Oh, well there’s the problem…

After our showers today, Tasha noticed that yet again the bathtub drain wasn’t working. It got to the point where I’d be standing at least ankle deep in water, so I decided to try to fix it.

First, I tried Drano. It made things drain a little better, but it was still so far from satisfactory that I feared having to make an expensive call to the plumbers. I decided to investigate further (after flushing the drain with hot water as instructed).

I unscrewed the little drain cover and after I pryed it out of there I immediately saw the problem. Just under the cover there was a giant hairball around the size of my fist (ew!). It took me a few minutes to liberate it completely from the crossbars that the drain cover screwed into, but by this point I was sure that this would solve it.

I was right!! The drain now happily gobbles up any amount of water that I throw at it! I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised with the amount that both Tasha and I lose hair, and the fact that we used to give Teddy his baths in that same shower. I have to say that I feel like I’ve gained a few ranks in handyman today!