Household tips: The best home remedies for a clogged toilet

Removing food, too much toilet paper or incorrectly disposed of hygiene items - there can be many reasons for a clogged toilet. So that the whole thing does not get worse and the water can quickly flow back normally, the constipation should be solved. Nobody really needs an overflowing toilet.

Before you call a plumber or use sharp cleaning agents, you can first try a few simple tricks and home remedies. We have put together the best tips for you.

If your toilet is only slightly blocked, it may be enough to edit the drain with a toilet brush. First of all, you should remove large amounts of toilet paper or other things that obviously clog your toilet. It works best by hand: Use rubber gloves as long as possible (Here at Amazon)* In order not to come into contact with the dirty water and dispose of everything in the trash.

Then lead the head of the toilet brush as deep as possible into the drain and then move the brush back and forth. Constipation in the upper siphon area should now come loose.

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If your toilet is still not free, you can try to loosen the blockage in the toilet with hot water. Simply pour several liters of water into the drain as quickly as possible. However, the water must not be too hot, otherwise the pipe and toilet can be damaged from the inside. So let it cool down for a few minutes after cooking and only then pour it into the toilet.

If nothing happens despite the two tricks, vinegar and baking powder can usually quickly remedy the situation. Both are well -tried home remedies and have already proven to be a real miracle cure in the household. Caution: Although vinegar and baking powder are home remedies, you should protect yourself sufficiently. It is best to wear gloves and glasses to protect skin and mucous membranes. Also make sure that your bathroom is well ventilated.

This is how it works:
First pour a packet of baking powder into the toilet and then pour half a bottle of vinegar. Don't be surprised that the mixture in the toilet begins to bubble. But that's really the case. Let everything work for at least ten minutes. It is even better if you leave the vinegar-back powder mixture overnight. Solve about three liters of hot water after the exposure time.

The Pömpel is probably the best known helper in the fight against a clogged toilet. As a rule, he can very well help to free the drain. You can find a rabble in the supermarket, hardware store orHere at Amazon.*

This is how it works:Place the suction cup down to the drain with the opening and press the handle down vigorously several times in a row. Letting go and pull the Pömpel up a bit. This ensures that a vacuum is created and the dirt is pulled out. As soon as you have managed to get the dirt up, don't try to wash it down again. This can lead to another constipation. Better fishing out by hand (+ rubber gloves!), Put in a plastic bag and dispose of it in the trash.

If you want to clear the blocked toilet as quickly as possible and you don't have a rabble in the house, you can do one tooTinker yourself.All you need is a large plastic bottle (PET) and scissors.

Cut the bottom of the plastic bottle with the scissors. Then screw the lid of the PET bottle. Now place the bottle, just like a "real" Pömpel, with the opening downwards on the toilet drain. The open side is your suction cup, so to speak. Press up and down until a negative pressure is created. As soon as the water bubbles, the constipation is solved. Again, the following applies: do not rinse the dirt, but get out with rubber gloves and dispose of it in the trash.

If the pipe is still not free despite the Pömpel, this is an indication that the constipation is likely to sit deeper in the pipe.

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As a last attempt you can still use a pipe spiral (Here at Amazon)* attempt. You should handle the spiral very carefully, you need some strength and, above all, manual skills.

This is how it works:Carefully insert the pipe spiral into the toilet outflow. Turn with a little pressure on the crank until the spiral has drilled through for constipation. But it is very careful not to damage the drain and the toilet. The constipation should now be pierced with the tip of the spiral and then loosen. Then turn the spiral out and fishing coarse dirt with rubber gloves. Then rinse the toilet well.

Chemical pipe cleaners are available on the Internet and in the drugstore - whether as a granulate or as a liquid cleaner. But you should rather keep your fingers away from it. Pipe cleaners contain alkaline ingredients in high concentration that are very caustic. This ensures that hair, fat and paper are broken down - but it is not exactly good for the environment. If you do not want to do without a pipe cleaner, it is essential to use a biological and compatible variant.

If all of these tips have not helped, there is a major problem. It is probably a particularly deep -fitting constipation. It may even be that the problem in the floor is among you, with your neighbors, in the basement or even with the city. In such a case, unfortunately only the professional can help.

The price can of course vary, depending on which plumber you choose, how far the approach is and how strong the constipation in your toilet is. If you live for rent, you can ask your landlords to hire a plumber and cover the costs.

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It sounds so logical and yet it always leads to clogged toilets in many households: toilets are not trash cans. Removing food, as well as hygiene products such as tampons or binds have no place in the toilet.

Napkins, kitchen paper or handkerchiefs should not be thrown into the toilet. Although the types of paper look very similar to the good old toilet paper, they have a different structure - and do not disintegrate or do not fall quickly into small components in the water. This makes it difficult for the rinsing to remove the paper, and constipation can occur.

In addition, for environmental reasons, the amount of water per rinsing is usually reduced for modern toilets. So an too large amount of toilet paper, which usually falls quickly in the water, can no longer be washed away at some point. Tip: Try to use less toilet paper or rinse off in between.