( 2 reviews )
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Posted: Dec 12 2008
I have a bathtub drain with a J trap that is impossible to snake. I have used a Drain King numerous times in the past 15 years or so to clear the line. It's a wonderful invention. The J trap is too shallow for the Drain King to fit in it fully, but I run the garden hose through the tub overflow pipe, connect the Drain King, and and push and hold the overflow pipe down into the trap (In our setup, I can also wedge a board at the top to hold down the overflow pipe). So the Drain King is partly in the overflow pipe and partly in the J trap. Someone else then turns on the water.
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Posted: Jun 20 2008
I had a sluggish drain that was progressively getting worse. I tried two bottles of Drano foaming snake, and one bottle of lye, and the clog just got worse. I called my plumber and he "wouldn't be available for awhile." I decided to try the Drain King, which I picked up at a local hardware store for $10.95 (I used the 1" to 2" Drain King). I hooked it up to a hose, which I fed through the bathroom window. I followed the directions, turning the water on slow at first then progressing to max. The Drain King made a weird "pulsating" noise. I let go for a couple of minutes, and voila! The drain was open! One suggestion: it would be ideal to have one person man the hose water valve to turn water off when needed. Water did leak out the hole where the stopper connects in, but it was easy enough to towel up.
