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naevaTheRat ,
@naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

Lots of people are wrong. The stuff in Nair attacks sulfur bridges in keratine. This makes it physically fragile so you can scrape it off.

It doesn’t dissolve the keratin though.

In theory you could break it into lots of small pieces by say pointing a water jet down the drain (or plunging or whatever) after treatment. Whether this is enough to loosen it will have a lot to do with other stuff in the drain/geometry/penetration depth. It may just make a gel that plugs the drain.

Smeagol666 ,

At my apartments they have it in the lease that we are not allowed to use Drano, becase our pipes are pvc. I use a coathanger that I’ve put a little hook on with pliers. My gf has long hair, and sheds like a goddam collie.

profdc9 ,

I made myself a 3-D printed drain cover

github.com/profdc9/…/Sink-Drain

And it traps the hair and I don’t have problems with clogging. It’s a parametric part so it can be adjusted for most drain sizes.

Kolanaki ,
@Kolanaki@yiffit.net avatar

I have a little snake tool with hooks on it you just shove down the drain and pull all the hair out.

Agent641 ,

What if I dont really want the hair back?

FiskFisk33 ,

throw it in the bin?

LemmyKnowsBest ,

Then pour nair down the drain

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA ,
@HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world avatar

They sell these plastic ones at the grocery store where you just shove em down the drain and pull em right back down, all barbed and shit along the length of the snake thingy, and then it comes out looking like you snagged a R.O.U.S. and you realize you forgot to put on your nitrile gloves and fuck it just huck it in the can but they’re a buck ninety nine the last I checked. Last time might have gotten a little hairy.

Passerby6497 , (edited )

If you wanted to unclog a hair clogged drain, you’d be better off using (harsh chemicals) draino o some kind of biological/bacterial cleaner. I had a clogged drain early in the year (not organic, toddler related), and the plumber sold me some kinda bio-clean stuff in lieu of charging me the full fee and getting nothing, and it works wonders to destroy hair and other biologic stuff when I leave it in drains overnight. I use it once a month or so and it fixes my slow drains in one shot.

Kit ,

Nair doesn’t destroy hair, it just makes it fall out of your body. It wouldn’t help a clogged drain.

Source: Have clogged the drain with my ass hair a couple times.

Rocketpoweredgorilla ,
@Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca avatar

I have a… uh… never mind. I don’t think I want to know.

MajorMajormajormajor ,

Ignorance is bliss, my friend.

Agent641 ,

The real don’t ask, don’t tell.

agamemnonymous ,
@agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works avatar

I don’t actually have a drain that needs to be unclogged. This is a showerthoughtquestion.

Unclogging hair from a drain is the single most relevant practical showerthought

xmunk ,

Nuke it from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.

AmidFuror ,

cloggedshowerthoughts

LordCrom ,

Go buy a snake from a hardware store. Spend the extra 10 and get one that has a drill attachment. I’ve used mine 4 or 5 times to clear out clogs… Saves so much money on a pro plumber

Kaput ,

Make sure to get it from the hardware store, not the pet store.

tiefling ,

Instructions unclear

How do I get the smell of reptile blood out of my drain?

HonkTonkWoman , (edited )

“In other news, a rash of copperhead bites has sprung up around town, after residents attempted to shove the snakes down their drain pipes to release a clog.

Local herpetologists say this is not a smart approach & should not be attempted.

Local residents responded by asking that their beer be held.”

PorradaVFR ,

The plastic drain cleaners at home improvement stores with the Velcro tips work really well. They’re like 2’ long but in my experience cleaning the wife and kids long hair out of the bath drain has show that to be plenty.

The added fact that I have basically no hair on my head also makes be a tad bitter about always being the “handyman” guy of our family. :p

fuckwit_mcbumcrumble ,

Nair, a chemical hair remover, works by breaking down the protein bonds that hold hair together beneath the skin’s surface.

If mr AI Overview is to be trusted, then it won’t work.

Lost_My_Mind ,

EDIT: I don’t actually have a drain that needs to be unclogged. This is a showerthoughtquestion.

Guys…he TOTALLY has a toilet clogged with ass hair.

SnotFlickerman OP ,

https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/030/710/dd0.png

variants ,

Reminds me of this story I read on reddit I believe about some dude that jizzed and puked in a sync and it got clogged and it festered for days until his mom had a plumber come out and he found the mess

infinitevalence , (edited )
@infinitevalence@discuss.online avatar

Mechanical cleaning is the only reliable way to clean a drain, period.

Edited to add suggestions and detail:

Most clogs are between the elbow and drain so something simple like the item below is more than enough to break free or pull out hair, and toothpaste, as well as anything else that might be stuck in drain or in the stopper parts. www.amazon.com/…/ref

In the case where the above is NOT enough, $30 gets you a cheap 25ft snake that is going to cover the bulk of other situations where you have a clog.
www.amazon.com/…/ref

Some general basic notes: A food disposal is for the little bits that you cant scrape off into your compost or trash, ITS NOT A TRASH CAN. Please dont put stuff down the disposal that you could have removed from a plate or dish.

Fats and Grease go in the trash not down the drain. If you are pouring out your bacon grease or remaining cooking oil, or anything fatty it turns to a solid almost as soon as it hits the drain. Running hot water with it wont keep it liquid, and dish soap wont keep it emulsified. It will slowly build up in the pipes and you will get a fat burg/plug that causes a clog. Wipe fatty/greasy pans and dishes with a paper towel and throw it in the trash, for large quantities like Bacon grease you can use a can or jar that you store in the freezer until its full and then toss in the trash.

hddsx ,

Look at you cleaning your drains, I just burned down my house and bought a new one - hair free

OsrsNeedsF2P ,

But that’s expensive, and I’m lazy. So what’s the next best way

Riven ,

Depends on how far it is. I got a relatively nice 20something dollar drain snake at home depot that was like 15 ft long. Took me like 5 minutes and getting a bit wet cause it was the bath. But yea I get the laziness.

infinitevalence ,
@infinitevalence@discuss.online avatar

its like $5-30 DIY. Or $100+ if you hire someone to clean it.

DoctorButts ,

What do I do if I don't have access to a mecha?

pelletbucket ,

I’ve never had to go beyond solid lye

PlasticExistence ,

If you really can’t fish it out, just use some drain cleaner. The dry crystal kind works very well and it’s inexpensive.

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