I was at the hardware store on Montgomery and a plumber showed me a better way to clear a drain.

I was buying a drain snake for a clogged bathroom sink last week. A plumber in line saw it and said, 'Those things can scratch up your pipes pretty bad.' He told me to try a shop vac on the wet side instead. I went home, sealed the overflow hole with a wet rag, and it pulled the whole clog out in about 30 seconds. Has anyone else used a shop vac for drains here in town?

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joseph5293mo ago

Sounds a bit over the top to me. Like, how often do clogs really need that much power? A plunger usually works fine.

violafox12d ago

Hear me out though. A plunger works for the basic stuff, but some clogs are deeper or harder, like roots or years of buildup. People don't realize how often they need real power until they've already spent an hour elbow deep in gross water.

lilyb273mo ago

That part about the plumber just telling you a better way in line is so real. I mean, the best fixes I've ever found came from random people in stores or neighbors. Like, my car made this weird noise for months, and a guy at the gas pump just pointed at my tire and said the belt was showing. Saved me a huge bill. It's like there's this whole other manual for life that isn't online, you just get it from someone who's done it before.