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Question: A friend of mine lives in a rental property. The toilet is in the second floor bathroom. The toilet drains very, very slowly. And in many cases needs pluging to get the waste down the drain. As he tells me, plumber came out, and had the toilet off the base. He (the tenant) could see that the drain line was clogged with "crystals". I tried my closet auger, which did loosen up some dark grey particles that came back into the bowl when I pulled out the closet auger. Still drains slowly. An internet search isn't being very useful. Not many web sites on clearing crystal clogged soil pipe drains. The toilet is next to a bath tub which does drain, probably rather slowly. And in the same bathroom is a sink which does not drain at all. Any ideas how to open up the toilet drain a bit? I'm thinking either a longer snake (25 footer) through the toilet trap. Easier to do might be pour some acid drain cleaner into the bath tub, or into the toilet tank. Anyone had experience with that kind of clog, and what worked for you?
Answer: The plumber removed the toilet and yet did not clean the drain? I'd rent a power auger. Most are 50' so you can get to where the clog really is. I have no idea what the crystals may be. Pouring acid probably will do nothing but cause irritation when you finally clean the drain the right way. Acid has to sit on the clogging material to work properly and it may never reach it. Remove the toilet and use the auger. I'd also clear the tub and sink drains too. They may not be the culprit today, but could be soon.
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