Clearing the shorter section is trivial and with sinks can be clearly visually inspected.
How to use a hand crank drain auger.
Work slowly and keep twisting the handle on the snake as it works its way along the pipe.
You might meet resistance when pushing the cable through the p trap the u shaped section of pipe under the sink or at any other bend in the pipe if so tighten the setscrew and crank the auger slowly while pushing on the cable.
A drain auger is a long flexible piece of steel cable with a bulb spring or pear shaped head attached on the end.
Feed this by hand into the overflow drain or exposed trap entry.
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Plumber s snakes work by entering the drain directly to physically contact and then clear away the obstruction causing the clog.
Slowly turn the crank handle of the auger.
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If you come to a place where the cable will not go any further release some excess cable then tighten the wing nut.
It s attached to a handle or coiled up inside a canister.
If you are snaking out a tub feed the auger through the overflow drain not the drain in the floor of the tub.
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This twists the corkscrew end of the cable into the clog.
Extend a length of two to three feet of cable from the drum spool.
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Put the auger end of the snake into the drain and feed the cable in while turning it.
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You manually insert the auger end of the snake into the drain and then begin uncoiling by rotating the handle.
You can either manually hand crank the metal cable in your pipe use a battery powered auger or a cordless drill.
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The other length will be threaded and cleared of obstruction with the drain auger cable.
