How can I unclog my bath tub drain?

Vinegar and baking soda. Clean out as much hair/gunk as you can, pour baking soda down and around drain, pour vinegar and let it fizz till it stops. Rinse with hot water. Using a toilet plunger gently will move anything stubborn.

Baking soda and vinegar are the best.then lemon juice to freshen.I use all the above for shower,bathroom sink and kitchen.After mixture does it's magic for about 15 min,run hot water for minute followed by lemon juice.

Hi lanie,

The first thing to do us take out the stopper, whether it is the screw in kind or rubber, then look into the drain for anything that might be clogging it or blocking it. If you can see anything such as hair, manually remove it. Then retry to have water flow through again. If still clogged you could try baking soda (about 1/2 cup) into the opened drain hole, add white vinegar , when the fizzing stops, flush with hot water.

I would imagine you have tried a plunger as a first resort.

As a last thing, try a snake, if no luck, call in a plumber.

BeSt to you.

To open up a slow flowing drain try pouring one cup of powdered sodium borate ( Borax) into the drain. Follow this with four cups of boiling water. Let that stand for 25 minutes and then flush the drain with cool clear water.

For general drain cleaning, use four tablespoons of washing soda dissolved into two quarts of hot water. Pour this slowly down into the drain and let sit for 15 minutes. Follow with a hot water rinse.

There is a great little tool that I found works great and is inexpensive. It is a long narrow piece of plastic with little “spikes” on the sides. You put that down the drain and move it around, then pull it out. Prepare to be grossed out! The little spikes grab ahold of the hair that clogging your drain. You will probably have to repeat this process a few times. Once cleared, do this once a month to keep drain from getting clogged in the future. The nice part about this gizmo - no chemicals! The little tool is just a couple of dollars at the big box home improvement stores. I have also seen them at the dollar store! Good luck!

I have also used the plastic hair clog remover tool and highly recommend it. What I thought was a major blockage turned out to be a simple hair ball....large, but just a large hair ball. I then ran hot water down the drain and everything was back to normal. You can also use this tool in the kitchen and bathroom sinks.

If you have an open type drain you can use the sprinkle top of a similar size spice jar to catch hair before it gets to the clog stage. Just place in drain and clear after each use.

I like that idea!

Dawn dishwashing soap works too, followed by hot water. pore dawn down the drain, a fair amount wait for about 30 minutes, followed by boiling hot water.