How to Unclog a Toilet: Pro Techniques

How to unclog a clogged toilet. Showing the proper use of a plunger and toilet auger on a plugged toilet. Blockages such as toilet paper and waste, toys, toothbrushes, and balls.
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[@sofiaespinoza3494]

omg thxs so much I am at my cousin's house and clogged the toilet so I pretended to go to take a shower and the whole time I was trying to un clogged it

[@jonahsandoval_6523]

Sofia Espinoza dead asf

[@jarsin4480]

FUNNIEST COMMENT EVER LMAO

[@ayo6913]

lool, its normal no need to be worried 🤣

[@aisha5156]

Omg 😂

[@somechick4734]

Me bro I’m at my stepmoms and I’m pretending to take a shower to unclog the toilet

[@yvsuschristus5730]

Im an exchange student and clogged my guest family’s toilet on the second day while no one was home this video saved me and no one ever noticed a thing

[@aisha5156]

Yvsus Christus Oh sh*t! I’m so sorry.

[@AssapimasterShinikoza]

What country are you from

[@tonythetiger2306]

666 likes?

[@tonythetiger2306]

Fixed

[@aahashrestha3583]

Rip

[@pranavr4017]

Mom spent an hour last night trying to unclog toilet, was in a really bad mood and ranting about everything wrong with the world, used this video and got it done in 5 seconds thanks to you :)

[@Melissa.-.]

That's me right now 😂

[@msxd1280]

The relief I felt when I heard the water go down. And it’s all thanks to you and your methods. Thank you so much! 🙏

[@sararavelo1529]

😂😂😂 same the relief

[@hanab.anan.a]

SAMEEE

[@5hourenergy580]

Thanks, i unclogged it, it was WWIII in there. But we got er done

[@aisha5156]

Blake Graham 😂

[@Joel-xy7qg]

😂😆😂😆

[@em7pug26]

XD

[@test-ti1xj]

LMAO

[@smartaclesllama8677]

It be like that sometimes

[@audreyjustice9439]

Came to unclog my toilet stayed to read all the comments

[@aisha5156]

Audrey Justice Honestly

[@kaelawest1545]

I'm not gonna lie thou

[@bnashtay2278]

I got the shit water in my toilet ;-;

[@lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv2198]

Same XD

[@lunalovegood3337]

Thank you, you got me out of a close call with my dad who is tired of my toilet clogging!

[@ASSASSINKINGX49]

Same

[@Speculumlisha]

Omg I'm not alone 😅

[@citizen320]

your dad's not a lone either! My son has constipation problems and has been clogging my toilet for 10 years!!!!! EVERY TIME, he drops this legendary deuce but WILL NOT flush it before he wipes and he use WAY too much toilet paper on top of it. We (actually I) need to buy another auger tomorrow morning.

[@packerbacker9109]

Pat you’re the man, here’s a KZbin hug for the stress relief you’ve given us. Been plunging for a half hour today and half hour yesterday before i gave up and told my wife to use the other bathroom. Watched your vid and did the dish soap and warm water method, literally 5 mins later and THE PORCELAIN THRONE IS BACK IN BUSINESS!! You saved me time, and an argument with the mrs. 🥂

[@tylerbanfield7978]

Holy geez this saved me, I was home alone with the water about to overflow 😂, I’m 14

[@BGOutOfService]

SAME, I'm terrified right now

[@whetted]

i feel you

[@CYBRO-ub2wi]

same

[@braydensk8989]

Same here

[@silvercake6309]

I'm around ur age too and this saved me as well lol

[@lollolol6755]

I love how most of the comments are kids that are 14 and younger. (2023 edit: it’s funny after these past 3 years how many like and comments this has gotten. I was literally like 13-14 when I posted this comment lol. Thanks to everyone who has commented and liked.)

[@xnortheast1106]

lli boost ill ! No

[@la-splitz-x1395]

Lol im 14 and just unclogged the toilet😂😂

[@mrfalldamage3810]

I'm scared to tell my parents

[@jarrettcaradine2361]

lli boost ill ! I’m 14 watching this video

[@imyourbodyguard9649]

What grown man is going to search how to unclog a toilet

[@msad6802]

This has proven to be an excellent video, and has saved me a lot of money. It is clean, and easy to understand. I bought a cheap auger at a big box store, but I might need a longer auger, in the future. Thanks!

