In this video, I demonstrate how to unclog a clogged toilet using a plunger.
A clogged toilet is a very common, yet often frightening, plumbing problem that almost everyone has to deal with at some point. If this is your first time unclogging a toilet, just follow these 2 simple steps to get a full flush.
All you need is a plunger and some elbow grease with the proper technique to unclog almost any toilet in a matter of minutes. I explain the procedure and demonstrate how to use the plunger correctly!
- Step 1 (0:00) : Instructions on how to choose the best pressure plunger
Usually, you should use a large plunger to best force the clogged waste out of the pipe. At the same time, this type of plunger is very easy to fit into your toilet, making unclogging the toilet even easier.
- Step 2 (1:07): Instructions on how to unclog a toilet with a plunger.
You put the plunger into the toilet, push down, and pull up continuously and evenly until the water drains out most naturally. The time depends on the degree of congestion. Usually, each time it takes about 15-20 seconds, it will bring the best results.
💡NOTE: To improve efficiency, soak the plunger in warm water before using it to soften it and help the toilet achieve the best results. *👉TIP: There are several ways to unclog the toilet without a plunger. All use stuff that is available in your house: - Vinegar and baking soda combination: Add one cup of baking soda to the toilet bowl. Then slowly pour the vinegar into the toilet until the mixture fizzes. - Wire hanger snake: Straighten out a wire hanger. Slide it down the hole to dislodge and break up the blockage. - Plastic bottle: Use a 2-liter soda bottle. Wear a pair of rubber gloves. Fill the bottle with hot water. Place the bottle into the bowl and squeeze it to shoot the hot water. The heat and the pressure might help dissolve the blockage. - Dish soap and hot water.
Hey everybody, I'm here today to show you how to use a plunger to unclog a toilet.
In this video tutorial, I'll be going over the basic steps for properly using a plunger,
just like this one, to unclog a toilet. All right, without further ado, let's get right
into the video. So as you can see, this is the plunger that I will be using. However,
there's another type of plunger that also has an added part over here that extends out,
and this is going to work the same for that plunger. There are different trains of thought
with regards to which one to use, but to be honest with you, this is going to work no matter
which type of plunger you're using. What you want to do is you want to take the plunger,
and you see there is an opening here. You want this opening to essentially go around the drain
hole in there, so that circle that you see right over there. So you want to get that around that
drain hole, and if the plunger has the added extended piece, that's going to go in the drain
hole, and that's just for added suction. So you want to basically get it right around that drain
hole right there, okay? And what you want to do is make sure you have suction by pushing down
on the plunger, and it should be quite difficult to push down on it. So as you can see right here,
actually I have suction because I can feel that when I push down, I can feel that resistance,
right? And especially when I pull up, I can feel that resistance. What you're going to want to do
at this point is you're going to want to aggressively go sort of down and up for about 15
to 20 seconds or more depending on how bad the clog is. Now I'm not going to do for a full 15 to 20
seconds because I'm actually in clothes that I'm going to, it's before my work time right now.
I arrived very early, so I came to my parents' house to film this. I don't want to get full of
toilet water before work, but what you definitely want to do is you're going to probably get,
splashed with some water, so just be prepared for it. So you want to aggressively go 15 to 20 seconds
just like this. All right, so you can see that I was going in and out just like that, okay? And
I'm not going easy. You got to be going aggressively, just like that. And like I said,
you're probably going to get splashed, so just be prepared for it. You can probably try and stand
back if you want, and that'll make it a little bit easier to not get splashed as much. But then
at that point, you're going to take out the plunger. You're going to remove it. You know, obviously,
you know, make sure that you drip it off like that. You don't want to be getting everything
everywhere. And you're going to see if the clog has unclogged, right? And if it has unclogged,
then you're good to go. If it didn't unclog, then you're going to put that plunger back in,
put it over the drain hole, 15 to 20 seconds, just like that. Aggressively 15 to 20 seconds.
Pull it out again. See where you're at. And I can tell I was actually using suction power
because the water is actually a little bit dirty, more dirty than when I first started,
simply because I'm pulling stuff up from inside of the drain right now. Inside of the trap,
there's a water, essentially a water trap inside of the, like a water canal inside of the toilet,
and I'm pulling water up from in there, right? So I know that I'm doing it, but obviously this
toilet wasn't clogged. But if a toilet is clogged, in my experience, because I've dealt with a
number of clogged toilets, in my experience, most of the time, it only takes one session of 15 to
20 seconds. If you have the right suction and if your plunger is good. If it takes a second try,
usually that will work almost every single time. On occasion, you might need three or four sessions,
but for the most part, one try or two tries should be more than enough. And that's it. That is how to
use a plunger to unclog a toilet. It's a very simple and easy process, and I've shown you how
to do it in this video. If you liked this video, please be sure to give it a thumbs up. Let me know
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