not to be sappy or anything ,but i never had parents to teach me this type of stuff. i learned how to shave, make a bed look nice, tie a tie, ride a bike, mow my lawn, cook good food, homeown/rent a place, i learned it all from the internet. and now i know how to use a toilet snake, haha! i genuinely thank you. this video helped me so much, my toilet that is rather old got backed up completely out of no where…and no amount of plunging was helping. thanks again ❤️
@@pdk-2025 I don't know what your lifes been like Paul but if it wasn't to good I hope it's a lot better now. Remember this, parents should be a blessing BUT that's not always the case
Thanks for showing me how to use a toilet auger without talking 15 minutes about other nonsense first. I’m a widow & rely on these videos so I don’t have to call a handyman that charges a $100 to do a 5 minute job then tries to tell me I need other things done when I really don’t.
Having made a career as a glorified handyman, I try to warn people like you about things that need to be done to avoid bigger bills later. I will also say, I do a lot of those 5 minute jobs free for people who I've established a working relationship with. Don't be too hard on us, a lot of good guys are just trying to do what you want and make a living.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. Me and my mom are living alone with just my little siblings and the drain was clogged but we didn’t want to call a handyman for a 100 bucks. Thank you so much !
Thank you so much! This video allowed me to keep my household title of “maintenance supervisor”. I went to Home Depot to purchase the snake, watched your video in the driveway. By the time my husband woke up the toilet was fixed!!! He thinks I’m a pro!! 😅😅
Your video is still helping 5 years later since your original post! I had been plunging for an hour and found this video. Went to Ace hardware store to buy a snake (FYI- any snake works , got mines for $18) . I followed your instructions to a T and after 2 times of “snaking” the toilet , flushed right down. Thank you so much 😊
Thank you, Mike! You went straight to the point without trying to show off with fancy production bells, whistles and annoyance. Please add a "$Thanks" gratuity button to this video.
I watched this video 1 times, anticipating this clog was going to be a headache. I cleared the clog with 3 passes (as recommended). Super helpful video, thank you for your content.
you really saved me with this video, i didn’t want to have to deal with maintenance at my apartment and now i have a new skill for life. thank you so much for making this!
Thank you! I thought the darn thing was stuck because reversing the handle was not brining the snake out of the toilet. A firm tug got it out! I also loved that your video was less than 3 minutes!!
Great video! Thanks for simplifying this concept. Also I have a tip, you could use a 5 gallon bucket to put the auger away instead of a trash bag, I find it’s easier and less messy! Thanks again.
As a former journeyman for a general contractor/plumber when I was in college, I had forgotten how to auger a toilet. I could not get the auger head through the traps. With heavy downward force, I could only get about a foot when the auger would coil back out. Spent two sessions for over an hour doing this. Frustrated, I watched several videos. THIS VIDEO is by far how I remember Eddy, the plumber/contractor taught me. You have to spin the handle w/downward pressure, just like Micheal shows. Let the auger head work by spinning and a lil angled pressure. Thanks.
Thank you so ever much for getting to the point along with visuals being to the point. You saved me so much money. Never did anything like this before but you got me through it. I researched 4 other videos before choosing your video.
Thanks Michael. That was the best, most informative instructional video for unclogging a toilet using a "Closet Snake/ Auger" I've seen. That should help a lot of people.
Yesss Mike complete life saver!!!😊😊😊 your video was so helpful and easy to follow! I have been plunging all day nothing worked! Your video was everything thanks again!
Thank you ! I was struggling with this exact auger and did not understand the instructions my niece gave me- I watched one other video and it didn’t really help- I watched yours and I went to try it and no struggles! Auger went in and the toilet unclogged! 🎉
o.m.g even to this day your video was still so helpful for me, you have no idea I was struggling so bad and stressed..so thank you thank you thank you...your video was the best and most helpful by far !
For some of us who don’t have too much upper body strength how do I get the stick back up? I do well with getting it down but that swift motion to take it out I can’t seem to do. Any suggestions?
Cant get it in.... and practicing on an unclogged toilet ......fyi. needed a fix for what I am doing wrong... no i am not scatching, ... but wont go in fast one foot!
Sometimes, it helps to stick the neck of the augers far in/up into the thought of the toilet as possible. So the lower you put your hands, the higher/farther into the thought the auger goes.
