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Thanks man!! I am a teenager willing to help my parents and i searched for this video, and this was the first one on the search list and it looks exactly like my drain! What a great tutorial!! Thank you soooo much!
@@uziloveslolis555 Yes, she does understand English, I think she means how tf does it take 2 decades to figure out how to use a shower... You df haha 😂
👍🏽 After finding lots of shoddy work by a local so called handyman, I'm now having to put right a issues that he claimed he'd sorted. Your video has saved me a lot of aggro and money to fix our shower 🚿. Thanks 👍🏽 and keep the video coming.
Brilliant Charlie you have been a lot of help to me I have cleaned my shower tray drain watched you do it I was going to call a plumer done it my self I can’t believe it Thanks I will be watching your channel in the future you explain things very clearly brilliant job done 👍😊😊
thank you so much, I struggled praising chrome cover off (female pensioner with athritis) BUT rest was super clear and easy to do. screw was bit corroded so need to investigate that. very pleased.
I got sick & tired of cleaning my shower trap so have decided to rip it out & replace with a bath tub or install a high rise shower tray - only IF I can use a shallow/regular P trap on it instead of these poxy shower bottle traps.
Thank you Charlie, was driving me nuts as could not remove the top and felt like it was going to break! After watching this have got it out and all cleaned and gleaming now :)
Really glad to hear that Ellen 👍 You'll probably have to do it every few months, or when you find it's not draining properly. A bit of a pain but the design is quite clever because it stops all the hair going further down the drain where you can't get to it.
Excellent (though unavoidably a bit stomach churning!!) description of how to clear a shower drain of hair etc, but even after that my shower tray still I think rather slow and as it’s shallow I often get a little spillage outside. What can I use to clear the area and pipes below?
I would use a drain cleaner (a 'drain blaster' device) that uses a plunger to drive lots of water rapidly down a drain pipe. Fill the drain to back up as much as possible (i.e. keep the shower water running fast) and then blast the drain line by quickly locating the blaster on the drain inlet at the shower tray and operating the plunger! Probably hair or even builder's debris in the line. Repeat as necessary.
Honestly my mind was blown when you got the screw out and separated the pieces. I have the same one and did not know it separated I've been struggling for so long! So glad I watched
Hi Charlie, great tip to unscrew the chrome part as I find this very hard to clean! Can you please help further as it's actually the drain that's blocked and really difficult getting into clean it, any help to resolve this would be excellent?
We had our bathroom completely gutted and new shower in, the old one never had this type of filter and the new one was blocking up, ended up leavjf it lying out when having a shower to stop the water from blocking. So I'll def give this a go over the weekend 👍
Yes, you don't want to do that for too long Keith as then the hair etc will bipass the filter and block the pipe. You have to clean these every few months ideally.
You're very welcome Nessa. Funnily enough I cleaned mine out again over the weekend. You want to do it every couple of months, or minimum whenever it's not draining properly. A very small amount of hair can stop it draining. Thanks for the comment 👍
I watch a lot of your modern DIY videos (including how to plumb in an outdoor dog shower!) and find it amusing that not only did your early DIY channel had a video like this but that it's such a popular one! If people weren't DIYing it already, did they get a plumber in to do it ? :) Is that why I can never got hold of one?!
Best of luck Brenda. You should be able to get it out ok and to put it back in, maybe a bit of blue tack to keep it on the screwdriver whilst you insert it. 🤞
Yes. There was none in mine because I had just cleaned it. Once you run the shower it fills again. The water is very important as it stops nasty smells coming up through the drains.
Have u got a video on how to unblock a plastic motor drainage system plug hole thing? If u see what I mean. I have to keep pressing the pump button after showering, which is annoying. It never done that before as the pump used to automatically work with the water pump machine.
I know this was made 6 years ago but we just recently moved to Belgium and I was wondering how to clean my shower drain. I’ve never seen this type of drain trap before. Thank you so much for the detailed How To!! I’ve also noticed that I may need to buy a new one since I don’t have all the parts in my drain 😢 I appreciate you for making this video. 😊
Ive taken the odour catcher thing out of my shower tray and hd my finger in there to find where it drains and its solid the whole way round! I cant find where the water goes! Any ideas?
