How To Fix A Slow Draining Toilet Without A Plunger
Hi. I'm going to show you how to fix a slow flushing (draining) toilet without a plunger. All you'll need is some dish soap, a bucket and some hot water. It's an easy fix and only takes about 10 minutes. You may need to use a plunger if the obstruction is big. I didn't have to as you can see in the video.
Things to check for first:
1. Check the back of the toilet and make sure the water level is not low.
2. Use a plunger to try to unclog anything.
3. Use the method in the video, hot water and soap.
4. If that didn't work try Drano or some other pipe cleaner.
5. Snake the drain.
6. Call a plumber.
Try these things, in this order. Should fix your issue. If not leave a comment and I'll try to help.
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KZread is arguably the greatest use of internet technology for education and human connection and sharing known to man. This video is the undisputed GOAT of KZread. 🤣. It worked like a charm 3 years later…from Feb 2024…Thank you sir!
@NicholsCounty
2 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you!
Of all the videos on KZread I used to help my clogged drain, this is the only one that worked, I was about to call a plumber! Thank you soo much!!
@NicholsCounty
9 ай бұрын
Great. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much. Worked amazing 🤩 my husband passed away 3 months ago and he usually does this type of stuff but this was easy for me.
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
Glad it helped!
Thanks for the quick and easy tip. It worked for me. The initial flush was slow, but it sudded up and flushed properly again.
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped
I can’t believe this worked. After trying plunging and so many other methods. This has got to be one of the greatest videos of all time
@NicholsCounty
18 күн бұрын
Great. Thanks for sharing
Hey thanks. It worked! Was a few hours away from a plumbers appt. Saved a couple hundred bucks. So grateful for your post!!!!
@NicholsCounty
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome, glad I could help.
Just had this issue and thought it was gonna cost some money to fix but this actually worked first try! Thank you man for real!
@NicholsCounty
3 жыл бұрын
No problem. Glad it helped.
@mt_gox
Жыл бұрын
@@NicholsCounty maybe get rid of the kid
I spent over an hour trying to fix my toilet. I used hot water, a toilet snake, and a plunger but it only made a slow drain in the end. After watching this video and waiting the 10 minutes I was saved. Thank you!
@NicholsCounty
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for letting us know.
Yo, my girlfriend just had heart surgery and I took the next 3 days off to look after her recovery and NO WAY was I gonna let this slow toilet be apart of these 3 days man! Worked like a charm and my girl and I are super grateful!
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Thanks for letting me know. Glad it worked out for you. Wishing her a speedy recovery.
I consider myself an experienced DIY'r. And to be honest I didn't think this would work. I tried a plunger, toilet snake, drain auger (for one hour) and was about to call the plumber. But I thought I should check youtube before I did. And guess what? I found your video, tried your method and VOILA! It worked! Thank you so much!
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear about it. Glad it worked out for you too.
Big thanks my guy! I knew about this fix but not really how to execute it- this was genuinely helpful. And took less than 10 min in my case; was able to watch the water level in the bowl drop as it blasted through the clog. Thanks again
@NicholsCounty
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for letting us know.
Great video and easy to follow along. Fixed my slow drain. Thanks bro. You are a life saver. You also saved my 16 year old son from getting chewed out this morning because he was the last one to use the toilet last night lol
@NicholsCounty
9 ай бұрын
Ha. Glad it worked out for you.
I was about to replace my toilet, but I decided to do one more check on KZread and found your video! I followed your steps and it looks like you just saved me a couple hundred bucks! It’s hard to believe that it worked, but seeing is believing! Thank you!!
@NicholsCounty
4 ай бұрын
Remember me at Christmas!
Worked well! Thank you so much! I had a mini panic attack over this and came across this video!
@NicholsCounty
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
Awesome. It worked for me … very close to calling a plumber… two thumbs up !!
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
Three Thumbs!
I am so happy and grateful for this video! Yay, it worked like a charm. 10 minutes! Thanks so much!
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
I feel that it wouldn't be fair for me to not say THANK YOU SO MUCH. If it wasn't for this video I would've wasted money that didn't need to be wasted. This was so simple and easy to do. I was so surprised and relieved when it actually flushed like normal again. Thank you again for this video
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
Remember me at Christmas!
I can't believe that I put up with a slow toilet for years and the fix was so simple. Thanks!
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
Glad it helped!
Video is a life saver! Was having an already bad day, then the toilet started to act up. This worked in like 3 seconds, though. Thank you a lot.
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped!
