Keeping your toilet clean is a good start for keeping a toilet from clogging. Also being sure to not use large amounts of toilet paper or flushing other bathroom products, such as paper towels or feminine hygiene products, will help keep your toilet from clogging. However, just because you have to unclog toilets in your home does not mean you’re doing things wrong.
Clogged toilets are inconvenient and embarrassing at best, but they could also cause major damage if they continue to be used and water overflows. So how do you unclog toilets? Start by checking to see if anything has been put in the toilet that shouldn’t. For example, if you have young children, there could be any number of things that were tossed into the toilet and flushed down. Most often, these will be stuck at the bottom of the toilet. If you can reach them, get them out to allow your toilet to drain.
If nothing has been dropped into the toilet, at least not that you can see, then the problem is probably deeper in the plumbing and can’t be quite as easily fixed. Try using a plunger to force the clog down and open the pipes. Avoid using drain cleaner whenever possible, as these products can harm your pipes if used too often.
If these simple home remedies are not cutting it or you don’t want to do the dirty work yourself, it is time to call us at Ace Hardware Home Services in Hickory, NC. We are happy to send out our well-trained plumbers to unclog toilets in your home. There is no reason for you to suffer with clogged toilets when we have the tools and ability to solve your problem!