Good and clear video Charlie. The only extra step I do with ours is to give it a final few plunges with one of those super-size plastic hand plungers that sort of concertinas down as you press it. Given they don't have any rubber seal or anything (just plastic throughout) their suction power is phenomenal. I find it helps pull up a load of dirt from further down the waste pipe which i can then just wipe up with some kitchen roll.
Aw, so glad to hear you found it useful. Just remember, when you find yourself standing in water, that's your drain telling you it needs declogging again - which will probably be every few months!
Thanks so much Charlie! I recently moved into my new house, and had never encountered a shower drain like this before, and was struggling to work out how best to clean it, as it seemed to be getting filthy every other week!
Excellent thank you. I just cleaned ours because of a drain smell, I didn't do it as well as you ! So now I will be out with the vinegar and brush to do a better job! Thank you!
Great video. I have the exact same shower drain. I need to replace the rubber washer ring that sits in the hole of the shower tray. I am not sure how to do this. Any advice?
@@CharlieDIYte - its the rubber white top seal ring that's perished. I have now managed to remove the top part of the trap by un-screwing (moped out water before un-screwing). I have order a new rubber seal, also got some silicone sealant.
You have to pour water back into the trap to prevent the smells coming up, but obviously to clean it you have to drain the water so whilst you're cleaning it, maybe shove something like a small plastic bag into the waste pipe to stop the smells coming up.
I have the same. But the plastic chrome top is shabby and not looking to good lol. Do you you know where I can buy them from please. Thanks for the video. Didn't know there was a screw you can undo.
Hi, a very helpful video. I noticed that when you took your odour trap out, the water level was below the outlet pipe, is that where it should be or can it be above the pipe? I have a fairly new shower and it has already blocked up. Can soap gunk from a washbasin affect the shower drain? Thank you, in anticipation of your help.
Hi Sheila, the water level would be below when you take the odour trap out, but that's the job of the odour trap - to keep the internal water level above the outlet pipe. It's difficult to say without knowing the exact configuration of your pipes. It could be a number of things, like there not being a big enough fall on the pipe leading to excessive build up of gunk but you could get an old fashioned plunger and see if you can plunge the shower trap to release the blockage. You could also try one of these bit.ly/2Sv3bBn It's a good idea toregularly clean the wash basin and shower trap, to prevent the gunk that forms quite quickly from travelling further down the pipes to areas that are less easy for you to clean.
@@CharlieDIYte Hi Charlie, thanks very much for the information. I had plunged it and had small bits of gunk out, but I shall make it a routine to clean both out regularly. Thanks
Useful tip. If you take all the gunge, no need to disassemble, and simply hold in whilst flushing in a clean toilet the water jet will remove most of it. An old toothbrush with Cilit Bang helps also to scrub the junk out!
Hi Charlie, any tips on how to access the pipework under/behind the shower to check for blockages ? My shower is still backing up even though I've thoroughly cleaned the easy-to-reach bits as in your helpful clip. I've tried HG drain unblocker and a good old fashioned hand suction pump but no luck. I think there's a blockage in the waste pipe but stumped as to how to access it without taking part of the shower apart. Thanks Jonathan
Hi water in bottom of shower isn't draining it's the plastic white shower cap cover it comes out all as one expect the water cup lol will try vinger thing.fingers are crossed
This drain has the stupidest design ever. Why would it require so much hassle to remove hair? Can't even put a hair trap or whatever to prevent hair getting in. I just moved to a new house and this is the exact drain! I hate this drain. Ps. Thanks for the video though
The thing is Cat, it's not the drain but the hair that's the problem. You have to look at what it's catching and be grateful that it's preventing all that hair going further down the drain where it could cause a serious blockage. I actually think it's quite a clever design. A hair trap that was easy to clean wouldn't be effective in catching the hair in the first place.
