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  2. Plumber's snake - Wikipedia

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    A plumber's snake or drain snake or drain auger is a slender, flexible auger used to dislodge clogs in plumbing. The plumber's snake is often reserved for difficult clogs that cannot be loosened with a plunger. It is also sometimes called a toilet jack. A plumbers snake is often used by plumbers to clear a clogged drain pipe or sanitary sewer.

  3. Drain cleaner - Wikipedia

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    A drain cleaner, also known as drain opener, refers to a person, device, or product used to unblock sewer pipes or clear clogged wastewater drains.This term typically applies to chemical, enzymatic, or mechanical tools such as commercial chemical cleaners, plumber’s snakes, drain augers, bio-enzyme solutions, or toilet plungers.

  4. Drain-waste-vent system - Wikipedia

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    A sewer pipe is normally at neutral air pressure compared to the surrounding atmosphere.When a column of waste water flows through a pipe, it compresses air ahead of it in the system, creating a positive pressure that must be released so it does not push back on the waste stream and downstream traps, slow drainage, and induce potential clogs.

  5. Drain (plumbing) - Wikipedia

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    Pipes coming from drains. Blocked drains are a common problem in bathrooms and kitchens. In some cases, a chemical drain cleaner can clear the blockage, or a drain snake or augur can be used to mechanically clear the blockage. Disassembly of drain pipes can be an effective method of clearing severe blockages, especially if caused by the ...

  6. Chemical drain cleaners - Wikipedia

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    Acidic drain cleaners usually contain sulfuric acid at a high concentration which turns a piece of pH paper red and chars it instantly. Apart from grease and hair, an acidic drain cleaner containing sulfuric acid can be also used to dissolve tissue paper inside water pipes. Acidic drain cleaners usually contain sulfuric acid at high ...

  7. Piping and plumbing fitting - Wikipedia

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    This internal smoothness also makes it easier to "snake out" or "rod out" a clogged pipe with a plumber's snake. Underground piping systems for landscaping drainage or the disposal of stormwater or groundwater also use low-pressure gravity flow, so fittings for these systems resemble larger-scale DWV fittings.

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