How Do I Get My Hair Out Of The Shower Drain?

If you’re dealing with a slow shower drain or completely clogged shower drain, then you have come to the right place.

Twin Home Experts a Los Angeles Plumber for almost 30 years has unclogged more than 3,000 shower drains and wanted to offer some helpful tips and how to videos to hopefully provide you a free flowing shower drain.

When it comes to shower drain clogs more then likely it’s going to be a mixture of hair and soap scum. Let’s determine the 3 types of hair clogs that your shower may have:

If your shower drain fills up right away, then your hair clog is more local. This is going to be the easiest problem to solve.

If you have standing water in your shower, then more than likely the clog is further down the line and needs a deep cleaning.

If this is the case then traditional drain snaking using a 1/4 inch cable to feed the metal cable down to wrap the hair and loosen up debris.

Here is a video showing you what to expect while performing drain snaking with a cable that will pull out a massive hair clog out of shower drain:https://youtu.be/haxi6Iq1Mcg

Twin Tip: run HOT water after you clear the line, if you hear a mixture of air and water, then you have accomplished clearing the drain.

If you have done all the above and still can’t get the shower drain cleared, then this is when you need a professional to come in and take over.