Hi there,
I have a bathroom that is about 5-6 years old. Last year I noticed a slow running bath drain, took the side off the tub, opened the drain and gave the trap and drain a thorough cleaning.
I'm getting a slow running bath drain again. When you first begin showering, the bath slowly fills up to about 8 inches high. Then, a few minutes later, it starts to drain, and you are left shower in less than 1/4 of an inch of water (how it usually is when there are no flow problems). Is this indicative of problems in the trap?
Is there an easier way for me to clean this out than disassemble the drain again? It is one of the drains where there is a screw hole suspended in the middle of the mouth of the pipe, and the screw goes down the middle of the silver plug mesh thing. (Sorry for lack of terminology, I'm pretty bad with plumbing tasks ).
Thanks,
dw
I have a bathroom that is about 5-6 years old. Last year I noticed a slow running bath drain, took the side off the tub, opened the drain and gave the trap and drain a thorough cleaning.
I'm getting a slow running bath drain again. When you first begin showering, the bath slowly fills up to about 8 inches high. Then, a few minutes later, it starts to drain, and you are left shower in less than 1/4 of an inch of water (how it usually is when there are no flow problems). Is this indicative of problems in the trap?
Is there an easier way for me to clean this out than disassemble the drain again? It is one of the drains where there is a screw hole suspended in the middle of the mouth of the pipe, and the screw goes down the middle of the silver plug mesh thing. (Sorry for lack of terminology, I'm pretty bad with plumbing tasks ).
Thanks,
dw