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Plumbing is meant to keep water and waste moving. Clogs are inevitable over time and can cause unwanted emergencies. Knowing how to effectively unclog a sink, toilet or bathtub with a drain snake can ...

A plumber will push a long coiled drain auger, sometimes called a plumbing snake, rooter, or toilet jack, through the pipes to dislodge the blockage. The plumbing snake is very flexible and thin so it ...