When you must deal with a clogged toilet, calling the plumber may not be your first choice. To help you avoid making the call, there is no friend like the drain snake or plumber’s auger. With good fortune on your side, and a proper use of the drain snake, you may pull off a grand success. Success with the snake will mean you may avoid getting your hands too terribly befouled, and you avoid making the call to the plumbing professional as well. You will need a drain snake, of course.
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If you are going shopping for a drain snake, you should know that there are two types of drain snake available. They both work the same way, and they both will work to remove your clog. The snake specifically designed for the toilet, though, is the one you should get if you can. The toilet snake has a covering over the section of the snake nearest the handle. This is to protect the toilet finish from the snake as it is turned, in an effort to reach the offending substance clogging your toilet.
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The plumber’s auger is a good thing to have, and to know how to use. But if it fails, the phone number of your local plumber is a good thing to have too. Call them. They have the tools and the know-how to solve your plumbing problem quickly and efficiently.