@@CharlieDIYte I understand the hair trap mechanism. I used to have all sort of other hair trap drains and this one makes removing the hair troublesome and gross. Now I have to switch to another device which is flat and have small holes on it and my hair just gather together which is really easy to pick up and dump into bin after a shower. Yeah this design is better than just a hole with nothing to catch hair I agree with that.
@@CharlieDIYte btw sorry if I sounded too negative! Your video is actually very help for people who has that drain and want to clean it. It's not you or the video but the drain is the problem!😂 For those who have long hair and molt often, don't get that drain!
Almas Asif Sorry about that! I would suggest you clean it regularly - every few months to keep it clear and prevent the hair and other gunk going further into the drain where is harder to clear.
Lauren Shaw You need to do it often unfortunately! 🙄 Probably every few months, but you'll know when it needs doing because the water starts backing up in the shower tray. Best to do it before that happens though so that you don't get any blockages further down the pipe, that you can't get to.
Charlie DIYte Yeah I did see that happening and knew I had to clean it but do people take hair out after they finish with shower? my mum said to do that I was like erm I cba 😬 who can be bothered though not everytime you shower
Hi I have a shower very similar to this. I removed the drain cover and the shower tray waste trap simmilar to how you have done on this video to clean everything. I then clean the rest of the shower and and turned the shower on before resembling everything to get rid of cleaning soloitiob and soap suds. The next thing I knew the water started leaking out of the ceiling in the room below. Is this just because the shower waste cup wasn’t back in? I’m calling a plumber asap x
Is there anything that can be added to the drain to help keep the hair from getting sucked down in the first place? With normal tub / sink type drains there is a plastic mesh that I put over the hold that kept the worse out but not sure how to do the equivalent with this type of drain in the new house I’ve move into. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks.
I've never tried to properly clean the entirety of the system before. I just removed some hairs from the white cylinder and called it a day, without realising the hair trap was clogged. Now I understand why my shower keeps smelling and can't seem to stay unclogged for more than a week!
Never knew you could unscrew that part. I'll be adding a screwdriver to my cleaning bag. Vinegars.great but I never use because the smell isn't pleasant! The trying to clean it without unscrewing that makes it hard so knowing how to take apart you can use another product. I still think they could come up with a better design. I clean people's everyweek any many of them stink 7 days later however thoroughly cleaned and with whatever product cleaned with (tried them all). Only thing that helps somewhat is taking removable part out after every use and sitting it on shower floor.
Mine isn't chrome, it's plastic and my sink is overflowingwhen I put the shower on. Do I need to unblock the sink or shower drain or both. It's a bitch to unscrew. I swear the plumber must have glue it. Any help please?
Put 1/3 cup bicarb down the drain. Pour in 1/3 cup white vinegar. It will fizz. Leave until your next shower. The water from your shower will drain away the bicarb/vinegar sitting in the bottom of the pipe. Things should now smell very fresh. If not, it means thee is still a build up of waste in the pipe. Repeat the bicarb/vinegar after the last daily shower and within the week you should have a nice smelling bathroom.for an hour or until your next shower.
Thanks... drain sorted 😀 I didn't know there was a secret waste compartment!!! 😆 It looked like a solid piece but actually, thanks to your video, I realised it must be there. Wish the plumber had shown me when he fitted it! Thanks
I have the same design of drain but a little different fitting. The difference is that there’s not any screw that locks the plastic with the silver tape, so when I pull the silver tape it doesn’t opens correctly and It’s like stuck in the bathtub the plastics. Any idea about this ?
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Thanks man!! I am a teenager willing to help my parents and i searched for this video, and this was the first one on the search list and it looks exactly like my drain! What a great tutorial!!
Thank you soooo much!
You're very welcome, my friend. Your parents are lucky having you around, and now's a great time to start your DIY journey 👍
Bless you. You’re an inspiration to the young folk of today. 🙏
This is what they need to teach you in school so it doesn’t take 2 decades for you to figure out how a shower works!
