Comments on: How to Unclog a Toilet

on 5/8/2009 Thanks a million to whomever posted the hot water

on 4/1/2009 I tried the soap and boiling water thing, thinking there was NO WAY it would work, but lo and behold...IT DID! May take one or two times, then let it sit for about 10-15 minutes and then try to flush, and it should go down! Major props to whoever invented this clever trick!!!!

on 3/29/2009 I just want to testify that the 5 TBS of dish soap and boiling water DOES WORK!!! I would have never believed it if I hadn't had a horrible clogged toilet this morning. If you find youself in this problem, give it a chance. What do you have to lose?

on 3/7/2009 Thanks for this video. It is one of the ones I consulted before going out to buy supplies. The plunger I had was an accordion style and wasn't cutting it. I went to a plumbing wholesaler store. They recommended the same type of plunger in the video. I have used a plumbers auger similar to the one in the video before, but it worked only some of the time. So, I bought a professional auger for $35. The end is several times bigger around and it looks a lot like the kind a plumber has used on my toilet before. It only took a few minutes to clear the clog. The plumber's supply place also recommended checking the toilet chain to make sure it is not too slack. He said it should almost be completely taut. This makes for a better flush.

on 2/11/2009 My toilet was clogged with a major log to the point where the standing water would not drain a bit. I tried 3 different plungers, drained the toilet manualy, tried the dish soap and boiling water (I took the risk even though I live in an apartment building). All of the above several times all night long. Finally, when home depot opened up at 5am, I picked up a toilet auger for $8 and it worked like a miracle! To those of you with a serious clog: save yourself the dirty work and try the auger.

on 1/10/2009 Thank you so much for posting this! My husband is deployed to Iraq and I usually depend on him to do such things around the house! I had no idea what to do, so I googled "how to unclog a toilet" and came across this!

on 12/21/2008 Thanks so much! being a single woman home owner that video really helped me and My toliet works great once again.

on 12/8/2008 This works...My hubby is gone and I've been having a problem with one of our toilets for 2 weeks. Plunging EVERY day. Just tried this and thank goodness it worked! THANK YOU!!!

on 10/15/2008 I know there lots of posts about this, but I just had to get this out. The soap thing DOES work!! I just dealt with literally the worst clog I have ever seen. I was this close to going to Lowes to get a plumbing snake when i double checked and it flushed! Please don't waste your money on a plumber!!

on 9/21/2008 Tonight my toilet was clogged, I plunged for 45 minutes to no avail. Out of desperation I looked up how to unclog a toilet in a web search and found this site. I put five tablespoons of dish liquid in the toilet and let it sit about 10 minutes and tried the plunger again and it actually worked I didn't even have to use the boiling water. I usually do not post, but I just had to tell everyone-HEY, IT REALLY WORKS!!!!

on 9/9/2008 How do I unclog my toilet and bathtub. We have used the plunger and did not work. W tried the snake did not work. When we flush the toilet some of the water goes out of the buthtub drain/hole. Help!

on 9/9/2008 How do you unclog the toilet when some of the water goes out of the bathtub drain/hole?

on 8/30/2008 Please Help I need help as soon as possible my toliet is clogged and i dont have a plunger.

on 8/30/2008 need help i dont have a plunger and i need to unclogg a toliet as soon as possible

on 8/10/2008 I put one of those blue tablets in the tank and then it disolved and my toilet clogged up. I read in a book to use vinegar and baking soda. That didn't work, I used a plunger and a snake and that didn't work. I found your site and did the dishsoap and hot water thinking this isn't going to work and knowing the next step was calling a plumber which I can't afford. I tried the soap and water, plunger a few times and now it is working great. Thanks so much. I really does work.