Q. I'd love to put a screen over the drain hole in my shower but the drain stopper is not removable (believe me, I've tried!). Other than snaking the drain, what is the best way to clean the drain of clogged hair?

A. Draino, or get you something to pull the hair clog out of drain with

Q. My bath tub drain keeps cloging and draining slow. I use the cheap drain cleaner about once a month. If I wanted to buy a good drain cleaner for the tub what would i use? I've only lived here for 2 years and I've never done anymore than poured drain cleaner into the drain.

A. Drano Rid-X(septic)

Q. I had my sewer drain cleaned out of roots which they accessed by removing the toilet and going through that drain. Now the toilet gurgles and bubbles up when flushing, and the water level in the bowl varies, but is usually very low. It acts like it can't get air, but it was fine before the drain was cleaned. The drain cleaner service says they didn't do anything to my toilet, so it's not their problem. I played with the toilet tank float, but no luck. Any suggestions? Thanks.

A. You are either having venting issues or their is an obstruction in the toilet. Not necessarily a clog but an obstruction. If the vent is blocked or partially blocked, the flow of the water leaving the toilet will siphon the water out of your bowl. They may not have worked on the toilet but their work may have sent debris up the vent pipe. I hope they have since taken care of the problem.

Q. What can I do now,the bathroom is floaded? any suggestions? thanks loads!

A. I agree with using the plunger on the drain to unloosen whatever is causing your big drain problem. Then, to clear out the drain more, pour 1 cup of baking soda down your drain and chase it with 1 cup of hot distilled white vinegar. If you've ever made a science fair volcano, you'll know the vinegar and baking soda will react to bubble up in the drain and subsequently remove a lot of the built up junk. Wait a few minutes and flush out the drain with hot water. You may have to repeat the process a few times, especially if your drains haven't been cleaned in a while.

Q. I plunge the drain about an hour after putting drain cleaner down it and that helps for about a month. I keep hair out of it as best I can, so I don't think that is really the true problem.

A. Prevention is better than cure! one easy thing is to put a "Mesh" over the shower drain, clean it everytime u take a shower. Check if ur hair is falling! and make sure the drain system is not narrowed away from shower

Q. I think that there is a sock or something clogging my sink drain. All chemical drain clearing products have not worked. Does anyone know how much it costs to have a plumber come to your house and fix this problem?? Better yet, does anyone know how to fix this problem??

A. About 70 dollars per hour flat rate. Go to home depot and buy a drain snake and do it your self. Then use the drain cleaner to flush out what is left.

Q. Drain is bklocked and have no idea y

A. Homemade Remedy For Clogged Drains If you have a clogged drain and cannot run out to the store to get a commercial drain product, try this remedy. 1) Remove all water from the sink. You may have to dip it out of the sink with a cup and place it in a bucket. 2) Pour one cup of baking soda down the drain. 3) Follow that with one cup of table salt. 4) Next, pour one half cup of white vinegar down the drain. 5) Allow the drain to set for ten minutes then flush it with two quarts of boiling water...

Q. We have two drains that seem to be starting to get slower at draining water and both use the stopper which is attached so tough to remove that... Anyway what methods besides using those expensive drain cleaners can be used as a drain cleaner?

A. Activated yeast, get it started and pour it down the drain, let it sit overnight.