Bubblecar said:

Hmm. Poured a second lot of crystals down the shower drain hole, and some sort of violent reaction occurred.

Lots of hissing and bubbling and the release of a toxic gas. I’ve got the exhaust fan on in there while it clears.

Michael V said:

Crystal therapy for drains?

(What sort of crystals are you using?)

Cymek said:

Mystic crystals,hmmm

Bubblecar said:

I’m hoping the reaction is a good sign and it’s actually working.

SCIENCE said:

picric acid

Michael V said:

Awfully had to get hold of picric acid. And dangerous too as crystals, IIRC.

Divine Angel said:

Some days you nail it and some days you fail it but today, I fkn nailed it 💪🏻

Bubblecar said:

Good to hear.

Bubblecar said:

Meanwhile, my shower drain is still heavily blocked.

Divine Angel said:

I did read that post about strong smelling chemical reaction. I can offer no advice other than, have you tried swearing at it?

Bubblecar said:

That won’t do any good. I need explosives but the IGA doesn’t stock them.

Peak Warming Man said:

Give it a good workout with a plunger.
Over.

kii said:

It’s actually quite simple: instead of making a song and dance about it, call the real estate agent.

Divine Angel said:

Back in the good old days you’d stock up on fireworks from the local Franklins for occasions such as blocked drains.

*for legal purposes, this is a joke 👀

Bubblecar said:

When I had the plumber here years ago, he said it’s going to need regular doses of drain cleaner but sooner or later they’ll stop working.

He said the bathroom pipework really needs replacing but it’s a huge, expensive job that would require ripping up the bathroom and kitchen floors etc.

Cymek said:

Usually need those Skeldings wire to get the hair and assorted muck

Bubblecar said:

I’ll order one of those and a plunger, just in case they have any positive effect.

Ian said:

Yeah, it’s doing something.

The gas will be hydrogen. Hold a flame to it and you might get your explosion ;)

Woodie said:

Have you got one of those plunger thingies?

Woodie said:

Get the man in.

ms spock said:

Can you turn it off and on again?

Bubblecar said:

No, I’m ordering one. But it didn’t work for the plumber, years ago.

JudgeMental said:

the man with the rota rooter?

Bubblecar said:

I could tell the estate agent but there’s unlikely to be any action taken.

The shower does drain, just very slooowly. So I have to have a very quick body-wash shower, then turn it off while washing my hair, then turn it on again to very quickly rinse my hair, hoping the cubicle doesn’t overflow onto the bathroom floor.

Spiny Norman said:

May I ask if it’s full of hair?
You might need to get a length of fencing wire, bend the end into a hok, and have a dig around to see what you can drag up.

Michael V said:

LOL

:)

Spiny Norman said:

Hook …

Bubblecar said:

I’m ordering one of these which should have the same effect, if any.

Spiny Norman said:

Yep well worth a try.

Cymek said:

Yes
I’ve had luck unclogging showers with them.
The hair from them is pretty damn disgusting

Woodie said:

Is it gunna fit down the holes in the drain hole?

Bubblecar said:

The drain hole has a removable filter thing, so it’s then just the bare hole.

Bubblecar said:

Anyway I’ll have a shower this afternoon and see if the crystals made any difference at all.

Divine Angel said:

Open a window for ventilation just on case. Or wear a gas mask, whatever you have lying around.

Michael V said:

Good.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Plumbers have very good lengthy tools to unclog pipes these days. The owner would be the one who pays for it too.

Cymek said:

In the Umbrella Academy the guys superpower was the ability to find out someone’s location by eating shower or drain hair belonging to the person

Spiny Norman said:

A delightfully odd show.