Stumped on a Stopped Drain

[eaglesflyer5]

It’s IKEA crap for their floating vanity

Indeed.

 

[Jeff Handy]

Do you have a hand spinner type snake?
Or just a snake with a zig zag handle that grabs the snake with a thumbscrew.
The zig zag ones are much tougher to operate, but they work if you are patient.

If you have a hand spinner, try cranking it way more than you think is necessary.

Advance it slowly, then pull it back a few inches, all while cranking the spinner very often.

When you hit what seems like a hard stop, sit there and crank for a while, pull back a few inches, creep up to it again, cranking the whole time.

If it won’t advance, try cranking in the counter-clockwise direction.
Or 10 or 15 spins counter-clockwise, then clock-wise.

You can also try bending the tip of the snake just a little bit, just a few degrees from straight.
Use a pliers, vice-grip or locking pliers work well.

The slightly bent tip helps the tip wander when it meets up with an obstruction.

 

[eaglesflyer5]

Do you have a hand spinner type snake?
Or just a snake with a zig zag handle that grabs the snake with a thumbscrew.
The zig zag ones are much tougher to operate, but they work if you are patient.

If you have a hand spinner, try cranking it way more than you think is necessary.

Advance it slowly, then pull it back a few inches, all while cranking the spinner very often.

When you hit what seems like a hard stop, sit there and crank for a while, pull back a few inches, creep up to it again, cranking the whole time.

If it won’t advance, try cranking in the counter-clockwise direction.
Or 10 or 15 spins counter-clockwise, then clock-wise.

You can also try bending the tip of the snake just a little bit, just a few degrees from straight.
Use a pliers, vice-grip or locking pliers work well.

The slightly bent tip helps the tip wander when it meets up with an obstruction.

Awesome, thanks Jeff! Will try all those techniques and let you know.