What to do if soaker tub downpipe is clogged

It doesn’t matter if you’re tired from working all day, you can take a hot bath in the soaker tub at home to dissipate your fatigue, but after filling the bath with water, you’ll find that the water can’t be discharged, how can the bathtub drain be blocked?

In fact, it is not easy to say, there may be a clogged bathtub drain or a clogged water storage bend,

there is also a bathtub failure condition is how the bathtub water is not filled, the bathtub water pipe leakage is bad?

These belong to the common bathtub failure phenomenon,

the following take a look at the bathtub downpipe leaking bad repair tips and bathtub downpipe blockage unblocking method it!

A, The bathtub downpipe leaking bad repair tips

1. It may be that you accidentally break the downpipe when cleaning the blockage, check carefully and replace the downpipe.

2. The ground waterproof layer is aging, causing leakage. Find out and partially redo the waterproofing.

3.It is possible that the part where the water outlet meets the bathtub has opened up and caused leakage.

Check carefully and use waterproof universal glue to re-glue for a week,

and then use it again after it has dried and cracked.

At the junction of the downspout and the bathtub, there is a gap, resulting in leakage,

the solution is to dry the downspout with a dry towel and seal it with glass glue.

4. The downpipe is not completely inserted into the drainage pipe from the bathtub under the ground, resulting in leakage,

the solution is to lift the bathtub and insert the downpipe on it.

5. The downpipe is aged, plus the weather is suddenly cold, natural freezing crack, resulting in water seepage.

Check carefully and replace the downpipe.

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B, How to do when the bathtub drain is blocked

The bathtub drain is blocked, you can first close the water valve,

and then put the right amount of tap water in the bathtub;

place the rubber attractor (for unblocking the toilet) on the water valve;

while opening the water valve, smother the overflow hole of the basin or bathtub;

and then quickly attract up and down, suck out the dirt or hair and clean it up in time.

In the case of a serious blockage, this can be repeated several times until it is unblocked.

Blockages that occur near the bath drain can be tackled from several places – the overflow,

the bath drain opening or the drum bend.

Let’s start with the bath drain.

If you can’t clear the blockage here, try the overflow again and then try the bulbous bend.

If the bathtub drain is blocked and cannot be unblocked with a rubber suction device,

first use the drain elbow screw to unblock the bathtub drain opening.

If the blockage does not occur at the bend,

insert the drain bend screwdriver into the extension of the drain pipe that extends into the wall and turn the screwdriver into the drain pipe.

If this does not work, move the overflow tray out of the way and insert the screwdriver directly into the overflow pipe and through to the drain.

For blocked floor drains, such as those in the corners and shower drains,

a garden hose can be very effective,

especially if the blockage is not right next to the opening.

Attach one end of the hose to the tap, shove the other end as deep as possible into the drain,

and then stuff the cloth around the hose at the drain opening.

Next, turn the tap on as far as it will go and hold it for a while.