Lol what
@@sweta2u what do you mean what don’t you understand English
Quite agree Ali.
A few more decades in my case.
A lot of useful stuff on UA-cam, thank goodness.
@@uziloveslolis555 Yes, she does understand English, I think she means how tf does it take 2 decades to figure out how to use a shower... You df haha 😂
I somehow have been struggling to do this for a year without ever realising I could undo the screw and actually do the job properly. Thanks.
Watched this just to see how to get the screw back in after struggling with it for 2 years. Just done it! Easy peasy- brilliant!
Glad to hear it Valerie 👍🏻
👍🏽 After finding lots of shoddy work by a local so called handyman, I'm now having to put right a issues that he claimed he'd sorted. Your video has saved me a lot of aggro and money to fix our shower 🚿. Thanks 👍🏽 and keep the video coming.
Worked for me. Excellent video. And yes, as Bee Smart said, USE RUBBER GLOVES
Brilliant Charlie you have been a lot of help to me I have cleaned my shower tray drain watched you do it I was going to call a plumer done it my self I can’t believe it Thanks I will be watching your channel in the future you explain things very clearly brilliant job done 👍😊😊
Aw, thanks Yvonne 👍🏻 Yes you will need to clean it every few months or so. Satisfying though, watching the water flood out again, isn't it!
thank you so much, I struggled praising chrome cover off (female pensioner with athritis) BUT rest was super clear and easy to do. screw was bit corroded so need to investigate that. very pleased.
Now thats what I call a training video. Amazing! Thank you so much specially for showing over the ‘actual drainage’.
You're very welcome. Thanks for the comment. 👊
I got sick & tired of cleaning my shower trap so have decided to rip it out & replace with a bath tub or install a high rise shower tray - only IF I can use a shallow/regular P trap on it instead of these poxy shower bottle traps.
watching this at 2am after battling with my shower for two hours. Thanks!
Hope you sorted the problem... 😬
I've had this type of shower drain for 6 months. I thought it was broken - but now i know! All cleaned, thank you :)
Well done Sarah, and thanks for the comment 👍🏻
Thanks man, I thought I needed some fancy drainage cleaner, but nah, this was all I needed!
Thank you!
I didn't know about the screw and have tried all sorts to get the hair out!🛀
Not all hero's wear capes. Thanks for the video!
Thanks again Charlie, followed your instructions and my shower is so much better at draining now.
Glad to hear it John, thanks for the comment. It's worth doing this every few months or so. 👍
@@CharlieDIYte will do 😎
Brilliant video, modern drains are much more complicated! You’ve made cleaning my new drain simple. Thanks 🙏🏻
You're welcome, thanks for the comment 👍
Thank you Charlie, was driving me nuts as could not remove the top and felt like it was going to break! After watching this have got it out and all cleaned and gleaming now :)
Really glad to hear that Ellen 👍 You'll probably have to do it every few months, or when you find it's not draining properly. A bit of a pain but the design is quite clever because it stops all the hair going further down the drain where you can't get to it.
Good shower tray waste cleaning vid Charlie! Thanks!
Thanks Ian. Glad you found it useful. 👍
Excellent (though unavoidably a bit stomach churning!!) description of how to clear a shower drain of hair etc, but even after that my shower tray still I think rather slow and as it’s shallow I often get a little spillage outside. What can I use to clear the area and pipes below?
I would use a drain cleaner (a 'drain blaster' device) that uses a plunger to drive lots of water rapidly down a drain pipe. Fill the drain to back up as much as possible (i.e. keep the shower water running fast) and then blast the drain line by quickly locating the blaster on the drain inlet at the shower tray and operating the plunger! Probably hair or even builder's debris in the line. Repeat as necessary.
Honestly my mind was blown when you got the screw out and separated the pieces. I have the same one and did not know it separated I've been struggling for so long! So glad I watched
Can you remember what kind of screw driver you used?? Mine looks like an Alan key but I can't get proper grip on it to unscrew it
Thank you I have been trying to clean my shower plug but didn't know how to get the hair trap off. Thank you so much, I am going to tackle this now.
