49720 Sink and Drain Cleaner, 10 Foot

Oh my, what an amazing purchase!!! Please get this everyone! You will save soo much money, I used it for a tub, it would always drain slow and after a very quick 4 minute shower it was like i was standing in a puddle gross... what i did was unscrew the tub trip lever which is the usually round thing with a switch right above the drain whole, cleaned the screw coil thing attatched to the lever, which was hair (eww) then used this device, put it in and gave it a twirl, works better with 2 people one to direct the snake and one to twist, it pulled out mucky hair (barf) I then screwed the lever back on and cleaned the tub and took a shower, whole new tub haha Worked perfectly!!! A+++ :):):)

I found this to be a nicely made product, but because the business end is about the same diameter as the coiled cable, it did not work. It may be better to do a toilet, but it did not work on a 2" steel pipe. I ended up using a clog buster to clear the blockage. Still, a good tool to have around the house.

I had a deeper clog in shower than usual, so the 10 ft really helped. As mentioned by others it does take some effort to get through bends in pipe. After working with it for 15 minutes I was able to reach and clear the clog. I tried turning the handle to clear the clog but the twisting created several kinks in the wire. The wire bent so much it was no longer strong enough to go very far down the pipe again. It did fix the clog but I had to throw it away. Based on the cheap price it's still worth it.

I can't figure out how to work this thing. Had to trash it.

I don't know if it's something I did wrong or if it's the product itself. I purchased it because of the other reviews.I tried it in five (5) different drains and it never made it past the first bend in the drain. I had two (2) others try it as well and nope, didn't work for them either. We all tried every trick we could think of to get it to work but nope, it was a no go on every try for everyone that did try.I wish I could give this a better rating but...I will say that the company shipped very quickly and it was nicely packaged.

I haven't used this on any drain except a pesky bathroom sink and it worked just fine. It was a little hard to get it threaded through. I don't know if this is because the drain stopper won't come off and/or the p trap is really curved. The drain, however is now draining very well. I was so tired of buying chemical drain cleaners that didn't work, now I don't think I will ever do that again. Besides, this snake was cheaper that a bottle of the draino!

This is what I needed to get in lavatory sink with lift out stopper. The 'lead' end is approximately 3/16 of inch diameter which fit into the center ring (where the stem of the stopper fits into) with no problem. The ten foot edition is longer than I needed but it works with a lot left over. It was the diameter of the 'steel' that was important.

I'm sure there is some technique to using this thing but it included no instructions. Eventually I was able to snake it down past the bends in the drain pipe but in the process I managed to put a permanent kink in the snake... ooops. I will say that once I hit the clog this thing did a very good job grabbing hold of the clog and pulling it out. It also cleans up pretty nice after use.