@michaelsumner13 Yeah I'm currently working as a maintenance tech and it was the first toilet where I had to use the auger. I was told by my coworker on how to use it but it was still didn't want to work for me. Right before I was about to call it quits and have him come show me how to do it, I said let me youtube it and I came across your video. Took me a few seconds and I had it unclogged. 🙏 again I appreciate your help. 💯💯
Omg I’ve watched soo many videos and could not get my auger down the drain so I bought a better one a 60$ one from Lowell’s a cobra one and still the saaammme thing I couldn’t get it down, glad you said to keep drilling down well it did lol and it was a small deodorant stuck.... it drilled a hole in the deodorant and when I pulled back up there it fking was!!!!!!
Sorry for the delay... but yes. It can be. Sometimes, you'll hook it and pull it out. Other times, you'll just push it through Tina bigge pipe can "handle it."
Our toilet was slow so i had the septic tank ckeaned thinking that was it, now i think there might be a partial block. Can i use my drain snake or do i have to buy one of these? Thank you young man!
I understand the question, but it's hard to say for sure. I'm not sure what drain snake you have if it's something similar, then I don't know why it wouldn't work. But the augur used in this video is specifically designed for toilets. But there are some rare cases of there being an obstruction that is enough to slow the flush of a toilet, but small enough to let the head of the snake sneak by it.
The plumber I hired used that auger twice and it didn't work so he noticed that there was a leak outside and the sewer was dried up. He was trying to get me to replace everything but I realize now that he didn't even try to unclog the line from the outside. If I bought an auger could I try to unclog it from the outside myself?
If I'm understanding this right, that is how it works. When you push the handle all the way I'm, the snake will be out. It stores I'm that position. There's usually a plastic clip that the end of the snake will clip into.
@@michaelsumner13 i already subscribed for sure when I first was the video!!! The video was very helpful!! Saved me a call to a plumber. And I added a new tool to my garage. Fixed my toilet in 5 mins and spent about $45 at home dept . Just a win win win win!!! I hope you get to your 1000 subscribers soon brother!
1) Disposable Rubber Gloves - NOT canvas Work Gloves 2) 5 gallon Home Depot Bucket to place the Auger in - not a white Hefty Trash Bag. 3) Disinfectant Spray for cleaning 4) Blue Shop Towels for wiping 5) 4’ x 4’ blue tarp for the floor. 6) 6’ Milwaukee Toilet Auger 7) Canvas Floor Runners from the front door to the bathroom. This is the difference in hiring a Handyman & a Professional Plumber.
MY AUGER IS STUCK IN MY TOILET. HELP. NOT SURE HOW TO GET IT OUT. MY TODDLER FLUSHED A TUPPERWARE CONTAINER DOWN TOILET. SINGLE MOM HERE SO WAS AVOIDING PAYING FOR A PLUMBER. LANDLORDS NO USE IN HELPING. WHAT DO I DO NOW??? HAVE SPENT 2HRS LOOKING ONLINE FOR TRICKS TO AUGER OUT OF TOILET. MY AUGER IS THE KIND YOU HAVE
Yea. Unfortunately, that can happen. You have to keep the rubber of the snake pushed down to the end and keep the house neck stuck in the bend of the toilet.
I'm sorry. That does happen, of corse. If you can extend the rod all the way in and back out a couple of times, and the obstruction doesn't clear, then it might be farther down.
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not to be sappy or anything ,but i never had parents to teach me this type of stuff.
i learned how to shave, make a bed look nice, tie a tie, ride a bike, mow my lawn, cook good food, homeown/rent a place, i learned it all from the internet. and now i know how to use a toilet snake, haha!
i genuinely thank you. this video helped me so much, my toilet that is rather old got backed up completely out of no where…and no amount of plunging was helping.
thanks again ❤️
You're very welcome. So glad this helped you.
Make sure you subscribe if you haven't already.
And thanks so much for your comment.
@@pdk-2025 I don't know what your lifes been like Paul but if it wasn't to good I hope it's a lot better now. Remember this, parents should be a blessing BUT that's not always the case
Same
Good job Paul. Where there is a will there is a way.
Your video is still helping people 6 yrs later, thank you.
Thanks for showing me how to use a toilet auger without talking 15 minutes about other nonsense first. I’m a widow & rely on these videos so I don’t have to call a handyman that charges a $100 to do a 5 minute job then tries to tell me I need other things done when I really don’t.
Good point about the needless & annoying jibber jabber 😎
I appreciate that, man. Thanks for your comment.
Seriously I just got so annoyed watching a different video like get to the point please!
So many DIY guys love the sound of their voices
Having made a career as a glorified handyman, I try to warn people like you about things that need to be done to avoid bigger bills later.
