- 1). Put on gloves with a nonslip grip. The snake - essentially a long cable - can get slippery and dirty.
- 2). Start with the smallest snake you can, graduating to a larger size if the first one doesn't work.
- 3). Insert the business end of the plumber's snake - the end opposite the handle - into the drain or toilet. Use care to avoid damaging sinks, toilets and pipes.
- 4). Turn the handle slowly in a clockwise direction, gently pushing the snake. Let it find its own way through - it may take quite a few revolutions of the handle.
- 5). Fill the sink or toilet bowl about halfway with water to help lubricate and provide some pressure to wash the clog out once it begins to break up.
- 6). Pull out the snake when the snake crank becomes hard to turn, clean its end, and reinsert it into the drain.
- 7). Repeat this process until the drain is clear.
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