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What should I do with my drain cleaner?

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[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I got one that has a trigger-handle for locking and an attachment point for a drill to spin it for you. When you pull the trigger while it’s spinning, it auto-feeds (forward or backward depending on the direction it’s turning)

Once you get it in place it’s just one hand on the trigger and one on the drill and it’s off to the races, you barely even have to get dirty. Worth every penny.

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 days ago

Before you spend the $35 on the plumbing snake, you can also try to get one of those plastic quick zip things to clear surface-level clogs that aren't deep enough to require a whole snake.