I will also say, I do a lot of those 5 minute jobs free for people who I've established a working relationship with.
Don't be too hard on us, a lot of good guys are just trying to do what you want and make a living.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. Me and my mom are living alone with just my little siblings and the drain was clogged but we didn’t want to call a handyman for a 100 bucks. Thank you so much !
Thank you so much! This video allowed me to keep my household title of “maintenance supervisor”. I went to Home Depot to purchase the snake, watched your video in the driveway. By the time my husband woke up the toilet was fixed!!! He thinks I’m a pro!! 😅😅
Hahaha. Excellent! That's great.
Make sure to subscribe if you haven't already!
Thanks for this demonstration, Mike. So easy to follow and saved me a visit from the plumber!
Thank you for this! These are the kind of vlogs we actually need in life
I wish every instructional video was this helpful and concise. Thanks man!
Your video is still helping 5 years later since your original post! I had been plunging for an hour and found this video. Went to Ace hardware store to buy a snake (FYI- any snake works , got mines for $18) . I followed your instructions to a T and after 2 times of “snaking” the toilet , flushed right down. Thank you so much 😊
I'm glad it helped you
Thank you, Milwaukee Mike, for your instructive video! I appreciate you for keeping the video under three minutes.
Thanks so much. I do try to keep them shirt.
New homeowner here 👋 Thank you!
Hayoooo! Congrats on the new home. Glad I could help.
Make sure you subscribe if you haven't already!
I just did 😇
@@misshenry1676 you're the best! TY
Thank you, Mike! You went straight to the point without trying to show off with fancy production bells, whistles and annoyance. Please add a "$Thanks" gratuity button to this video.
Thank you 🙏 I just saved 100$ that was the plumbing company was charging me for it!!😮 thank you again for this easy to follow video 👍✌🏽
You're so welcome. Glad I could help. I would really appreciate it if you'd subscribe to the channel if you haven’t already.
Today was my first time using one of these. They work like a charm. 🎉
I watched this video 1 times, anticipating this clog was going to be a headache. I cleared the clog with 3 passes (as recommended). Super helpful video, thank you for your content.
That's awesome! Good for you.
you really saved me with this video, i didn’t want to have to deal with maintenance at my apartment and now i have a new skill for life. thank you so much for making this!
That's great news!
Thanks for sharing.
Make sure to subscribe if you haven't already!
Thank you! I thought the darn thing was stuck because reversing the handle was not brining the snake out of the toilet. A firm tug got it out! I also loved that your video was less than 3 minutes!!
Glad it helped!
I was bit unsure what I was doing and this was helpful even though I have different kind of snake.
Excellent!
excellent video, followed your instructions and the toilet unclogged successfully, thanks for posting this
Thanks Michael. You helped me unclog my toilet!
One of the best, detailed tutorials. Very helpful.
Great video! Thanks for simplifying this concept. Also I have a tip, you could use a 5 gallon bucket to put the auger away instead of a trash bag, I find it’s easier and less messy! Thanks again.
Great idea
As a former journeyman for a general contractor/plumber when I was in college, I had forgotten how to auger a toilet. I could not get the auger head through the traps. With heavy downward force, I could only get about a foot when the auger would coil back out. Spent two sessions for over an hour doing this. Frustrated, I watched several videos. THIS VIDEO is by far how I remember Eddy, the plumber/contractor taught me. You have to spin the handle w/downward pressure, just like Micheal shows. Let the auger head work by spinning and a lil angled pressure. Thanks.
How were you a former journey man and you didn’t know that? Should be the most braindead common sense you’ve ever remembered
Thanks bro, easy peasy... just like the demo!
Nice!
I'm glad it worked for you!
Mike that was an excellent lesson; very concise. You clearly covered all details. Thank you
Thank you so ever much for getting to the point along with visuals being to the point. You saved me so much money. Never did anything like this before but you got me through it. I researched 4 other videos before choosing your video.
So glad I could help
Thanks Michael. That was the best, most informative instructional video for unclogging a toilet using a "Closet Snake/ Auger" I've seen. That should help a lot of people.
You're a genius! Thank you and God bless you!😊
Yesss Mike complete life saver!!!😊😊😊 your video was so helpful and easy to follow! I have been plunging all day nothing worked! Your video was everything thanks again!
This works amazingly well, thanks!
Thank you Michael!
Thank you ! I was struggling with this exact auger and did not understand the instructions my niece gave me- I watched one other video and it didn’t really help- I watched yours and I went to try it and no struggles! Auger went in and the toilet unclogged! 🎉
Such a short and simple demonstration! Bought this exact tool and it worked perfectly the first time! Yay! Thanks!
