enter at the PVC point. Good luck anyhow to clean a kitchen drain with a hand snake. If Mr.Homeowner spent a few hours he can call us with his greasy hands.
What if you are wearing safety googles and they fog up?
I have a Q wat if the clog is in the wall and the snake some times goes through but the clog is still there and it feels like it’s hard? Any answers please
I agree – there is no safety equipment used in this video…Safety 1st, which doesn’t happen in this video, especially if you have used any caustic drain cleaner prior to taking the pipes apart…Thick Rubber Gloves, Long Sleeve Shirt, Safety Goggles and/or Face Shield…Be careful, people, this isn’t as easy as it looks or is made out to be in the video…Notice his trap had no water in it, either…
That is what a Clean Out is for…If the stoppage is not in the p-trap, then put it all back together and use the clean out – some are under the sink but many are outside under the kitchen window – Using a Clean Out with a 1/2″ diameter cable will allow you to run water as you clear the stoppage…DO NOT put a hand snake like in the video down a clean out – it can loop up inside the 2″ pipe and then you have real troubles…Be careful, Please…
The ONLY way that 1/4″ cable is going to work there is IF the clog is right at or before the vent stack. In many cases, the stoppage is further down the 2″ drain line that runs under the home, which would require using a cleanout and a 3/8″ – 5/8″ cable with the appropriate head attachment. The small hand snake in the video is better used on lavatory (hand sink) drains and tub drains. The man in the video is not an expert or a plumber, I am sad to write, so please be careful – Thank you.
Interesting, but be careful that the information provided in this video is relevant to your Jurisdiction. Remember different parts of the world have different sink traps. Check out my channel for great tips and trick in DIY
where can I buy that snake?
Thanks alot!!!! I fixed my clogged drain. I almost called a plumber but im glad i watched your video first!!!!
see, I had HELL of a time just trying to get the snake to bend south after sticking it into the pipe in the wall (I hit the tee, I guess?). I never would’ve been able to do it if I’d gone through the sink.
I wish I could figure it out because it sounds like running water while you do it would be the optimum thing.
But that’s just a technical point. In this particular vid, I see no reason why a 5/16″ snake couldn’t be run right down the strainer, up to 50′ or however far the mainline connection is. I’ve been doing it that way for 17 years with zero callbacks.
There are a few scenarios where running the snake through the drain won’t work:
1. The strainer is a slim slotted plastic type
2. The disposer drain connects with the opposite side via a diverted (improperly installed) tee fitting turned on its side.
3. Disposer only (single waste) type sink
Technically only the trap, nipple, and santee fitting in the wall should be snaked through the drain, 5-10′ at most. Beyond that a cleanout on the outside wall, vent pipe or removal of pipes is necessary
never mind, I went back and saw the previous comments…
how do you run water through through the drain if you’ve dissembled the p-trap? Do you leave it intact and snake through the sink basin?
@princesspeachy248 From Season 4. It’s called Back in the Saddle Shoes Again.
4:36 that famous homer simpson D’oh came out great lmao
@spardaking They made a joke about it saying that Tim has a preferred customer card for the hospital.
tim always finds a way to make a horses ass out of himself. too much of a good show, family matters and george lopez
@spardaking Who wouldn’t
@spardaking I’d love to see his insureance bill….
@golbyaka Yeah for the whole ep.
And people kept asking him about it
@stoked4snow i think that’s the funniest recurring gag on the whole show. it never fails with me.
he’s hit his head on that pipe sooooo many times lol.
my fav was when Tim crushed the car
everything always happens to tim,lol!
it picks up the boom mic!!! LOL
My absolute fave is at 07:08 and then I love the way he sticks his chest out at 07:20 when he notices his shirt was torn off. SO HOT!
Love the show.
yeah
When Tim glued his head to the table, wasn’t he walking around with the cut-off part of the table on his forehead for awhile?
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If you love home improvement…maybe they’ll do a reunion show!
I miss the ole tool time gang , i really miss that line I did this to teach you a important lesson.
the pipe gag never gets old for me 5:44, 6:59
Oh, this show never gets old.
the best show ever
I just love that everytime Tim screws up big time on tool time you hear him say, “We’ll be right back after these messages from Binford.” I love Home Improvement and watch it everyday on TBS and Nick at Nite. Loved the Port a potty with a motor at 1:40, the Potato scene at 3:23, the K and B construction scene at 4:53 in fact the whole thing is funny. Tim is so stupid. It wouldn’t be the same if Al hosted Tool Time (refer to the episode when al takes over tool time).
Yeah I know. I was just messin’ with you.
u know i’m quoting the tool man don’t you??? LOL
oh it’s easy
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