{"id":1167,"date":"2022-12-13T19:58:23","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T19:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cleanhousefast.co.uk\/?p=1167"},"modified":"2022-12-13T19:58:44","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T19:58:44","slug":"can-you-vacuum-a-clogged-drain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cleanhousefast.co.uk\/can-you-vacuum-a-clogged-drain\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Vacuum A Clogged Drain?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clogged drains are the worst, aren\u2019t they? Nothing will drain away, and it can smell really awful too!<\/p>\n

You may be wondering can you vacuum a clogged drain, if you have tried everything else and nothing has worked\u2026 Let\u2019s find out if this is a good idea or not!<\/p>\n

Can You Vacuum A Clogged Drain?<\/h2>\n

If you have tried everything and you are at the end of your tether with your blocked drain, it may be tempting to just stick your vacuum cleaner down there\u2026<\/p>\n

However, there are a good few reasons why this is not a good idea! There is also an instance where it CAN be done, but you will need more than an ordinary vacuum cleaner to do it.<\/p>\n

If you just have a standard hoover, under no circumstances should you use it to unclog a blocked up drain.<\/p>\n

Doing this with your normal dry vacuum will cause problems for the vacuum, and you may end up having to get it repaired or even replaced.<\/p>\n

If you have a wet-dry vacuum, on the other hand, you have a great tool for unblocking drains (I can hear the cheering from here!)<\/p>\n

How Do You Unclog A Severely Clogged Drain?<\/h2>\n

There are a great many things that you can try to unblock a drain, from the simple to the slightly more tricky ones!<\/p>\n

You can choose to use manual effort, of you could find yourself resorting to chemicals – that drain\u2019s got to get unblocked somehow!<\/p>\n