Drain Snake VS Drano VS Baking Soda & Vinegar for SHOWER CLOG

In this video, I share my experience trying 3 different methods for unclogging a bathroom shower drain clog with hair and gook. We tried Drain Snakes, Drano, and Baking Soda & Vinegar. I share my experience with each method and share my personal recommendation.

My personal recommendation is to have Drain Snakes handy and use the Baking Soda/Vinegar method for deeper clogs. In our experience, the Drano helped a little but not as well as the baking soda vinegar. I also don't like that Drano uses gnarly chemicals. It just doesn't seem necessary considering how well the other method worked.

Steps we followed for Baking Soda Vinegar Method
1. Pour a pot of boiling water down drain
2. Pour a half cup of baking soda in drain
3. Pour a half cup of vinegar in drain
4. Plug drain and wait 30-60 mins
5. Flush with boiling water again
6. Repeat if needed

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[Nutsfordeez]

Man made the easiest most helpful video in less than 4 minutes. Answered all my questions

[markplenke]

I tried baking soda/vinegar and Draino on my clog; made progress but not total success. Went to the hardware store and got a 25-foot drain snake with a drum auger: bingo. They’re not expensive and are easy to use. That’d be my recommendation.

[sandrarickovic]

Lol the draino did work, the combination of all three worked. You can’t say it didn’t work if you didn’t use the baking soda / vinegar first

[SuperExadidas]

Great testings....thank you for sharing..more video like this in the future.

[johnb]

I would find that the drain cleaner by itself would never work but then I would hit it once with a plunger and it would instantly be gone. They say not to use the plunger in case chemicals shoot back you. You should definitely be careful and maybe not do it if you're not sure. The plunger definitely does push the whole clog out.

[BakerZone]

I always get the big draino if not the great value brand. Usually last a couple years

[CassFinney]

a few questions: I can' t bring my drain thingie up enough to get the snake down- do I need to get a plumber/handyman to help? (all our drain thingies cannot be removed). 2. I get so grossed out and feel like I can't clean the snake enough so I never want to mess with it- and then where do I store the not 100% clean snake? and last 3. doesnt the boiling water damage the pipes???

[theamethyst]

My bathtub is an old tub and the other whole that has the two screws in it that sticks to the wall of the tub above the drain is sealed. So even if I unscrew the screws I can’t take it off. I already tried the snake but they didn’t work. I’m gonna try the vinegar thing and I’ll come back and say if it worked for me.

[ExrVin]

Be very careful with vinegar and baking soda, it can make clogs

[RemyYoon]

I put draino on mine and the worthless crap made it worse