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When I poured in that first gallon of hot water — *whoosh*! I poured in another gallon of hot water for good measure, then followed up with a regular flush just to be sure everything was back in action. I was surprised how well it worked, and just wanted to share in case it might help someone else!
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Pour in a healthy dose of liquid dish soap (we had Dawn), like a cup or two. Let that just sit for about five minutes. Then pour in lots of hot water — I used a gallon pitcher that I filled from the hot water spigot in our tub. You could heat water on the stove, but you just want it hot, not boiling. I think our water heater is set around 125°F, if that gives you an idea, and you probably want it below ~150°F.
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I searched and read a few articles for ideas. A lot of them involved baking soda and/or vinegar. One tip had you combining baking soda, epsom salts, and dish soap in muffin tins to make a sort of bath bomb. I decided to start with one of the simplest ideas, and it worked first try: Dishwashing liquid and hot water.
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Using a plunger didn’t seem to help. A professional-strength drain cleaner (lye-based) didn’t work. I tried using a drain snake, but the one we have is really made for sinks and showers, not toilets, so it wouldn’t go through the U-bend to reach wherever the problem was.
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I’ve got a DIY / Lifehack for y’all that really worked for me just now. A couple of our toilets have been draining really slowly for a while, and one recently started acting very clogged — the bowl would fill with water nearly to the rim, and it would take several minutes for it to finally drain back down.
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