Well it’s 2024 January I was going to bed around 10 o’clock. I went to flush the toilet and it did exactly this. I’ve never seen it in all my years in a house and I’m 65 do this I looked up on KZread and yours was the first video and I thought this is just crazy enough to work but I read all the comments and that’s what made me convinced I had to try it so I poured the hot water in there put Dawn soap 10 minutes later flushed it and it’s been working, thank you and like all the other people blows your mind that it works but thank you for the tip
@NicholsCounty
2 ай бұрын
Magic!
It worked!! And now my bathroom smells like lovely dish soap! Thank you
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful!
Ok it’s April 2023 and my toilet was having the exact problem you showed in the video…I thought I was going to have to spend big money, but your solution was the trick…amazing!!! Thanks so much for the video!!!
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
Awesome.
Thank you for sharing! I just fixed my slow toilet 🚽
@NicholsCounty
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome, happy to help!
I tried a plunger, a toilet auger, some liquid stuff from Home Depot, and watched many KZread videos. I didn't expect this to work, but it did! So simple!
@NicholsCounty
22 күн бұрын
Great, thanks for sharing!
@jlav4150
11 күн бұрын
Same
IT WORKED I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA HAVE TO PAY 250$ FOR MESSING UP THE HOTELS TOILET THANK YOU SO MUCH
@NicholsCounty
12 күн бұрын
You bet.
First time I used it. Worked like a charm. Thanks!!!!
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped!
Thank you so much!!! It is too simple to believe it would work. However, it worked amazingly!!! You save many people 's anxiety.
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
Yeah it works great.
Thank you so much!!!! It worked! I had not used that toilet in about 4 years! The water actually drained without me flushing it! You saved me so much money! A plumber would have made me replace the toilet! You're the best!
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
Thank you ! I just moved into an apartment complex and it’s 11pm I work 1st start time at 4:45 and my toilet was making so much noise and taking forever to drain. Your a life saver
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
Awesome.
Just tried this and it worked a treat. Can't access the cistern as it's enclosed so I just put some soap straight in the bowl with the hot water. Really pleased. Thank you
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for letting us know.
This worked for me. Didn't want to use Draino but soap and bucket of hot water worked. Thank you!
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped!
@Scott-td4fd
Жыл бұрын
Careful with Drano...only use the "Drano Max Build-Up Remover" version for toilets (if you want to go that route)...soap and hot water worked for me. The above Drano version (the only safe one) can take several applications, and may not be as effective as this.
After spending $10,000 on plumbing issues, my basement toilet still was not flushing properly. Wow!!!!! It worked….thanks brother!!!!😁👍🏽
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
Glad it helped!
Thank you very much for this very interesting and informative video. I am sure that, like me, people appreciated the time you took to make this video.
@NicholsCounty
3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
After attempting to battle the porcelain with a plunger in what would be an epic 10 minute game of thrones scene, Draino, and cheap plastic snake, I figured I was for sure going to have to go into the basement and drop the drain line for the toilet. Before suiting up to get covered in that unholy concoction I did a basic search on youtube, stumbled across this video, and gave it a try. My clothing, entire day, and general well being would like to thank you for such a short and helpful video. I also run off of a well so with heavy rains the water can get a bit heavy, but this still worked like a charm.
@NicholsCounty
6 ай бұрын
Ha. Thanks for letting us know.
It worked !! Thank youuu, ive been suffering this for quite months now, thank god i saw your video.
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thanks for letting me know!
Hey! Had a clogged toilet an hour ago and really freaked me out! After watching your video, the method really helped a lot! Thank you!
@NicholsCounty
5 ай бұрын
Glad it helped!
Thank you for the easy tip! Really didn't want to have to call a plumber!
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
Glad to help
It worked! you are a lifesaver man. I had a little bit of dishwashing liquid on but it still worked. Best to get more soap down there.
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
Hi! I live alone and your video worked!! All I did was the first step (pour a bucket full of water) and the pressure helped unclog the toilet. Thank you soooo much!
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
Great!
I had the same problem; tried your solution and it worked perfectly!!! You saved me calling an expensive plumber. THANK YOU 🙏
@NicholsCounty
3 ай бұрын
Glad to help
That was incredible, THANK YOU SO MUCH! The HOT water and Dawn worked for me as well!!!! BIG THANKS, Nicholas!!!
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
You're so welcome!
Just bought my house and was freaking out LOL. Thanks for this video. It worked.
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped
Absolutely worked! Thank you 👍🏼
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
I am a young woman living on her own for the first time and was a panicked mess until coming across your video. Thank you so much!!!!