That's awesome!
Thank you bro!
Helpful!
Great video! Thank you so much. You just saved me $150! I went to HD, bought the auger and it worked! It pulled up mud!
Thank you! Your video is very helpful.
You're very welcome.
Thanks so much for your feedback. I'm always glad when this can help people.
o.m.g even to this day your video was still so helpful for me, you have no idea I was struggling so bad and stressed..so thank you thank you thank you...your video was the best and most helpful by far !
Thanks bud! Great video, short and concise!
Thank you, Mike. I followed you every step of the way and it work!!
Thanks for the help, sir
This helped so much, thank you🙏🏽
Heyyy! You're welcome.
Glad I could help.
Definitely helped me out I struggled because lack of muscles lol but it got it yay
Super helpful, thanks!
You're welcome. Don't forget to subscribe! 😁
Thank very much I just unclogged our toilet. After numerous tryouts of using the snake.. can you show how to use for the bath tub😊
Thank you for your video. I was able to snake my toilet on the first try.
That's awesome! In glad it worked out for you. Thanks for your feedback.
the Home Depot that i went to they sell it for 43.99 plus tax and i just bought one myself
now im gonna watch your video and see how to use the toilet auger
Helped out a lot thank you ❤
You're very welcome.
Have a great new year!
Thank you, Mike.
You're welcome!
Thank you so much bro never knew Yu hadda pull the wire up I was just trying to get it to go in the hole while the whole wire was out already 😭😭
Thanks for the video. I did as told in your video and it worked.
Thanks i didnt know how to use you now my toilet is clear 👍
Great video. How do you clean and grease it once you’re done using it? Thanks.
Awesome video!
Helped me out thank you
I’m a custodian at night this was great help
Thanks for the video! I'm off to Home Depot to buy one!
Thanks for this information!
Thank you so much Mike 💓
Tips for getting a stuck auger out of a toilet? I can't extend or turn. It is retracted but somehow very stuck and I cannot get it out of the toilet.
Try twisting the opposite way that you spun it in.
For some of us who don’t have too much upper body strength how do I get the stick back up? I do well with getting it down but that swift motion to take it out I can’t seem to do. Any suggestions?
Cant get it in.... and practicing on an unclogged toilet ......fyi. needed a fix for what I am doing wrong... no i am not scatching, ... but wont go in fast one foot!
Sometimes, it helps to stick the neck of the augers far in/up into the thought of the toilet as possible. So the lower you put your hands, the higher/farther into the thought the auger goes.
THANK YOU for bringing up the garbage bag to grab 😭😭 god i would have never even thought of it until it was too late
Hah. Glad I could help.
Thanks for the help💯
@popeboi172 you're very welcome. Glad it worked for you.
@michaelsumner13 Yeah I'm currently working as a maintenance tech and it was the first toilet where I had to use the auger. I was told by my coworker on how to use it but it was still didn't want to work for me. Right before I was about to call it quits and have him come show me how to do it, I said let me youtube it and I came across your video. Took me a few seconds and I had it unclogged. 🙏 again I appreciate your help. 💯💯
@popeboi172 that's awesome. It's not complicated, but it helps to see somebody do it first.
Thanks bro did it first try
Awesome. Nice work on your part. If you get a second, don't forget to subscribe to the channel. Thanks!
Omg I’ve watched soo many videos and could not get my auger down the drain so I bought a better one a 60$ one from Lowell’s a cobra one and still the saaammme thing I couldn’t get it down, glad you said to keep drilling down well it did lol and it was a small deodorant stuck.... it drilled a hole in the deodorant and when I pulled back up there it fking was!!!!!!
That's awesome 🤣. Glad you got.
Thanks for the feedback.
I subscribed your channel+ liked it.
Hello Michael, would this tool be useful if it's an object that's fell down the toilet? I believe my freshener cage fell down there
Sorry for the delay... but yes. It can be. Sometimes, you'll hook it and pull it out. Other times, you'll just push it through Tina bigge pipe can "handle it."
Thank you
Helpful, thanks.
Thanks Man, appreciate it 👍🏾
Our toilet was slow so i had the septic tank ckeaned thinking that was it, now i think there might be a partial block. Can i use my drain snake or do i have to buy one of these? Thank you young man!
I understand the question, but it's hard to say for sure. I'm not sure what drain snake you have if it's something similar, then I don't know why it wouldn't work.