Very usefel thanks for making the effort to make this video
Brilliant! You're a genius! Thanks to you, I've unblocked my shower drain. I owe you a pint!
Yes! Glad to hear you've sorted it!!
Hi Charlie, great tip to unscrew the chrome part as I find this very hard to clean! Can you please help further as it's actually the drain that's blocked and really difficult getting into clean it, any help to resolve this would be excellent?
Your video helped me out to unclog my drain thank you so much! 😊
AXHEJAZ You're very welcome - thanks for the comment. You'll need to repeat this every few months - or when you find yourself standing in water!
Thank u so much, I was stuck with my shower.
Really glad you found it useful, and got the drain unblocked. Satisfying when you see that water drain out properly again, isn't it!
Wow, this was very useful. Job for tomorrow taken care of.
Glad you found it useful 👍
Great advice thank you.
Wish I hadn't just had my breakfast. 😁👍
Sorry about that 😏
We had our bathroom completely gutted and new shower in, the old one never had this type of filter and the new one was blocking up, ended up leavjf it lying out when having a shower to stop the water from blocking. So I'll def give this a go over the weekend 👍
Yes, you don't want to do that for too long Keith as then the hair etc will bipass the filter and block the pipe. You have to clean these every few months ideally.
Very helpful - many thanks
You're very welcome. I've just redone mine. Typically needs doing about every 3 months.
Hey! Just wanted to let you know that I found your video really clear and helpful and that I think your channel in general is awesome so thank you!
Hi Manu - massive thanks for letting me know - I really appreciate that!
This was very helpful indeed, thank you very much for sharing this for us, much appreciated
You're welcome, David. Glad you found it useful 👍
Thanks!
I've had one of those for a year and struggled to clean it... no I know... thanks
Yhhh
Thank you thank you thank you!!
You're very welcome Nessa. Funnily enough I cleaned mine out again over the weekend. You want to do it every couple of months, or minimum whenever it's not draining properly. A very small amount of hair can stop it draining. Thanks for the comment 👍
Thank you, so helpful!! 😊
Thanks so much for this. I've just bought a house with one of these and had no idea how to clean it.
Christine Hayvice You're very welcome. Thanks for the feedback!
I watch a lot of your modern DIY videos (including how to plumb in an outdoor dog shower!) and find it amusing that not only did your early DIY channel had a video like this but that it's such a popular one! If people weren't DIYing it already, did they get a plumber in to do it ? :) Is that why I can never got hold of one?!
Next time you try to magnetize the screwdriver to help the magnet attract the screws for easy assembly and disassembly.
Good idea.
Thanks
You're welcome 👊
Thank you so much! This has been haunting me lol. Gonna clean it properly at last! ... tomorrow.
Thanks Charlie , that was perfect .
Thank you , Charlie
Thanks! My mom will be so happy 😂😅
You're welcome 👊
Just moved to the UK and was unfamiliar with these low profile drains! Thank you for the tutorial! Super clear and good tips.
You're welcome. Glad you found it useful.
Very helpful video but PLEASE PLEASE switch off the background music!!
The music was an error. Sadly I can't switch it off on the videos I've posted but I don't use it any more!
Will give this one a try next time I am cleaning the shower, Charlie
Go for it Amy. It should do the trick. Just frustrating how often it needs to be done. Have a good weekend :)
Thankyou very much did not know you could take screw out just hope I can do it because I have a disability but thankyou
Best of luck Brenda. You should be able to get it out ok and to put it back in, maybe a bit of blue tack to keep it on the screwdriver whilst you insert it. 🤞
Thankyou so much I wash the plug every week to make sure it don’t block not yet taken screw out as it’s a brand new shower
Mine doesn’t have the screw, its just flat metal where the screw would be. How do I get the «hat» off?
