This is the Brass Craft Zip-it tool used to unclog drains, whether it be sinks,
showers, or tubs. It's the tool I like to go to first to see if I can open up a
slow running drain. Of course if that doesn't work then I'll
get under the sink, remove the clip,
pull out the plunger, and get in there.
Usually this works a lot faster.
I always try this first.
It's made in America so that's awesome.
It's non-toxic, which is cool. It's made of plastic.
It's got these little teeth that basically pull up hair and anything else that's clogging the drain.
All you do is stick it down into the drain...
You stick it all the way down to the edge of the plunger,
and then you pull it out. I'll show you how to do that.
These are not meant to be reused because they have
sharp edges so you want to be careful of that, but I do try to clean them off.
I usually get three or four uses out of them, but again, you've got to be
careful because these things are sharp.
When you're cleaning out the
drain you want to be a little careful or be aware that if you have dumped
chemicals down the drain, you want to be very careful using this.
When you're pulling it up, you can spatter chemicals. You certainly don't want
to get them on your hands or in your eyes. If you have dumped chemicals down,
I recommend wearing gloves and even safety glasses.
All you do is you stick it down into the drain as far as it'll go.
Then you just pull it up and see what you catch. It's kind of like fishing.
This sink wasn't too bad and but it has been draining slow. I'm completely bald,
but my other half has long hair. And while she assures me that she's very
diligent about not getting hair down the sink,
well, it's evident it's still going to happen.
Again, all you're going do is keep sticking it down a couple times.
Sometimes it gets a little stuck.
That's because it's got teeth on it, but the teeth are soft
enough that you can usually work around it.
Now I'll show you how this works in the shower.
It works very well.
While the tool will fit down these holes,
I find it easier and a better idea to remove the screws.
I already took out the screws. And make sure you use a magnetic screwdriver so you
don't drop them down into the drain. The reason I like to remove the drain
before I clean it is in case the tool happens to get stuck in one of these holes.
While pulling it up, if I pull too hard, there's a good chance that I'll strip
the screws in the drain here and then I'm going to have a bigger problem
because I won't be able to screw the drain back down. So I'd like to remove it before
doing that. I can already see there's a lot of hair in there even though my other half
is very diligent about not getting hair down the drain.
So you can see this is why it's going to be a slow running drain.
And this isn't my hair! See?
So you simply put the tool down there and let it go to work. When you're done
it's a good time to clean it. That seems to have been the problem.
So again, this tool works real well.
I hope this video has been helpful. If it has, do me a favor and like
it so I can keep doing them, and thanks for watching!
"Got a cleanup in aisle 5."
Yeah!