Questions tagged [clog]
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How can I unclog a continuous drain in a portable air conditioner?
I bought a 10K SACC refurb Danby portable AC. It comes with a transparent draining hose, one drain opening at the bottom, and a 'continuous' opening in the middle.
Regretfully when using the middle ...
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Flushed clay cat litter once
As the title says… In a moment of lapse in judgement, I tried flushing cat litter this morning. I did it at my family member’s house while cat sitting.
I immediately got my hands dirty and scooped ...
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Kitchen sink stops draining, then resumes once toilet is flushed
A strange occurrence has happened twice in one week at my home.
The first occurrence: my wife was using the toilet and flushed lots of toilet paper, which slowed the emptying of the toilet bowl, but ...
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Toilet clogging and overflowing every time i try plunging it
My toilet has been clogging for a while now but usually a good plunge takes care of it. I've noticed also that the chain has come unhooked from the flusher handle a few times in the last week and I ...
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Gas oven not getting enough gas
My gas oven ignites but not enough gas is flowing through.
I was able to clean all stovetop burners with a pin to unclog the gas inlets. I'm hoping that's what's wrong with the oven, but I do not ...
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Espresso machine drain line keeps clogging
I have an espresso machine plumbed in for both water intake and drainage. The water intake is working fine, but the drain line that came with the machine keeps clogging. The symptom I'm observing is ...
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What do you call a threaded sink strainer that doesn't seal when screwed-in?
Is there a keyword I can use to identify a type of sink strainer that screws into place such that it still allows water to flow when it's tightened (by hand)?
I'm looking for a sink strainer for my ...
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Plumbing Nightmare - What would cause this? [duplicate]
Awful Rental House Plumbing. We moved into a 1950's house (with cast iron plumbing) on August 17, 2023. My owner is claiming that all plumbing clogs are from us, because that they did not have before ...
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Why doesn't the disk filter in my Fisher & Paykel dishwasher ever dry?
When I remove the plastic dishware grate from the drawer and remove the disk filter with the arrow, water pools here and never dries.
Any advice on how to fix this? It looks like there are special ...
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clogged kitchen sink, is it the garbage disposal?
Some how a bag of carrots got put down the garbage disposal and now the sink wont drain...
Garbage disposal appears to work, like the motor sounds healthy and the blades appear to spin fine... I took ...
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How to unclog too much baking soda
I was trying to clean my drain with baking soda and vinegar -- not because there was a clog but because I have a shower made of tile and wanted to try to get the nasty stuff out of the drain that I ...
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Where does my p-trap start and end
I have a clogged kitchen sink and most videos show removing the p-trap if using a plunger does not work. However, my p-trap looks different than most videos I've seen. Usually the two "screws&...
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Very Clogged Gutter Downspout
After a new roof was put on my house recently, one of my downspouts ended up completely clogged. Based on my attempts to unclog it (I have done this many times in the past at multiple paces on house ...
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How can I clear a clogged drain vent without going on the roof?
I seem to have the classic problem of a clogged vent; flush toilet and shower drain "gasps".
Is there a good alternative to going up on the roof and clearing it from there? What's the ...
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My sink is not clogged but water does not drain
Our kitchen sink (which is like 2 weeks old) is clogging up... and it's really weird, because I can't find a single (physical) clog. When you fill up a basin (let's say you put in 2 liters) and open ...
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