PlungeBlaster clog clearing tool

[RalphInCA]

Does anybody have any experience with this?

buyplungeblaster.com

 

[Damon L.]

My father had an old compressed-air pipe unclogger.

The PVC traps under the kitchen sink were not fans of 100 PSI. (he should have pulled the traps.)

Outside of that, it worked as intended.

 

[LXCam]

I don’t have that one, but I’ve got one very similar. Works like a rockstar.

The downside is cleaning it.

 

[RalphInCA]

The downside is cleaning it.

Yuck. Hadn’t thought of that.

Can you take it outside and hose it off? (hopefully from a distance)?

 

[bwringer]

In sinks and tubs, it's an excellent way to blow your drain pipes apart.

In toilets, it's a excellent way to blow out your wax ring.


Some would argue that if your drain plumbing can't withstand a blast of high-pressure air, it needed to be fixed anyway. That may or may not be true, but I'd mostly prefer to not run a significant risk of instantly turning a relatively simple problem into a much worse problem.

 

[LXCam]

Yuck. Hadn’t thought of that.

Can you take it outside and hose it off? (hopefully from a distance)?

I stick the wet side in aplastic trash bag so its not dripping all over everything and take it outside. Here's the fun part, cleaning the outside is easy, it's inside that ***** balls. But I'll tell you what, when a plunger ain't cutting it this will and its wayyyyyy cheaper then a plumbers service call regardless of cleaning it.

 

[buridan]

My father had an old compressed-air pipe unclogger.

The PVC traps under the kitchen sink were not fans of 100 PSI. (he should have pulled the traps.)

Outside of that, it worked as intended.

Does anybody have any experience with this?

buyplungeblaster.com

General Pipe Cleaners has been selling a Kinetic Water Ram for 50 years or so. You pump it up to the desired pressure and release the pressure into the clogged drain. Supposedly the drain is cleared by a wave travelling through the water to the clog. I have an import copy that works quite well. It's not the air pressure that removes the clog, according to what I've read.

 

[milwaukeephil]

I've got the Johnny Jolter and it works great as a "last chance" plunger. You **** water into it and then let 'er rip. No burst wax seals yet.

https://johnnyjolter.com/

 

[Damon L.]

General Pipe Cleaners has been selling a Kinetic Water Ram for 50 years or so. You pump it up to the desired pressure and release the pressure into the clogged drain. Supposedly the drain is cleared by a wave travelling through the water to the clog. I have an import copy that works quite well. It's not the air pressure that removes the clog, according to what I've read.

The one we had was all air. There was a Schraeder valve on the canister and a 150 psi pressure gage.

 

[mark-NJ]

Best tool I ever bought. Seriously!

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Superior-Tool-Plastic-Drain-Snake/5013483603

 

[buridan]

The one we had was all air. There was a Schraeder valve on the canister and a 150 psi pressure gage.

My copy has no Schraeder valve but a similar hand pump and pressure chamber and gauge. You're right that it uses air, but General Pipe Cleaners says this about how their model operates:

"The Kinetic Water Ram uses a burst of compressed air that drives a shock wave (kinetic energy) through water to break up the stoppage. The shock wave bypasses vents and stacks to break-up clogs. You get instant impact with no pressure build-up. The built-in pump and
pressure gauge lets you choose the right amount of force for each job."

 

[larry_g]

You guys amaze me sometimes. You have to remember that the **** in your toilet has already been through your mouth at least once..................

lg
no neat sig line

 

[Jayman17]

Larry you might want to alter your diet, not sure many here are eating that

 

[Madjik Man]

My plumber friend loves these products.

It brings him a lot of business when a home owner uses it then calls him for repairs.

 

[larry_g]

Larry you might want to alter your diet, not sure many here are eating that

Have you considered where the solids from the waste stream go? They go back into the soil where the food you eat is grown. It is spread on the ground where the 'free range' birds graze. It is part of the cycle of life.

lg
no neat sig line

 

[driftpin]

One of my buddies told me a story about a neighbor who requested to use my friend's manual toilet plunger while he was hosting Thanksgiving dinner. He had to get up and give it to the neighbor, and then he returned to the dinner table, after washing his hands.

The next day, the neighbor tried to return it. My buddy told them, "that one's yours now. Bring me one just like it, the Ace Hardware is _______ (give location here)." (face of neighbor/my face upon hearing the story)

 

[RalphInCA]

My plumber friend loves these products.

It brings him a lot of business when a home owner uses it then calls him for repairs.

That’s what I’m afraid of

 

[RTM]

I’ve taught my daughters to never try to plunge a kitchen sink (much less use a pressure tool on it). Seen too many under sink disasters when one or more joints pop, leaking nastiness everywhere. Easier to take it all apart,with a drip pan, collect the mess, then attack the plugged pipe in the wall, if there is still a problem.

 

[plcguru]

Don't do it... here's my leak from similar plunging from upstairs bathroom hair clog. Notice the black wet on lower rear wall n my non-professional plumber putty fix on part where the pipes are joined in top left where the nail guards used to be. What a headache

 

[Skyman]

For me, it's always a closet auger for clogged toilets. A snake for all other clogs. Nothing that introduces pressure in a waste line.