Plumbing Tools To Unclog A Drain
Plumbing Snakes That Can Unclog A Sink Drain
What Are The Least Expensive Tools To Clear A Drain
There are different plumbing snakes for different applications. Sometimes you can get by very inexpensively with something like the Drano Snake Plus Kit and other times depending on where the clog is you might need to rent or buy a plumbing snake tool or call a plumber.
Plumbing Snakes To Unclog A Sink Drain From The least Expensive To The Most Expensive
Start With The Least Expensive Tool First!
Before you spend a lot of money on expensive plumbing snakes, try Drano Snake Plus, pictured above.
Pros of Drano Snake Plus :
- Includes an 18 inch plastic snake/auger
- It is inexpensive
- It works quickly
- It is easy to use
- It's convenient
- It's accessible and easy to find in the stores like Walmart and Target and hardware stores
Cons:
- The snake is only 18 inches long
- If there is a deep clog a longer snake machine will be needed
- It will not work if there is a clog outside of the house
Very Often The Term Snake And An Auger Are Used Interchangablely
When Toolgirl and I were filming this segment she used the term auger along with a snake. Sometimes sending a coil to the clog will work if you just need to get down and loosen things up.
You Can Also Use An Auger To Clear A Clog
The Next Three Pictures Are Of Three Types Of Drain Snakes
The Differences in the snakes vary in the power of the motor, length of the metal cord and the diameter of the cord.
The first two snakes can be used inside the home to clear drains and the Third would be used outside and usually used by professionals
If That doesn't Work Try The Hand Held Snake Drill
The Hand Held Drill Has a Longer Snake And It is Easy To Manuver
Pros: Hand Held Snake Drill
- Easy to handle
- not too expensive
- Fifty foot cord
Cons:
- The snake machine may not have a long enough cord
- Get Plenty of towels cause it can get messy
If The Clog Is Still There Then Go For A Snake that Has Attachments
Pros: Of a medium sized Snake some of the popular brands are Gorlitz or Ridgid or Cobra
- The snake may be long enough to reach the clog
- The machine can still be used inside the house
- Easy to use
- 75 foot cord
Cons:
- It is expensive
- It may not be powerful enough if there is a clog outside
If All Else Fails Try The Large Snake
One of the Larger Snakes Is Pictured Above And Is So Powerful That It Is Should Only Used Outside
Pros: Large Snake And The Popular Brands are Like Cobra or Ridgid or Gorlitz
- Will reach Long distances outside around a 100 ft coil
- It is very powerful and usually can break up any clog
Cons:
- It is very expensive
- It is probably better to hire a plumber for serious clogs
If You Want To See What A SeaSnake Looks Like With A Color Camera
The Seasnake in the video above has a Camera Attached and you can see everything in color!
Let me tell you that this is for the professionals! I mean how many of us want to see the sewer system in color!
Who Knew We Could Ever See Sewer In Color?
The Cost of Plumbing Snakes to Unclog a drain
Item
| Cost New
| Cost Used
|
|---|---|---|
Drano Snake Plus
| $6.99
| $6.99
|
Milwaukee Snake Drill
| $420.00
| $125.00
|
Pacific Hydro Star Snake
| $300.00
| $160.00
|
Ridgid (like a Cobra)
| $495.00
| $245.00
|
SeaSnake (with color Camera)
| $8,000.00
| $3,000.00
|
If Drano Plus Can Do The job for a few dollars you can save yourself a lot of money!
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