How are we gonna fix this

[dstig1]

And nobody has asked how the heck that got down in there or where it came from?

But yes, good thinking!

 

[MossRoad]

My grandson had the drain in his shower run slow. He tried rooting it several times withou luck. He hired a rooter service and they could not get past a couple of feet before rejection. He then had them camera it to see what the issue was.

View attachment 782852Here is what they saw.

They quoted him $3800 to jack hammer out the floor and then replace the tile.

I said that’s crazy and let me see what I can do. I thought about it for a while and said, I wonder if I can pull it out with my shop vac. Stuck it on the drain and in 2 seconds…

Here’s the result.
View attachment 782853

how the heck that got down in there or where it came from?

 

[ponytug]

Isn't it just the screen out of a drain screen? I assumed it got "plungered" down the drain as someone was trying to loosen the clog...

 

[Jstpssng]

I probably would have suffered for a couple of weeks, taking showers outside standing in the snow before breaking down and paying the $3800. Then after mentioning it here somebody would ask "Did you try to get it out with your shop vac?"

 

[groundcover]

Like most things Probably could have been fixed with explosives! Just flush a couple of m80's and stand back ! Pressure should lift it gently back to the shower pan !

 

[JethroB]

And nobody has asked how the heck that got down in there or where it came from?

But yes, good thinking!

It looks to me like some sort of strainer cup that fits down into the drain, beneath the flush mounted cover on the shower floor. Correct OP?

 

[MossRoad]

It's a flame arrestor.

 

[oosik]

My first try would have been with a bent coat hanger. I don't think I would have ever thought of using my shop vac. That's really using the 'ol noggin.........

You deserve this....

 

[orezok]

The shower had a “slot drain” similar to this. Apparently the pin that holds the hair screen came off.

 

[MossRoad]

Ahh. I've seem the finished product before and always wondered how they dealt with hair. S the tiled cover just lifts out?

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

Why would they use helium which is quite expensive vs using compressed air?

They probably huffed it and talked funny to each other on the way home.

 

[MossRoad]

They probably huffed it and talked funny to each other on the way home.

 

[dstig1]

I have a linear drain similar to that. It came with a SS tray that you would tile just like the rest of the floor (and do it to match the pattern too). It lifts out for cleaning. Mine has 2 L-shaped perf screens screwed into the main body near the drain for catching hair. One on each side of the drain in the center.

Many people know about helium making your voice squeaky high pitched but don't know the reverse happens too. I think if you use Argon or Xenon it makes your voice super low. Should be able to find it on a Youtube, I'm sure. Found it - Sulfur Hexafluoride is what they use for the low

 

[GeneV]

It's a flame arrestor.

You're cross threading!

 

[Jstpssng]

It's a flame arrestor.

If that's the case, shouldn't it be on the toilet?

 

[ponytug]

If that's the case, shouldn't it be on the toilet?

I think per the Federal code on gas producing systems, like septic tanks, 40 CFR 49.4165, controls are required (33 CFR Appendix A to Part 154 - Guidelines for Detonation Flame Arresters) such as flame arrestors, that have to meet 33CFR.154.Appendix A, so I think you would be correct.
33 CFR Appendix A to Part 154 - Guidelines for Detonation Flame Arresters

I can't seem to find an entry that allows a P trap to be considered a flame arrestor for some reason...

 

[MossRoad]

The first time my dad said "p trap" I started laughing. I was probably 5-6 years old.

 

[GeneV]

The first time my dad said "p trap" I started laughing. I was probably 5-6 years old.

Heck, I'm laughing now, and I'm 50 and a 1/2.

 

[MossRoad]

 

[cqaigy2]

Ok, i'm writing that down. Shop vac and suck it out.