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Using a Snake Without Damaging The Toilet

When a plumber shows up to unclog a toilet, you might notice he brings along a rather odd looking tool called a toilet snake or toilet auger. After a few minutes with this tool, the clog will be gone and he’ll leave with a nice check. Augers only cost around fifty dollars, and using one is relatively simple. An auger should pay for itself the first time you use it.

A toilet auger is a strange-looking piece of equipment. Basically it’s a flexible cable, around three feet long with a wire coil at one end. When the handle is turned, the cable retracts and extends out of a hollow tube. A toilet auger differs from a drain snake in that it has a J-shaped section at the end of the hollow tube.  This should have a protective rubber sleeve so that it does not damage the porcelain toilet bowl.  Drain snakes also have a much longer cable.   A toilet snake only needs to be long enough to pass through the trap way, which is generally 3 feet in most toilets.

Residential Plumbing Tips from Atlanta Plumbers

There are myriad of choices when it comes to residential plumbing. Here are few plumbing tips and ideas to make plumbing work easier. Pipes such as Galvanized pipe, PVC, copper, PEX, and CPVC are normally used for water supply. CPVC is the easiest option to install and copper is most popular option. Galvanized pipes are not mostly used as it rusts quickly and becomes useless. Galvanized also needs to be replaced over a period of years. Below are more plumbing tips that may help turn your DIY project into a short project!

For drainage purpose, Schedule 40 is most used in modern homes. Cast iron pipes are used for drainage is old buildings and this is the best option. CPVC pipes are normally glued to join together and there are glues specially made for CPVC and also before gluing, the pipes should be cleaned properly with cleaners. The cleaners and glues used for this piping are very strong and therefore this should be used in a well-ventilated area.