But the augur used in this video is specifically designed for toilets.
But there are some rare cases of there being an obstruction that is enough to slow the flush of a toilet, but small enough to let the head of the snake sneak by it.
Saved my life bro
Haha. Glad to hear it. A clogged toilet can definitely ruin your life. 😅
The plumber I hired used that auger twice and it didn't work so he noticed that there was a leak outside and the sewer was dried up. He was trying to get me to replace everything but I realize now that he didn't even try to unclog the line from the outside. If I bought an auger could I try to unclog it from the outside myself?
love your channel
Will 3ft enough? Ive seen 6ft but people say u only need 3ft i cant decide i need these..
90% of the time, 3ft will get it. Bit if it were me, if invest in the 6ft. It's more sturdy and will last you.
@@michaelsumner13 alright most of the time anyways the more expensive the better thanks👍
How do I retract a 6ft auger please??? Basically the top (handle) is extended but when i push it back down, the snake comes out 😅
If I'm understanding this right, that is how it works. When you push the handle all the way I'm, the snake will be out. It stores I'm that position. There's usually a plastic clip that the end of the snake will clip into.
Thank you 🙏!
No problem!
Glad I could help.
If you haven't already, I'm always appreciative of you're able to subscribe to the channel.
@@michaelsumner13 i already subscribed for sure when I first was the video!!! The video was very helpful!! Saved me a call to a plumber. And I added a new tool to my garage. Fixed my toilet in 5 mins and spent about $45 at home dept . Just a win win win win!!! I hope you get to your 1000 subscribers soon brother!
@@cashflowfamOC excellent. Thank you so much! Make sure you let me know if there's another potential video to be made that would be helpful.
Great video thanks for sharing 🚽🪠🚽🪠
This saved the day, thank you.
Thanks man!
Thank you for your help, from 3 years in the future. 😎
man how you train such big forearms
ty
You're very welcome 🙏
Thank you
Mine cleared but still had a foot left. Ima keep at it
Try to get it all the way through. It's a mix of twisting and force.
Good for you for tying.
What if the snake don’t work
Ty
You're welcome! Don't forget to subscribe!
Dag nab it! I did it!👏👏
Hayoooo! Nice work. Good for you!
If you haven't ready, I'm always appreciative of those who subscribe to the channel.
Thank you bro. Just save me a couple hundred dollars from the plumber. Good looking out
Everyone in a home and apt..GET ONE FOR YOUR HOME PERIOD
I couldn't agree more!
1) Disposable Rubber Gloves - NOT canvas Work Gloves
2) 5 gallon Home Depot Bucket to place the Auger in - not a white Hefty Trash Bag.
3) Disinfectant Spray for cleaning
4) Blue Shop Towels for wiping
5) 4’ x 4’ blue tarp for the floor.
6) 6’ Milwaukee Toilet Auger
7) Canvas Floor Runners from the front door to the bathroom.
This is the difference in hiring a Handyman & a Professional Plumber.
If you have to hire a plumber to clear a toilet, you shouldn't be a home owner. 🤷🏻♂️
Banger
MY AUGER IS STUCK IN MY TOILET. HELP. NOT SURE HOW TO GET IT OUT. MY TODDLER FLUSHED A TUPPERWARE CONTAINER DOWN TOILET. SINGLE MOM HERE SO WAS AVOIDING PAYING FOR A PLUMBER. LANDLORDS NO USE IN HELPING. WHAT DO I DO NOW??? HAVE SPENT 2HRS LOOKING ONLINE FOR TRICKS TO AUGER OUT OF TOILET. MY AUGER IS THE KIND YOU HAVE
This worked for me! Except I scratched the heck out of the porcelain. Oops
Yea. Unfortunately, that can happen. You have to keep the rubber of the snake pushed down to the end and keep the house neck stuck in the bend of the toilet.
Damn mine was around $70 for the same one, except I got 6ft
Mine got stuck in the toilet. Took me 15 minutes to wiggle it loose.
just so you guys know Mike will do 10 videos this year!
like and subscribe.
plz
i need one pice pls
I tried this. I think my clog is beyond 6 feet.
I'm sorry. That does happen, of corse. If you can extend the rod all the way in and back out a couple of times, and the obstruction doesn't clear, then it might be farther down.
🐐
Thank you sir.
I always appreciate a channel subscribe if you haven't already.
u don’t need to use gloves just to use the toilet auger after your done just wash your damn hand
Haha. I'm with you, brother! 🤣😂🤣😂
Thank you