Plunger Shower Drain |link| File

You have a slow-draining shower. Water pools around your ankles. Your first instinct? Grab the toilet plunger.

Pour a kettle of boiling water down first. It softens soap scum. (Skip if you have PVC pipes older than 20 years—use hot tap water instead.) plunger shower drain

Here’s the hard truth: a standard cup plunger is almost useless on a shower drain. And if you use a flange plunger (the one with the extra lip), you might just push the clog deeper. You have a slow-draining shower

Push it down until you feel resistance. Hook the hair, pull slowly. Repeat 3–4 times. pull slowly. Repeat 3–4 times.