I forgot about this. I like this idea. Too bad for me, when I tried it, I found I had a crack in the bin and it leaked allover the place. That and the larger hose of the vac was too big to get down the toilet, but I know I'd have done well if I could have gotten a 1 inch hose down there. A wash cloth blocked the toilet and removal broke the toilet as the toilet was old and didn't like being lifted.
On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Lenny McHugh wrote: > Gerry, > Do you have a wet/dry shop vac? > If so this has worked for me many times. Get some wet rags or paper towels > and hold them tight around the shop vac hose and the sink drain. The suction > should pull the clog out and into the vac. > If not a small plunger can also help. Most people do not use a plunger the > proper way. They push down hard. This only helps to compact and pack the > blockage. To use the plunger with a little standing water slowly push it > down. Then pull up fast. This will make a vaccume effect pulling the clog > back. > Personally I like the shop vac method. > > You could also remove the trap and clean it out. Most likely this is where > the blockage occured. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gerry Mack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 11:56 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Help! > > > I've really, really got to unstoop a sink. It's a laundry-room sink. We > own two guide dogs and I think the drain is stopped with Labrador hair. The > pipes are the older variety. You know--the metal pipes. Not the Pvc pipes. > How do I unstop this pipe and get this sink back in circulation? > > Gerry > > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list > just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/0It09A/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