Is there supposed to be visa or water there in the drain? I didn’t see any visible water in yours
Yes. There was none in mine because I had just cleaned it. Once you run the shower it fills again. The water is very important as it stops nasty smells coming up through the drains.
I did not know that there was another part to the trap after taking the cover off.
Yes, it's something you need to clean every few months. Horrible job but very satisfying when you see the water zoom down it again.
Do you have similar video for a linear shower waste? Thanks
Thank you for sharing I have been successful in clearing my shower drain simply by following your video Greatly appreciated 😁👍
Great video man
Thanks Javier. These things need cleaning out every few months. I've just redone mine 👍🏻
great 😀 can you tell us how to clean out the drain pipe further too?
Great video - Even I managed to get the shower flowing freely again
I don't have the newer type shower. I have a shower tub combo.
I have standing water in the bit under the cover. Does this mean I have a blockage further down ?
No, the standing water is important as it stops smells coming up the drain.
Useful my friend. TFS. Stay connected 😊
I've needed this for 3 years. Thank you so much!
Have u got a video on how to unblock a plastic motor drainage system plug hole thing? If u see what I mean. I have to keep pressing the pump button after showering, which is annoying. It never done that before as the pump used to automatically work with the water pump machine.
No, I'm afraid not Mandy. Have you contacted the manufacturer?
I know this was made 6 years ago but we just recently moved to Belgium and I was wondering how to clean my shower drain. I’ve never seen this type of drain trap before. Thank you so much for the detailed How To!! I’ve also noticed that I may need to buy a new one since I don’t have all the parts in my drain 😢 I appreciate you for making this video. 😊
dude. wear some gloves, thats so dirty.
ewwwwww
Man up you snowflake 😂
Ive taken the odour catcher thing out of my shower tray and hd my finger in there to find where it drains and its solid the whole way round! I cant find where the water goes! Any ideas?
Thanks
Kathleen Wiklund You're welcome!
Good and clear video Charlie. The only extra step I do with ours is to give it a final few plunges with one of those super-size plastic hand plungers that sort of concertinas down as you press it. Given they don't have any rubber seal or anything (just plastic throughout) their suction power is phenomenal. I find it helps pull up a load of dirt from further down the waste pipe which i can then just wipe up with some kitchen roll.
Thanks Chris. Great thinking. I used to have one of those plungers. I need to buy a new one. I agree, they're enormously effective 👌👊
Hello, I opened up my drain and cleaned everything but it's still clogged, what should I do?
Perhaps try one of these amzn.to/3DPTDZ4
You are my hero, been battling with this for months, was so disgusted that I didn’t look inside before - so easy!
Aw, so glad to hear you found it useful. Just remember, when you find yourself standing in water, that's your drain telling you it needs declogging again - which will probably be every few months!
Thanks so much Charlie! I recently moved into my new house, and had never encountered a shower drain like this before, and was struggling to work out how best to clean it, as it seemed to be getting filthy every other week!
Excellent thank you. I just cleaned ours because of a drain smell, I didn't do it as well as you ! So now I will be out with the vinegar and brush to do a better job! Thank you!
Great video. I have the exact same shower drain. I need to replace the rubber washer ring that sits in the hole of the shower tray. I am not sure how to do this. Any advice?
Thanks, are you saying the actual shower trap bit.ly/3y4yK7H needs replacing, rather than the insert piece that I cleaned in this vid?
@@CharlieDIYte - its the rubber white top seal ring that's perished. I have now managed to remove the top part of the trap by un-screwing (moped out water before un-screwing). I have order a new rubber seal, also got some silicone sealant.
Every time I remove this to clean the sewer smell comes back up straight away which is unbearable, how do I stop this?
You have to pour water back into the trap to prevent the smells coming up, but obviously to clean it you have to drain the water so whilst you're cleaning it, maybe shove something like a small plastic bag into the waste pipe to stop the smells coming up.
How often should I clean it?
About every 3 months. Depends how much hair gets in it.
