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Stefano92Stefano92 Posts: 66,393
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I have found the miracle cure!

Both my toilets in my uni house has been blocked for 2 weeks now, I went back home and came back a few hours ago, still blocked. My best friend then told me to tie a plastic bag round a mop and act like it's a plunger... so after trying for 2 weeks doing EVERYTHING I can, including using a plunger, pouring boiling water there, trying to force it down with a wire, etc... In one large push for each toilet I managed to unblock it.

So for those who are having problems, this is one brilliant method! What methods work for you (that not many know about)?

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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 32,379
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    Well done you. I use Caustic Soda crystals down my drains. A lot cheaper than some of the advertised drain cleaners.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 506
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    woodbush wrote: »
    Well done you. I use Caustic Soda crystals down my drains. A lot cheaper than some of the advertised drain cleaners.

    yes, but not to be used with plastic pipes if its going to dissolve a blockage. might dissolve the pipe!
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    HieronymousHieronymous Posts: 7,290
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    One Shot

    http://reviews.diy.com/2191-en_gb/9271678/reviews.htm
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    CaxtonCaxton Posts: 28,881
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    How do you actually block a toilet, in 40 years living here we have never managed to do it? Oh I tell a lie, once, when my son was about 4 or 5 he managed to unwind a toilet roll and try to flush it down the pan complete with cardboard centre.
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    bobcarbobcar Posts: 19,424
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    Caxton wrote: »
    How do you actually block a toilet, in 40 years living here we have never managed to do it? Oh I tell a lie, once, when my son was about 4 or 5 he managed to unwind a toilet roll and try to flush it down the pan complete with cardboard centre.

    Somebody puts something down the toilet that isn't body waste or toilet paper. Wet wipes is a favourite in this respect even the "toilet flushable" ones.
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    Keefy-boyKeefy-boy Posts: 13,613
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    Sort of like a Heads Up from Seacam, maybe a heads down in this case though.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 411
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    If you get an empty 2 litre bottle and cut it near the end, keeping the top on it is really good as a plunger. I think i learnt that from a programme they had on about money saving tips :D
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