Lina
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My husband and the plumber were bailing out the bathtub the other day. It had a clogged drain. They were dumping the water down the toilet, and inadvertantly dumped the rubber tub stopper down the toilet, too. The stopper is about 1.5 inches in diameter.
The plumber said it was small enough, it would go down. Well, since then the toilet has not been flushing as vigorously as it used to. It still functions enough to be used, but it's not quite right. If it encountered a serious challenge to its capacity, it might not be able to handle it.
My question: Should I attempt to auger the toilet? I assume the stopper is caught up either in a bend of the toilet drain, or maybe where the toilet meets the main drain. I am concerned that if augering pushes the stopper into the main drain, it will create additional problems and be non-recoverable at that point. But maybe it would be OK, because the main drain pipe is wide enough?
Please advise? Thanks.
The plumber said it was small enough, it would go down. Well, since then the toilet has not been flushing as vigorously as it used to. It still functions enough to be used, but it's not quite right. If it encountered a serious challenge to its capacity, it might not be able to handle it.
My question: Should I attempt to auger the toilet? I assume the stopper is caught up either in a bend of the toilet drain, or maybe where the toilet meets the main drain. I am concerned that if augering pushes the stopper into the main drain, it will create additional problems and be non-recoverable at that point. But maybe it would be OK, because the main drain pipe is wide enough?
Please advise? Thanks.