Can you use a hand held auger in your toilet?

Use one hand to hold the toilet auger housing and keep it in place. With the other hand on the handle, crank the auger to gently work the cable into the toilet drain. Once the cable has forced through the clog, pull the toilet auger out of the toilet by rotating the handle and pulling backward.

Can a toilet auger damage your toilet?

Plumbing snakes (also called drain cables) that are used to unclog sinks can actually scratch your porcelain toilet bowl. If plunging didn’t work, you want a toilet auger (also sometimes called a closet auger). The auger is a plumbing snake, but it has a protective sleeve that protects the bowl from damage.

Can you use a drum auger to unclog a toilet?

The drum auger is designed to clear out clogged pipes, and your toilet is just another stuck drain. (It’s also a useful tool to have on hand if your home has a history of clogged pipes.) You simply feed the flexible cable down into the clog and crank the handle to break it up.

Can I use a wire hanger to unclog toilet?

Try to dislodge the clog with the hanger While wearing gloves, hold the makeshift hanger unclogger by the hook part. Then, insert the other end into the toilet drain. Rattle the hanger around gently to dislodge whatever is blocking the drain. You may also push the hanger back and forth to loosen the clog.

How do you unclog a toilet without an auger?

Baking soda and vinegar

Make sure the toilet bowl is half-filled with water.
Add 1 cup of baking soda to the bowl.
Slowly pour in 1 cup of vinegar (white or apple cider) and the solution will begin to fizz.
Let sit for 20 minutes, then flush down the toilet..
Check that the toilet is once again draining normally.

How do you unclog a toilet when an auger won’t work?

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