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Post by Dani on Apr 8, 2018 8:35:43 GMT
Hi!
I took a bath yesterday and when I was done I noticed I stated flooding my bathroom so I put the plug back in again and realized that I haven't cleaned that thing up since my ex left (he always did this before). I can't do this. I puke from the thought of even looking into that thing. I even pulled out hairs from the bathtub and couldn't eat dinner that same evening. So it's hairs and shampoo stuff and fat and disgusting things in this drain. My mom was over yesterday and I told her and that I can't do it, instead of helping me out she goes just put a couple of gloves on and do it. And I tell her she seems experienced and she goes nah I have never done it (her bf does it). HMMFPPP see what I'm saying. So. Yeah, my bath is still full with water and I need my morning shower so I have to deal with this thing. So I'm thinking, one time before in my other apartment when my other ex had moved out and the basin got plugged I called the people to fix it for me and they did and then there was a guy he gave me something, like strong corrosive acids and he said this is only used by us who work with these things but I'll give it to you don't tell anyone and be careful, so you can just put it in and it'll dissolve. I remembered this now and I have it at home and was thinking YAY let's do that. But if I know myself right I'll probably end up fucking up the whole thing and it's pipes and all apartments. If I post a pic can someone who knows these things say if it's good to go? Did anyone of you ever use anything like this before? I don't know what to do. I'm not sure I can do this with gloves without puking.
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Post by drnick on Apr 8, 2018 9:00:58 GMT
 Be very careful with acids! There was just recently a case here where someone seriously used sulfuric acid and died.  Is that some liquid acid they gave you?
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Post by Dani on Apr 8, 2018 9:14:35 GMT
Be very careful with acids! There was just recently a case here where someone seriously used sulfuric acid and died. Is that some liquid acid they gave you? Thanks, that what I thought. I'm the clumsiest person I know so that thing in my hands is the worst idea ever probably. It's not open and it says it's powder. Here's the thing:  I tired to Google it but all I can find is the liquid ones and that these are making people blind. I remember the guy was coughing so much I thought he was gonna die. |
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Post by drnick on Apr 8, 2018 10:12:29 GMT
Hm, ok. That shouldn't be that difficult. Just be sure to read the instructions, protect yourself using gloves, and have enough fresh air by open window. That stuff should usually just require to dry up the sink so it wouldn't work outside the drain. Then you put some of it (the amount should be mentioned in the instructions) in the drain, some cold water (like a cup or something) in there, too, and wait for like 30 mins, then clean with a lot of cold water. And don't inhale the gases that could come out of the drain while that stuff works, leave the room for the time, leave the window open, and good luck. |
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Post by Dani on Apr 8, 2018 10:22:23 GMT
Hm, ok. That shouldn't be that difficult. Just be sure to read the instructions, protect yourself using gloves, and have enough fresh air by open window. That stuff should usually just require to dry up the sink so it wouldn't work outside the drain. Then you put some of it (the amount should be mentioned in the instructions) in the drain, some cold water (like a cup or something) in there, too, and wait for like 30 mins, then clean with a lot of cold water. And don't inhale the gases that could come out of the drain while that stuff works, leave the room for the time, leave the window open, and good luck. Thanks! I just hope I have the right gloves and the right pipes for this thing 😛 It does say hot/boiling water everywhere else though but I trust you more than Google🙈 |
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Post by drnick on Apr 8, 2018 10:29:52 GMT
Hm, ok. That shouldn't be that difficult. Just be sure to read the instructions, protect yourself using gloves, and have enough fresh air by open window. That stuff should usually just require to dry up the sink so it wouldn't work outside the drain. Then you put some of it (the amount should be mentioned in the instructions) in the drain, some cold water (like a cup or something) in there, too, and wait for like 30 mins, then clean with a lot of cold water. And don't inhale the gases that could come out of the drain while that stuff works, leave the room for the time, leave the window open, and good luck. Thanks! I just hope I have the right gloves and the right pipes for this thing 😛 It does say hot/boiling water everywhere else though but I trust you more than Google🙈 Well, that should be in the instructions on the label.  The stuff I saw here said cold water, 'cause the acid will get hot itself then anyway, so I don't get why hot or even boiling water should be required, but again: read the instructions, and follow them. |
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Post by Dani on Apr 8, 2018 10:31:13 GMT
Thanks! I just hope I have the right gloves and the right pipes for this thing 😛 It does say hot/boiling water everywhere else though but I trust you more than Google🙈 Well, that should be in the instructions on the label. The stuff I saw here said cold water, 'cause the acid will get hot itself then anyway, so I don't get why hot or even boiling water should be required, but again: read the instructions, and follow them. I’ll do my best 😬😘 |
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Post by drnick on Apr 8, 2018 10:33:38 GMT
Well, that should be in the instructions on the label. The stuff I saw here said cold water, 'cause the acid will get hot itself then anyway, so I don't get why hot or even boiling water should be required, but again: read the instructions, and follow them. I’ll do my best 😬😘 OK  Just don't kill yourself. I'm still glad you survived the wood screw incident. |
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Post by Dani on Apr 8, 2018 11:04:15 GMT
OK Just don't kill yourself. I'm still glad you survived the wood screw incident. I was all ready with gloves and glasses and managed to move the thing with a knife to get into that disgust and then I read the instructions and it said something like don't do this if the pipes are old. So I thought FFS I don't know a shit about these pipes and after hesitating ten times I just put my hand in there and took it out then puked  But it's done. Water is flowing through. Let's just pretend I was cool enough for this. Thanks for your help though I really appreciate it. Next time I'll probably think risking breaking the pipes is more worth it.  |
