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Moms View Message Board: General Discussion: Archive November 2007: Drano in toilet?
My toilet is clogged. I have been trying to plunge it but it's not working. Too much toilet paper used is the reason....I think.
I'm not sure about that. Why don't you call a plumbing supply store (the kind that sells to plumbers only). They are usually a wealth of knowledge that they will share, and might sell a product just for unclogging toilets.
Check into it before you use Drano - my plumber told me NOT to use it in the toilet or any other pipes. And I'd been using it. :-0
Don't use drano, my neighbor is a plumber and he told me the same thing. Keep plunging it. Good luck!
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. I know someone who used Drano in a clogged toilet and the pipe from the toilet to the sewer exploded. Drano creates gasses, which expand, and BLAMMO. Plunging or a snake - if those don't work, a plumber, but NEVER, NEVER DRANO.
LOL, Ginny, I know this isn't funny, but your post has me in laughing so hard!
Nicki, I still remember running frantically from my desk to a co-worker's desk to tell her NO when she told her husband to put Drano down the toilet, but by the time I got to her desk he had already poured and the pipe had cracked from the gas expansion. The cost of replacing a broken drain pipe and cleaning up after it is a whole lot more than paying a plumber.
How awful. I had no idea. I'm sorry, the situation was not at all funny. It was your use of the word "BLAMMO".:-)
Annie, how is the toilet now?
I was thinking that Drano wasn't good, but I wasn't sure! LOL! I guess my thinking was right.
Another good thing to use regularly is Rid-X or something similar. A lot of times when your tank starts getting full it is very sluggish and even plunging won't help. The rid-x breaks down all the solids (ewwww!!!) and it flushes much better.
No luck with the plunging. I did put a bit of Drano down. Before I reread my post, I talked to my BIL who is a general contractor and home remodeler. He said the Drano wouldn't hurt but probably wouldn't help either. Nothing on the bottle said not to use in toilets.
I called the plumber. My bil said if I have to use the snake it's time to call in a professional. I left a message and hopefully they can come out tomorrow am.
Sounds like someone flushed something down the toilet or you might have an issue in the yard out to the road, roots of a tree or a collapse in a pipe. Bm's and toilet paper should have resolved themselves after sitting for a while, water breaks them both down.
Well, the plumber came out. He snaked it and could only find some dental floss. I told him, at least my kids are flossing. Looking on the bright side. LOL I also told him that my dd went to the store to buy things for me and Scotts tissue paper was on my list, as always. She bought the cheaper brand to save money for me...so she could buy hair products for herself. He said the cheaper tissue causes problems because it doesn't break down as well and tends to clog.
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