What if liquid plumber doesn work

If you didn't use a chemical drain cleaner , try pouring a gallon of hot almost boiling water and a quarter cup of Dawn dish detergent or any de-greasing dish detergent down the clogged drain. The hot water and de-greasing agent may break up the clog. Get out your trusty plunger. What happens if Drano doesn't drain?

You can burst your pipes, or hurt yourself with fumes, by mixing chemicals. Besides, Drano is one of the strongest caustic drain cleaners available. It may even damage your pipes, so we don't recommend that you use it. But, if your clog could have been washed away with strong chemicals, the Drano would have done it. What do plumbers use to unclog drains? An auger — also known as a plumbing snake — or flat sewer rod can clear blockages deep in drain lines.

Chemical drain cleaners contain a high concentration of lye, bleach or sulfuric acid to soften and break up clogs. Can I use a whole bottle of Drano? For tough clogs, pour in entire bottle. Do not squeeze bottle, avoid splashing, and clean up spills at once. Which is better Drano or Liquid Plumber?

Liquid-Plumr Gel Clog Remover was created to cut through standing water and eliminate drain clogs that may be the cause of standing water. The Drano line of products offers a similar product, Max Gel Clog Removal, which the company claims is over 50 percent thicker than Liquid-Plumr gel, thus making it more effective.

Can Drano make a clog worse? Products like Liquid-Plumr or Drano are made for problems close to the surface, so if you can see a little bit of a clog, then these products could work.

But if you're looking down the pipes, even going as far as shining a bright flashlight down it and you're still not seeing the clog? Those store-bought "fix all's" will NOT help you here. If you try to use these store-bought pipe cleaners, they could damage your pipes further or even cause health issues for the person using it since it's very toxic chemicals being poured down the drain.

Addressing these issues yourself will require you to get a little dirty, and fair warning, what you pull out of those drains could easily make you nauseous if you tend to be squeamish. You went from some standing water to a puddle of chemicals.

What do you do from here? If any of the above methods worked, it is still recommended that very hot or boiling water be poured into the freshly cleared drain as it helps to clean out any leftover debris in the pipe. However, sometimes your drain is truly blocked, or you want to make sure that the drain stays clear for longer, so, you need professional help. Financing available!