[@Eyetrauma]

People that have witnessed unspeakable horrors, ranked: 1. Combat veterans 2. Trauma doctors 3. This guy

[@thepizzaman4296]

Rip

[@vincentnguyen3068]

Don't forget about plastic surgeons

[@itzslayr1435]

My toilet is on crack cause it was clog but all of a sudden it’s not

[@CariagaXIII]

4 my toilet is a warzone because of constapation and i have to clog it by watching this video

[@loss6199]

Honestly

[@chelseatruttmann9956]

I’ve been sweating.... literally trying to unclog this toilet for almost 15 minutes. Used your technique and it worked in 5 seconds. THANK YOU.

[@PROSDIY]

Glad the video was helpful. Thanks Chelsea!

[@dekub7139]

Lol it was the same for me

[@Phenom-rl5pr]

Which technique worked for you?

[@idkIDK-ix5uw]

@@Phenom-rl5pr 2 free type

[@coco_yordiii2865]

How about 2 hours???

[@bernythepro40]

Omg that splatoon 3 x Starbucks Frappuccino looks amazingggg 5/5

[@cutiegwen5195]

Thanks pufuu, very helpful information you gave today

[@sno8499]

Parents were asleep and I have never really "operated" a plunger and the toilet was about to overflow you saved me from an awkward moment of having to get my half awake dad to do it for me

[@bosstankproductions1304]

Dude right now every 10 minutes I’m checking in on it it’s 4 in the morning and if my mom knows she’ll beat the shit out of me (lol) but I need to stall so when she leaves for work my dad would be up like 1 hour after and ummm he’ll have to do it cuz I’m to fucking dumb to know how to do it

[@bosstankproductions1304]

Also that means I’m not sleeping cuz I’m a dumb ass 🙏 pray for me

[@lolme9706]

@@bosstankproductions1304 HOLY SHIT BRO THE SAME THING JUST HAPPENED TO ME, IS 4 AM RN LOL

[@aoko5558]

Right now it’s 4 in the morning and I had to do the same thing

[@sno8499]

@@aoko5558 I was 13 years old when this happened lol, I am now 16 and have advances in my plunger skills, I believe in you jay c:

[@sophiasings9949]

Too embarrassed to ask my parents for help with this ‘crappy’ situation 😂😂 Thanks!!

[@trashbuckets3955]

My parents aren't home so I looked this up

[@jandijones9388]

i asked my mom and she didn’t know what to do and i didn’t want to ask my dad. she started making fun of me and now i am crying

[@Mufkins]

@@jandijones9388 rip 💀 is it unclogged now

[@jamsanator0511]

@@Mufkins no, it’s been unclogged for 2 months

[@Mufkins]

@@jamsanator0511 So mine was clogged for like a week or so after searching this video. So I didn't mean to unclogged it cause I put soap tryna wash it but I left it like for more than a 1 minute like 10 or 9 minutes and it got unclogged but it's probs just for me

[@stealthrabbi9064]

Realized I've been using a flange plunger wrong for my whole life. Putting it in at an angle and letting it fill up was key. Just cleared a big clog with two pushes. Didn't have to use auger which is a mess to clean. Thanks

[@Sackiez]

Thanks Pufuu

[@TheCamaroguy1967]

why do I come back to this video so often💀

[@dekub7139]

😂

[@bosstankproductions1304]

Bruh🤣

[@unitedninetails440]

Yea same here

[@tboneanimatez-fc3we]

De voic

[@formantaudio]

We must eat at the same KFC

[@delilah526]

There are no words on how to thank you! I'm a 60 year old woman and I've been trying to unclog my toilet (it was pretty gross) for the past two hours. I'm exhausted. Being in quarantine due to COVID-19 I knew I'd never get a plumber. Yours was the first video I came upon. I tried the warm water and some Dawn and waited 15 minutes. It didn't go down on its own, but it only took two small pushes with my plunger and everything went down. It's a really bad time for anything to go wrong in your home right now.......... so this was literally a life saver!! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!

[@PROSDIY]

Thank you delilah526! I'm glad the video was helpful. Take care!

