It's the Cobra Zip-It drain cleaning tool. It works best on bathroom sink and tub drains that are clogged with hair.
The barbs on the shaft grab onto hair that's tangled up in the drain stopper mechanisms. It is a great invention. CLICK HERE to get one.
Keep in mind I'm a master plumber and have no fear of taking off the tiny nut
on the back of the tailpiece of a bath sink drain to be able to make it like new.
My response to Dan was:
I know it works, but it doesn't get all the hair out.
I just take out the lift lever in the tailpiece and get the entire drain clean.
While doing that, I'm able to get a bottle brush down the tailpiece to get rid of all the FOUL biofilm on the sidewalls of the tailpiece.
That invention, while very handy, just does a small part of what needs to be done."
That inexpensive plastic tool will save you HUNDREDS of dollars by not having to have a plumber come out to do what I can do in three minutes.
If hair is clogging your drain,
the Cobra Zip-It should work for you.
DECEPTIVE Product Description WARNING
If you decide to go there, PLEASE let them know you heard about this magic place from Ask the Builder.
She needed to know how to safely strip old paint at one of the hotel properties. I sent her to a website that has a special paint stripper that can remove lots of paint at one
time.
Here's the FIRST THING I read. It was the TOP CONTENT on the page. I've substituted four X's for the product name to stay out of legal trouble:
"XXXX Deck Cleaner is a highly-effective, biodegradable, concentrated, and safe deck cleaning solution for exterior use on wood decking, siding, shakes, and outdoor furniture. XXXX Deck
Cleaner, one of the best wood deck cleaners on the market, is also recommended for removing dirt, mildew stains, and algae from composite decking, concrete, stucco, vinyl siding, fiberglass, and most outdoor furniture. This eco-green product is perfect for any deck you wish to restore, large or small, because it is available in one- and five-gallon pails."
That got my interest so I looked on the page to find the MSDS sheet so I could see WHAT was in the deck cleaner.
It only took me about 20 seconds to discover the product was just CHLORINE BLEACH. The MSDS sheet showed the product contained sodium hypochlorite. That's the fancy chemical name for chlorine bleach.
Allow me ask you a question or two or three. When you see the word "biodegradable" what pops into your head?
Do you feel the product is safe?
Do you feel it's *green* or a warm and fuzzy product?
Does that word cast a spell on you making you like the product?
Did you know that chlorine bleach is TOXIC to all vegetation and many other living
organisms?
Would you apply chlorine bleach to your outdoor furniture, you know the ones that have fabric cushions? After all, the label says it's SAFE to use on outdoor furniture!!
The actual definition of biodegradable is: "capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms."
I don't see how chlorine bleach fits that
description because it KILLS bacteria and other living organisms!!!
But if you're a chemist, perhaps you can explain how some bacteria or organism will eat the chlorine bleach first!
BOTTOM LINE: STOP TRUSTING product descriptions. STOP trusting people who have NO EXPERIENCE.
Do some simple research. It only took me TWENTY SECONDS to see that deck
cleaner was a TOXIC product.
Kevin could have PREVENTED his NIGHTMARE by READING THE LABEL on the Moss Out product .
My guess is it said: "Product contains muriatic ACID."
That's enough for today.
Tim Carter
Founder - www.AsktheBuilder.com
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