\nI have had to use drain opener on a shower drain before, because a lot of hair goes down that drain. The drain cleaner works great, used as directed.<\/p>\n
\nToday, a bathtub wasn’t draining. The drain cleaner isn’t meant, it seems, to touch the trim around the drain, so I had to remove the metal drain cover, which is a screw-down type. Sensing it wouldn’t just reverse-twist from the drain, I had to look up how to remove it, which I found here.<\/a> As it turns out, the cover I was facing is the kind with a side-release screw underneath.<\/p>\n \nOnce I had the cover off, I didn’t end up using drain opener, but did get the drain open. That’s for another post:)<\/p>\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Self-tutoring about plumbing: the tutor mentions a bathtub situation. I have had to use drain opener on a shower drain before, because a lot of hair goes down that drain. The drain cleaner works great, used as directed. Today, a …<\/p>\n