[@nene38333]

Thank you it’s been clogged for 3 days now it’s fixed lol

[@V4MP1RE_CULTURE]

What an amazing splatoon 3 x Starbucks x toilet unclogging colab /j

[@GodIfSHEwasReal]

It was 11 pm, and my mom was asleep when the toilet started to overflow, I watched this video and it immediately worked. Thanks a lot

[@yvng_poop_stains7854]

When I saw that we had the same plunger I already knew sh*t was going down

[@Jordan-rx4in]

nice stolen comment

[@melaniaguzman2103]

We love stealing comments 😍

[@susanmagar6600]

Literally

[@staywoke1474]

Smh your lame. Be original

[@xytics5519]

Fattest stolen comment I’ve ever seen😂

[@ashleytabar9700]

I was unclogging a toilet with a plugger wrong for about 30 minutes until I watched this video! You are a life saver. I never knew you have to fill the plunger up with water before starting to pump up and down. I fixed it in about 1 minute after I did your method.

[@kowshikthopalli866]

Same here. This video and your comment helped me fix it.

[@megataymangame2763]

Same man

[@havefuntazarasu5367]

This is why you need to regularly clean it from allahu

[@nicolebhat1930]

I have the flange plunger but I wasn’t using it correctly. That helped but didn’t do all the job. Dish soap and warm water did! You literally took all my stress away today! My hero of the week. Thank you!!! 😊

[@CDJAM-webm]

wait this isnt the shiver starbucks drink! /s

[@bloodrazor5213]

lol sitting at 3:00 AM on youtube and watching toilet unclogging videos for no reason. everything is fine with me im pretty sure

[@aisha5156]

Konrad Wysocki ...yeah...👀

[@Grace_Creation]

Gotta be prepared

[@695kaos]

Yes thanks it did help me, literally in a “crappy” 💩 situation 😂 cleared thanks to your techniques

[@PROSDIY]

Hah! Thanks for the positive feedback!

[@alexandria1607]

Pros DIY that sounded like a nervous laugh

[@ms.payton1458]

Thank you for this! I've been trying to unclog my toilet since yesterday and after watching your video, it took me about 3 attempts to finally get it unclogged. It's all about the angle. Learn something new everyday ❤️

[@caniputmyballs]

my favorite splatoon collab

[@salwafatimah9887]

If my mom came home and saw the toilet I wouldn't be writing this... thank the heavens I found this video, I'm 12 and if u could do it so could i!

[@hamzarazi7828]

Thanks a ton... My parents would have killed me

[@xnortheast1106]

To Release is To Resolve at least he’s not bald

[@whatashame4561]

To Release is To Resolve you got the whole comment section laughing

[@iwonthesitateebltch3319]

@To Release is To Resolve om.

[@ayo6913]

@@whatashame4561 eh, not me lol 🤷‍♂️

[@whatashame4561]

Suicidal Love I was joking... sarcasm?

[@txangel69]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP!! I'VE SPENT AN HOUR AN A HALF TRYING TO PLUNGE. YOU'RE A LIFE SAVER!!!

[@sistinas]

Splatoon 3 gameplay looking fire

[@BabeGrohl]

Thanks you so much, my parents aren’t home and i thought the toilet would over flow 😭

[@Salam-vd9wc]

I didn’t work 😭

[@doday1980]

SadAce mine overflowed

[@Garrett.]

Mine almost overflowed in the middle of the night but I had done work on a toilet before so I knew to turn the water off

[@Nora-rk5xy]

JayneIsVeryTired I KNOW that mine will overflow

[@quinn9570]

Um m did it work

[@abarainosa]

Didn't realize I needed the plunger to fill with water. You saved me boss

[@jared0511]

Ha same

[@warrenthomas1253]

I've literally have watched a million videos on this subject matter and nobody else has one or two of your methods. And they worked perfectly. Thank you

[@steakysteaky6]

but the link said rocky shiver frappucino :(

[@bernythepro40]

Yes

[@jnbn1234ify]

that's the reward AFTER you watch the toilet unclog tutorial

[@hcyfyvnhuchchc8489]

Omg tysm I clogged my toilet with paper towels and I panicked I tried to plunge it for 15 mins but I wasn’t working but the warm water and dish soap worked 😁😁😁 Ps- it’s 4am and I’m tired so thxxx

[@Daehtopbud]

How much soad

[@rionnamcleary]

I’ve been struggling for the past 10 minutes, at a last ditch effort I go to this video and I followed the plunger step ONE TIME and it instantly worked wtf

[@aisha5156]

SugaryPie It be like that sometimes.