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
I had my doubts. I tried a few other methods, and nothing worked. This worked perfectly for me.
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
It's always the simple tips and tricks that work best. Thanks for sharing this knowledge.
@NicholsCounty
3 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
This works!! I thought I might have a sewer issue so tried this fix. First time no change. Did whole process again and took a couple flushes but eventually drain faster than I've ever seen it! Thanks so much.
@NicholsCounty
19 сағат бұрын
Glad it helped
Hot water alone did the trick for my toilet. Thank you!
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped!
Random comment but I like how calm you were when talking about your son maybe flushing down toys💯 you sound like a patient dad. GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY
@NicholsCounty
29 күн бұрын
Ha. I wish I was more patient.
You’re the man. This helped tremendously!!!
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
this is a lifesaver!! my toilet was clogged but the water rose up was going down very slowly and i just finished 💩. i tried this and waited 10mins and flushed and the water rose up again so i began to panic but then 3 seconds later the water went down really fast so i flushed again and it WORKED!!! thank you kind sir 🤣
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help.
So happy to see the toilet flush properly as a 26 year old. Thank you!
@NicholsCounty
7 ай бұрын
Great.
I just wanted you to know you are an angel!! I took the toilet completely apart and could not find a blockage and then found your video. I didn't have Dawn but degreaser detergent. I put in the hot water and waited the 10 minutes and like magic IT WORKED!! I just wanted to add that the degreaser did not work consistently so I bought the Dawn soap as you suggested and it has worked PERFECTLY and consistently!! The moral here is don't reinvent the wheel. Your way works and saved a lot of money.
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
Glad I could help!
It worked with Ajax! Thank You so tremendously much!
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thanks for sharing.
Amazing! I actually had purchased a new toilet last week and have it in entry way out of box ready to put together and install. Putting it off and stalling a little I ran across this video. Thought I would try one last thing and saw all the comments on here saying it worked. Holy Cow! It worked. Unbelievable! Now to box up the complete toilet that you have to put together yourself and bringing it back. Thank You! If you run across this video and aren't convinced, give it a try. Hot water and Dawn dish soap. Than You so much for this video!
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for the share.
Am going to try this as I am having the exact same problem. Will check back in and hopefully (by the looks of all the positive comments), this will fix our slow flush problem.
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
Hope it worked out.
@SteveBuchanan1447
2 жыл бұрын
It did work for about the first 2-3 flushes it it is acting up again. Am going to give it another try this morning.
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
@@SteveBuchanan1447 Yeah hopefully it works. Sometimes, if you have kids, they flush toys or a tooth brush down there, then toilet paper gets stuck to it, if that's the case then you'd want to pop the toilet off and look up in there.
This method worked, but it required 3 buckets worth of hot water, waiting 10 minutes after each, then plunging - wasn't going to clear without the plunging. But the combination of hot water and dish soap was definitely the trick - I tried before watching this video with just hot water and plunging and that didn't do it. Thanks for the tip/video!
@NicholsCounty
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing
You brilliant man ! Thank you for saving us !!! We appreciate you. We too moved from nevada to the Midwest - smartest move ever
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
Great glad it worked, yes moving out of Las Vegas was the best thing for my family.
3.12.2022 Thank You soo much! God bless you for the tip. My husbands not in the country and my toilet got clogged i was soo worried that if i call the plumber on a weekend it will be very expensive. Came across ur video and worked like magic. I waited 15 mins after putting the dish soap. IT WORKED!! THANK YOU
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped!
3 years later and this still works! I was panicking but this helped me so fast! Definitely saved me a maintenance call.
@NicholsCounty
3 күн бұрын
Great.
Thanks for this, it work great. I’ve been frustrated by poor flushes for months.
@NicholsCounty
Ай бұрын
Glad it helped
This worked for me. Thank you so much!
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped!
Of course I ran out of Dawn just last night and I'm praying the hot water alone will fix this. Fingers crossed. It worked! Thanks!!
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Good to know.
@ama_marsantwi5544
2 жыл бұрын
@@NicholsCounty does it have to be dawn or can I use any other dish soap
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
@@ama_marsantwi5544 Any soap should work. I just used dawn because that's what I had and it's pretty common.
This was the best video, been struggling with my toilet for ages and boom 10 minutes later it was good to go! Thanks for the help.
@NicholsCounty
Ай бұрын
Glad it helped!
ok im shook because I tried several methods I found on KZread and it didn't work....I happened to stumble onto your video...and I was like why not try it I have hot water and dish soap......and omg I was so shocked!!! lol thank you you're a genius and a hero!
