{"id":7063,"date":"2016-12-27T06:54:19","date_gmt":"2016-12-27T11:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/?page_id=7063"},"modified":"2017-12-10T06:59:12","modified_gmt":"2017-12-10T11:59:12","slug":"clogged-sink-backing-up-shower-tub-drains","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/plumbing\/clogged-sink-backing-up-shower-tub-drains\/","title":{"rendered":"Clogged Sink Backing Up Shower and Tub Drains"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>How Unclogging a Sink Drain Led to a Shower and Tub Drain Clog<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>By Mark J. Donovan<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!-- google_ad_client = \"pub-3988490936633155\"; \/* Homepage_Home_Improvement_468x15_ATF, created 8\/13\/10 *\/ google_ad_slot = \"6539705898\"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; \/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"KonaBody\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">\n<p align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- New_300x250_051317 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 300px; height: 250px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3988490936633155\" data-ad-slot=\"4202793463\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"1%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"49%\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I noticed recently that my sink drain was draining slowly. So this weekend I decided to disassemble the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/plumbing\/fix-leaky-kitchen-sink-drain\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">sink P-trap<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span> and remove the clog debris from it. After unscrewing the large P-trap plastic nuts that connected to the bottom of the sink and the drain pipe coming out of the wall I poured the contents of the P-trap into a nearby bucket.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I then proceeded with the disgusting process of scooping out the soap scum and hair from the P-trap and open drain pipes with my finger. I noticed that the drain pipe that fed into the wall had quite a bit of gunk in it that I could loosen up but could not pull out.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">After cleaning the P-trap pipe I re-attached it to the straight sink pipe and the drain pipe coming out of the wall. With the P-trap reattached I then turned on the sink faucet and watched the water drain from the sink bowl. All looked great until I went into the adjoining bathroom and smelt an odd smell. I looked down at the shower drain and I noticed water was bubbling up out of it. Immediately I knew that the clump of material I could not remove from the drain pipe in the wall had found a new home.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7064 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Sink_drain-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Clogged Sink\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Sink_drain-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Sink_drain-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Sink_drain-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"47%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7065 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Shower_Drain-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Clogged Sink Backing Up Shower Drain\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Shower_Drain-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Shower_Drain-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Shower_Drain-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">So after shutting off the sink faucet I filled up a bucket of water from another bathroom tub faucet and poured that water into the shower stall. I did this to give me sufficient water in the shower stall floor area to work the plunger properly. To plunge the shower drain I first removed the drain cap. I then placed the plunger over the drain and pumped it about a dozen times. I then stopped and observed that the water still was not draining.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">At that point I had my wife turn on the sink faucet in the other bathroom to see if I could push through the clog from the sink area up and out the shower drain area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sure enough, as the water from the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/plumbing\/install-adjustable-shower-drain\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">shower drain<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span> pushed up and out all of a sudden a large chunk of gunk (soap buildup and hair) regurgitated out of the shower drain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">After removing the large chunk of gunk I then had my wife turn off the sink faucet and I proceed to use the plunger several more times on the shower drain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">All of a sudden, with a whoosh, the shower drain began sucking down the water in the base of the shower floor.<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"49%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/ebooks\/how-to-install-a-faucet-ebook\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6707\" src=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Installing-a-New-Faucet-Ebook-252x300.jpg\" alt=\"How to Install a New Faucet Ebook\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Installing-a-New-Faucet-Ebook-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Installing-a-New-Faucet-Ebook-768x916.jpg 768w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Installing-a-New-Faucet-Ebook-859x1024.jpg 859w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Installing-a-New-Faucet-Ebook.jpg 955w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Get detailed instructions, with helpful and informative pictures, in this &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/ebooks\/how-to-install-a-faucet-ebook\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">How to Install a new Faucet<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span>&#8221; eBook.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">With the sink and shower drains unclogged, I finally went back to the other bathroom and tackled the shower\/tub drain. I first removed the drain linkage assembly from the overflow pipe on the side of the bathroom tub, and then the shower\/tub drain cap itself. I then pushed a rag into the drain and a separate rag into the opening into the overflow pipe. I then filled the bathtub with about 4 inches of water.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Finally, I removed the rag in the tub drain and then pumped the plunger about a dozen times. After confirming the water drained easily from the bathtub I then removed the rag from the overflow drain and reinstalled the drain linkage assembly and shower\/tub drain cap. 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