I have the same. But the plastic chrome top is shabby and not looking to good lol. Do you you know where I can buy them from please. Thanks for the video. Didn't know there was a screw you can undo.
Yes they do replacement covers on Amazon and ebay. Just measure the diameter to make sure you but the right one.
@@CharlieDIYte thank you will have a look 😁
Hi, a very helpful video. I noticed that when you took your odour trap out, the water level was below the outlet pipe, is that where it should be or can it be above the pipe? I have a fairly new shower and it has already blocked up. Can soap gunk from a washbasin affect the shower drain? Thank you, in anticipation of your help.
Hi Sheila, the water level would be below when you take the odour trap out, but that's the job of the odour trap - to keep the internal water level above the outlet pipe. It's difficult to say without knowing the exact configuration of your pipes. It could be a number of things, like there not being a big enough fall on the pipe leading to excessive build up of gunk but you could get an old fashioned plunger and see if you can plunge the shower trap to release the blockage. You could also try one of these bit.ly/2Sv3bBn It's a good idea toregularly clean the wash basin and shower trap, to prevent the gunk that forms quite quickly from travelling further down the pipes to areas that are less easy for you to clean.
@@CharlieDIYte Hi Charlie, thanks very much for the information. I had plunged it and had small bits of gunk out, but I shall make it a routine to clean both out regularly. Thanks
Useful tip. If you take all the gunge, no need to disassemble, and simply hold in whilst flushing in a clean toilet the water jet will remove most of it.
An old toothbrush with Cilit Bang helps also to scrub the junk out!
thanks Charlie
Thanks for the comment - glad you found it useful!
Excellent, very clear instructions on cleaning shower trap - thank you so much!
I have the same shower drain and I'm gonna do this but today sewer smells have started coming up the drain, how do I fix this??
Hi Charlie, any tips on how to access the pipework under/behind the shower to check for blockages ? My shower is still backing up even though I've thoroughly cleaned the easy-to-reach bits as in your helpful clip. I've tried HG drain unblocker and a good old fashioned hand suction pump but no luck. I think there's a blockage in the waste pipe but stumped as to how to access it without taking part of the shower apart. Thanks Jonathan
Maybe try something like this amzn.to/3vsf7qP I haven't used one myself but I've heard a lot of people say it did the trick.
I bought an auger and it worked go on UA-cam for advice on using. Takes a wee while but it should clear the blockage.
I do this every week. I have long hair so it gets clogged quite quickly.
Thank you so much for this! I've never cleaned a shower drain before and your video made the experience a lot less traumatic
Hi water in bottom of shower isn't draining it's the plastic white shower cap cover it comes out all as one expect the water cup lol will try vinger thing.fingers are crossed
Even if i clean this, the water doesnot not drain out faster. Can you suggest what should i do next?
It sounds like you might have a blockage further down the drain. You might buy a plunger and see if that clears it 🤔
This drain has the stupidest design ever. Why would it require so much hassle to remove hair? Can't even put a hair trap or whatever to prevent hair getting in. I just moved to a new house and this is the exact drain! I hate this drain.
Ps. Thanks for the video though
The thing is Cat, it's not the drain but the hair that's the problem. You have to look at what it's catching and be grateful that it's preventing all that hair going further down the drain where it could cause a serious blockage. I actually think it's quite a clever design. A hair trap that was easy to clean wouldn't be effective in catching the hair in the first place.
@@CharlieDIYte I understand the hair trap mechanism. I used to have all sort of other hair trap drains and this one makes removing the hair troublesome and gross. Now I have to switch to another device which is flat and have small holes on it and my hair just gather together which is really easy to pick up and dump into bin after a shower.
Yeah this design is better than just a hole with nothing to catch hair I agree with that.
@@CharlieDIYte btw sorry if I sounded too negative! Your video is actually very help for people who has that drain and want to clean it. It's not you or the video but the drain is the problem!😂 For those who have long hair and molt often, don't get that drain!
😖. u shud use some disposable gloves ..
.. it was makin me feelin sick .. n how often shud u do this ? every few days or every week ?