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Post by drnick on Apr 8, 2018 11:11:06 GMT
OK Just don't kill yourself. I'm still glad you survived the wood screw incident. I was all ready with gloves and glasses and managed to move the thing with a knife to get into that disgust and then I read the instructions and it said something like don't do this if the pipes are old. So I thought FFS I don't know a shit about these pipes and after hesitating ten times I just put my hand in there and took it out then puked But it's done. Water is flowing through. Let's just pretend I was cool enough for this. Thanks for your help though I really appreciate it. Next time I'll probably think risking breaking the pipes is more worth it. OK, glad you survived. And good to see you put on your safety goggles. |
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Post by Dani on Apr 8, 2018 11:14:11 GMT
I was all ready with gloves and glasses and managed to move the thing with a knife to get into that disgust and then I read the instructions and it said something like don't do this if the pipes are old. So I thought FFS I don't know a shit about these pipes and after hesitating ten times I just put my hand in there and took it out then puked But it's done. Water is flowing through. Let's just pretend I was cool enough for this. Thanks for your help though I really appreciate it. Next time I'll probably think risking breaking the pipes is more worth it. OK, glad you survived. And good to see you put on your safety goggles. Hahahahahah. That'd probably been me if I didn't chickened out with this  Thanks for the laugh! |
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Post by drnick on Apr 8, 2018 11:15:36 GMT
OK, glad you survived. And good to see you put on your safety goggles. Hahahahahah. That'd probably been me if I didn't chickened out with this Thanks for the laugh! My pleasure.  |
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Post by purple18 on Apr 9, 2018 6:27:08 GMT
Hey so i can see you solved this for now but to avoid further puking like this you should install one of these drain cover things which basically doesn't let your hair through to go actually in your drain and you can just easily take it out after every time you shower (with gloves or a piece of sponge/toilet paper or whatever makes you freak out less) and this way it won't all build up and clog your pipes. Also make sure you always have a bottle of drain cleaner on hand, it doesn't need to be heavy duty like the one these guys gave you, like i'm sure you have Mr Muscle the brand in Sweden? if you manage to prevent hair going in there you just need it to get rid of soap/hair conditioner build-up which is not as bad without hair and you just need to pour a little liquid in there once a month carefully and then it will be okay. you can buy both of these things in any supermarket or drug store. Mine looks like this and it works perfectly, you just need to make sure you buy the correct size  goo.gl/images/WJFuEV |
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Post by Dani on Apr 9, 2018 6:44:39 GMT
Hey so i can see you solved this for now but to avoid further puking like this you should install one of these drain cover things which basically doesn't let your hair through to go actually in your drain and you can just easily take it out after every time you shower (with gloves or a piece of sponge/toilet paper or whatever makes you freak out less) and this way it won't all build up and clog your pipes. Also make sure you always have a bottle of drain cleaner on hand, it doesn't need to be heavy duty like the one these guys gave you, like i'm sure you have Mr Muscle the brand in Sweden? if you manage to prevent hair going in there you just need it to get rid of soap/hair conditioner build-up which is not as bad without hair and you just need to pour a little liquid in there once a month carefully and then it will be okay. you can buy both of these things in any supermarket or drug store. Mine looks like this and it works perfectly, you just need to make sure you buy the correct size goo.gl/images/WJFuEVThank you! Damnit. I need to take responsibility for this. I cleaned my owen for the first time ever too. Mom told me to get that muscle guy! Ps. I swear I clean a lot in other parts of an apartment but disgusting things are just not my strongest side☺️ |
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Post by purple18 on Apr 9, 2018 7:23:54 GMT
Hey so i can see you solved this for now but to avoid further puking like this you should install one of these drain cover things which basically doesn't let your hair through to go actually in your drain and you can just easily take it out after every time you shower (with gloves or a piece of sponge/toilet paper or whatever makes you freak out less) and this way it won't all build up and clog your pipes. Also make sure you always have a bottle of drain cleaner on hand, it doesn't need to be heavy duty like the one these guys gave you, like i'm sure you have Mr Muscle the brand in Sweden? if you manage to prevent hair going in there you just need it to get rid of soap/hair conditioner build-up which is not as bad without hair and you just need to pour a little liquid in there once a month carefully and then it will be okay. you can buy both of these things in any supermarket or drug store. Mine looks like this and it works perfectly, you just need to make sure you buy the correct size goo.gl/images/WJFuEVThank you! Damnit. I need to take responsibility for this. I cleaned my owen for the first time ever too. Mom told me to get that muscle guy! Ps. I swear I clean a lot in other parts of an apartment but disgusting things are just not my strongest side☺️ Yeah best is to prevent these things from happening in the first place! Just consider yourself extremely lucky that you didn't have to do this earlier i once lived with 3 guys. Actually, i lived with 3 guys more than once lol. Anyway, these guys did not care too much about cleaning and i was their mom and wife in one. But they were always like super grateful and guilty when i cleaned like a maniac and after a while i started giving them orders and they were like "yes mom". Sooo i have waaay too much experience with this kind of shit  |
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Be very careful with acids! There was just recently a case here where someone seriously used sulfuric acid and died. 
Just don't kill yourself. I'm still glad you survived the wood screw incident. 
But it's done. Water is flowing through. Let's just pretend I was cool enough for this. Thanks for your help though I really appreciate it. Next time I'll probably think risking breaking the pipes is more worth it.
Thanks for the laugh! 
