Toilet: Clogs for little reason.... then seems to drain
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Try some suggestions my plumber gave me:
Good luck.
You can also use Dawn dishwashing liquid. Pour about 1/8 cup into bowl and allow to sit for minimum of 15 minutes, scrub bowl and flush. Dawn dissolves grease thus helping to release the clog.
We had this happen in our sons' bathroom--turns out my youngest broke off a piece of an airline headset and flushed it. Most times, all would go down fine, but then, enough would snag on it, and it would clog, but drain slowly. I finally called a plumber, and when he pulled up the toilet, he found the headset! :-)
We had clogs in our kitchen sink and laundry room and were renting a "snake" often. The rental guy suggested we pour bleach....a half gallon or more every month or so. Took care of our problem. Our son had to call a plumber because his drains were slow.....the plumber found tree roots, which you could have.
There are augers longer than 6' but that is the longest one I can manage. Sounds like you may have a problem outside such as tree roots or a grease buildup.