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Glad I could help.
@dannydanny8510
2 жыл бұрын
@@NicholsCounty could you help me with the science tho? I don't get how it worked. lol
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
@@dannydanny8510 Magic!
@dannydanny8510
2 жыл бұрын
@@NicholsCountyhahahah
I just tried this and it really does work, even with cold water. 👍
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
Awesome, thanks for letting us know.
This totally worked for me! Thank you!
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
Excellent!
WOW JUST SAW YOUR VIDEO AS I WAS LOOKING TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM AND IT WORKED THANKS MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped
Fantastic! Didn’t even have to wait to 10 minutes poured the hot water in poured the soap and next thing I know it she was flashing fast to👍 great video
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
Glad it worked for you.
Totally learned something new. Very helpful. Thank you!
@NicholsCounty
11 ай бұрын
Great!
This was such a lifesaver 😮💨 My toilet hasn’t been flushing for a couple of months now… even left the plumber stumped since I told them, something like this has never happened before
@NicholsCounty
2 ай бұрын
Glad it worked out for you.
I was so close to tears at around 11:30 at night because I went to go to the bathroom and it did this all of a sudden but I tried your trick and I did have to plunge again after the hot water and soap but it instantly went down and it smells great! Thank you so so much! I could not wake my dad up so I appreciate it.
@NicholsCounty
3 күн бұрын
Great. Glad I could help.
It worked! Thank you!
@NicholsCounty
3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
IT WORKED! Really. No joke. I thought I was being punked, but nope. Try it I promise it worked.
@NicholsCounty
3 күн бұрын
Ha. Glad I could help.
Thanks. Got it back working!
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped
Thank you! Thank you! This worked! You saved me so much money.
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
Thank you so much for this. We had a similar problem in the house and this solution fixed everything thanks.
@NicholsCounty
7 ай бұрын
Glad it helped, remember me at Christmas.
Thank you! I was about to pay 300 for someone to come fix my toilet. I appreciate your video!
@NicholsCounty
11 ай бұрын
Send that $300 this way :).
It worked perfectly!!! Thank you!!! Just followed your steps and problem solved!
@NicholsCounty
5 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
It works!!! I had nearly given up and was about to just tear this toilet straight out of the floor! Thank you so much!!!
@NicholsCounty
2 ай бұрын
Great!
I appreciate you man, your a lifesaver
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it worked.
Thanks, this eventually worked for me today after trying twice.
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
Glad it worked out.
Thank you for the tips !! It really worked for ours
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
Great video. Thanks sir
@NicholsCounty
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it
Thank you very much 🥰 it actually worked
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
Just tried it. It worked like a charm! Ty!
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for letting us know.
Holy cow thank you it work! This problem is about a month now glad i looked it up because it was a pretty easy fixed!
@NicholsCounty
11 ай бұрын
Great, thanks for letting me know.
Took a few flushes to work. I love you. Hope it stays working. 🙏🏽
@cloneordie
5 ай бұрын
Aw man. A few hours later it started to drain slow again.
@NicholsCounty
5 ай бұрын
Great.
Holy smokes it worked ... appreciate it
@NicholsCounty
3 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it
Seriously? Omg, this actually worked - immediately 🤯 I am so thankful for this tip, who knew?!
@NicholsCounty
Ай бұрын
I knew.
And that just worked on my toilet! After years of frustration! Thank you from asia!!!
@NicholsCounty
10 ай бұрын
Glad it worked out for you.
This worked for me. Thank you!
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
Thanks, I didn't think this would work but I couldn't clear the toilet with a plunger or a snake. This worked exactly as advertised.
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
Great, thanks for letting us know.
Worked like a charm! After plunging and snaking didn't. Thanks!
@NicholsCounty
9 ай бұрын
Glad it helped!
You are the greatest!!! You save me man, days and days fighting this freaking toilet! Hahaha you deserve a spot in home's tricks heaven
@NicholsCounty
8 ай бұрын
Thanks
Thanks man, I think this is going to work. Going to try it tonight.
@NicholsCounty
Ай бұрын
Did it work?
I can’t believe this actually worked, but it did! Thank you!
@NicholsCounty
9 ай бұрын
Remember me at Christmas
This worked like gold. Sir you are brilliant. Thank you.
@NicholsCounty
2 ай бұрын
You bet.
Sir thank you SO much this with plunging finally did the trick
@NicholsCounty
2 жыл бұрын
Great 👍
Yes! Worked for me. I was hopeful and now flushing again.
@NicholsCounty
Жыл бұрын
Awesome.