How Can I Unblock a clogged Toilet?

How Can I Unblock a clogged Toilet?

How Can I Unblock a clogged Toilet?

So, you are faced with a blocked toilet?

There are many symptoms that indicate a blocked toilet. Most of these are fairly obvious, but in all cases, action needs to be taken before the problem gets worse.

You might notice that your water rises before draining when you flush the toilet. If you are lucky it doesn’t overflow or just build up.

Why do toilets get blocked?

There are many factors that contribute to a blocked toilet, and here are the most common of them.

The most common material that blocks a toilet is toilet paper. Too much toilet paper being used and dumped for a single flush can cause a blocked toilet. Some toilet papers do not dissolve easily and the buildup of this stuff happens over a period of time.

Kids also contribute to a blocked toilet. They throw in different items into the bowl and flush them. The usual items thrown in are toys and food.

Tampons and sanitary towels are also items that clog a toilet. These feminine hygiene products are big and will not dissolve easily thereby clogging up the toilet drains in such a short time.

Cotton balls, cotton buds and the likes are absorbent materials. When flushed down in any toilet, they will just buildup in its pipeline causing the toilet to become clogged.

Any kind of hair flushed down can cause a blockage especially when this is being done routinely. Hair usually gets tangled with other objects inside the pipes thereby creating a large obstruction.

Nappies and baby wipes are items that should not be flushed down the toilet. Nappies can cause instant clogging while baby wipes can build-up pretty quickly inside the pipes.

Unblock My Toilet DIY

There are a number of methods that can be used to attempt to unblock a clogged toilet, if you are brave/bold enough to try.

Many people want to try to save a few pounds by trying to clear blockages themselves.

Here are a few of the better known methods that can be tried, although we do not offer any guarantee to your success with these and further they may cause bigger problems if the root cause of the problem is not professionally diagnosed.

How to Unblock a Toilet with Cling Film?

Cling film is one of the many ways you can try and unblock your toilet (weird we know, but it works). Here’s how you do it:

Cover your toilet bowl in 2-3 layers of cling film, until it’s airtight. When you’re sure the entire bowl is covered in cling film and won’t move, flush the toilet.

The cling film with start to bubble up, firmly press the air out of the bubble and back down into the toilet. The air pressure from the bubble will force your toilet to unclog itself…theoretically.

How to Unblock a Toilet with Cling Film?

Unblock a Toilet with Washing-up Liquid

Attempting to unblock your toilet with water and washing-up liquid, is one of the cheapest ways to go about it.

First, take the washing up liquid and pour 2-3 squirts into the toilet bowl.

Then, pour a jug of hot (not boiling) water from waist high into the tub. Avoid boiling water as it could crack your loo.

Leave for around 30 minutes and then flush the toilet. The slipperiness and warmth of the water will work together to dislodge the blockage.  Trust us this is messy and potentially very, very smelly.

Hot Water Unblock A Toilet

Hot water can unblock your toilet depending on two things,

  • what actually is causing the blockage – you are likely to just make matters worse.
  • how badly blocked your toilet is.

If the blockage is a build-up of tissue paper, pour 3-4 cups of hot (not boiling) water from waist height into the toilet bowl. Give the hot water around 20 minutes to breakdown the blockage.

The heat from the water will slowly start to breakaway any tissue debris and therefore, make unclogging with the plunger much easier.

Other Ways to Unblock a Toilet

There are a whole host of other methods that we have seen people try or heard of including using “coca cola to unblock toilet”, “baking soda to unblock toilet”, “wire coat hanger to unblock toilet”…If you really must try DIY, please take care and be aware, your home plumbing is not only the things you can see……are you sure you are not better to call a professional?

Local Plumber Near Me To Unblock A Toilet

Fixing a blocked toilet seems to be simple but it is not; it involves a certain amount of courage to go on and attempt to remove the blockage yourself. It can be VERY messy, VERY smelly, basically most people don’t have the stomach to complete the job! It is one thing that most people do not want to handle because it is unsanitary, so they end up calling out for help.

That’s where we, ESBAH Emergency Plumbers, based in Birmingham, can help you.

We offer a truly 24 hour plumber service to fix all your blocked toilet issues. No matter what day of the week or time of day or night, we are just a simple call away.   Our team have rapid response time in Birmigham, Solihull, West Bromich, Sutton Coldfield, Walsall and then entire West Midlands area.

Our plumbers are all fully qualified and locally based.  When you call you will speak direct to a qualified plumber, no call centres or agencies. This means we can offer better prices and customer service.

CONTACT ESBAH PLUMBING FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT UNBLOCKING YOUR BLOCKED TOILET TODAY

Call 0121 582 2355 today.

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