Almas Asif Sorry about that! I would suggest you clean it regularly - every few months to keep it clear and prevent the hair and other gunk going further into the drain where is harder to clear.
Charlie DIYte how often do you clean it? I just did it today it was gross but the result was good lol
Lauren Shaw You need to do it often unfortunately! 🙄 Probably every few months, but you'll know when it needs doing because the water starts backing up in the shower tray. Best to do it before that happens though so that you don't get any blockages further down the pipe, that you can't get to.
Charlie DIYte Yeah I did see that happening and knew I had to clean it but do people take hair out after they finish with shower? my mum said to do that I was like erm I cba 😬 who can be bothered though not everytime you shower
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Hi I have a shower very similar to this. I removed the drain cover and the shower tray waste trap simmilar to how you have done on this video to clean everything. I then clean the rest of the shower and and turned the shower on before resembling everything to get rid of cleaning soloitiob and soap suds. The next thing I knew the water started leaking out of the ceiling in the room below. Is this just because the shower waste cup wasn’t back in? I’m calling a plumber asap x
Is there anything that can be added to the drain to help keep the hair from getting sucked down in the first place? With normal tub / sink type drains there is a plastic mesh that I put over the hold that kept the worse out but not sure how to do the equivalent with this type of drain in the new house I’ve move into. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks.
I haven't seen anything Tiffany but could you improvise with a similar mesh to what you've used previously?
I've never tried to properly clean the entirety of the system before. I just removed some hairs from the white cylinder and called it a day, without realising the hair trap was clogged. Now I understand why my shower keeps smelling and can't seem to stay unclogged for more than a week!
How do I remove the "bowl"? I am not managing
Never knew you could unscrew that part. I'll be adding a screwdriver to my cleaning bag. Vinegars.great but I never use because the smell isn't pleasant! The trying to clean it without unscrewing that makes it hard so knowing how to take apart you can use another product.
I still think they could come up with a better design. I clean people's everyweek any many of them stink 7 days later however thoroughly cleaned and with whatever product cleaned with (tried them all). Only thing that helps somewhat is taking removable part out after every use and sitting it on shower floor.
Mine isn't chrome, it's plastic and my sink is overflowingwhen I put the shower on. Do I need to unblock the sink or shower drain or both.
It's a bitch to unscrew. I swear the plumber must have glue it.
Any help please?
Hi i cleaned my mine just like this and now the drain stinks of damp kinda mildew smell. Do u know why this would be?
Put 1/3 cup bicarb down the drain. Pour in 1/3 cup white vinegar. It will fizz. Leave until your next shower. The water from your shower will drain away the bicarb/vinegar sitting in the bottom of the pipe. Things should now smell very fresh. If not, it means thee is still a build up of waste in the pipe. Repeat the bicarb/vinegar after the last daily shower and within the week you should have a nice smelling bathroom.for an hour or until your next shower.
Is the chrome prone to scratches ??
It's plastic not chrome, but not really as there's nothing in the shower that's going to scratch it.
unclogged it myself..thanks for ur vid😊
Thanks... drain sorted 😀 I didn't know there was a secret waste compartment!!! 😆 It looked like a solid piece but actually, thanks to your video, I realised it must be there. Wish the plumber had shown me when he fitted it!
Thanks
Great work Nicky. Ideally you should do this every few months. You'll know when as you'll be standing in water 😉 Thanks for letting me know. 🙏
I have the same design of drain but a little different fitting. The difference is that there’s not any screw that locks the plastic with the silver tape, so when I pull the silver tape it doesn’t opens correctly and It’s like stuck in the bathtub the plastics. Any idea about this ?
Thank you very much that was clear and helpful. Keep up,the good work!
You're welcome - thanks for the comment Orla!
Sorted mine in 10 minutes. Thanks for the upload mate. Much appreciated
You're welcome. It'll probably need doing every few months.
This is excellent, but won't all the hairs in that bucket clog up a drain. I guess down the loo with it.