[@DanielAguilar-kr6yz]

same

[@red_dulge]

Thank you, Pufuu. This is very educational. Go Team Rock !! 🪨

[@PinkPuff28]

Thank you, now I can get my Splatoon 3 Starbucks drink out! /Joke

[@Stormy582]

Pufuu thanks

[@isabellasitton7752]

I seriously thought I was the only person in the world that clogs the toilet because nobody at my house clogs it except me and its sad lol

[@skinneyqueen1185]

Me too 😭😭 no one clogs it just me I’ve been in akward situations a lot of times

[@kendalllane4585]

Dude same it's so embarrassing because every calls me Shitter in my house

[@ceeeceee8753]

Man I thought I was the only one.

[@emotionalequestrian23]

Omg same it’s so annoying

[@Vumpee]

If you ever feel that way just remember the 1.1 million views on this video might feel the same😂😂

[@aaliaqawiy847]

The fact that this isn’t the first time I’ve been in this situation is... sad 😳

[@Belkys.]

after plunging and trying different methods literally ALL DAY, this video showed me how to properly angle the plunger and IT WORKED!!!

[@cyndimonroe9289]

THANK YOU for helping this old single gal the cost of a plumber AND giving me a great sense of satisfaction that I could fix it myself!!

[@projecthaywyre9326]

I can’t express how much im thankful for thid video LMAO

[@clover3054]

Oh thank god for this video I’m home alone I thought my toilet was gonna flood

[@Band_A]

iconic sis lmao

[@hairybuttsniff]

😂

[@nicvermeer5846]

good thing im going team scissors

[@kellybeers7290]

turns out ive been plunging wrong my whole life. thank you this helped solved my toilet issue!

[@crowbee2412]

At the end him:....a “crappy situation..... Get it cause crap can get stuck in a toilet and he said crappy....he saved me life

[@happyjohn1656]

Really now? 🤦‍♂️

[@dracomontana8771]

Lifesaver!!!! I appreciate you brother ! I was frustrated and I needed to take a crap . Within the first five minutes I unclog my toilet and thankfully it wasn’t that bad.

[@gabrielmunoz4651]

wait this isn't free octo expansion?

[@hume1234561]

Like everyone else here I've got a blocked toilet. The new tenants are throwing tons of paper down the toilet. I can't buy an auger until tomorrow as all the shops are closed. Which should give the tenants time to reflect on what they've done.

[@char6762]

my toilets been clogged for days this finally helped thankyou 🙏🏻

[@natgh7]

Worked like a charm! Thanks!

[@slugcatpotatoes]

WHERE IS THE SHIVER FRAPPE

[@speezy-997]

Thanks I almost took a hammer to the toilet been trying to unclog it all day

[@nanciee2844]

A hammer?! Lmao

[@Musty_Mustard]

Lmao holy shit you were gonna mash that fucker real good

[@wendyhannan2454]

Hahah me too 😂

[@LifeofDre]

To the point. Thanks

[@lisasmith5963]

You saved our weekend. Everything you showed worked.

[@erinpowers9036]

So I never knew you had to fill the plunger with water 😅.. I tried for hours and as soon as I filled it with water it worked. Thank you so much for this!! You saved me from calling a plumber haha.

[@pamperedcamper1834]

Thanks for saving me the cost of a plumber. My father was a certified plumber. He taught me many tricks of his trade. My son had clogged the toilet tonight. His father used the plunger and snake on without it budging. I had never heard of dish detergent as a cure for a clog. We worked feverishly with the other devices and had nothing to lose. Nothing! I put the detergent in the clogged toilet like you suggested and left it 30 minutes. By this time, my husband was in bed. I plunged the clog about 5-6 times and I felt it move. Needless to say, I don’t have a clogged up toilet anymore. Thanks for the advice. I thought I was going to have to call a plumber. My father would have come to help me had he still been alive. I was glad I didn’t have to call. You rock! 😊🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@PROSDIY]

Thanks for the great comment! Take care!

[@gatornukes6896]

The upstroke was key, didn’t know I was missing that all these years lol

[@nancywilliams447]

You put a smile on my face, it works! Thank you.

[@micheleoakes3143]

Excellent tips! Plunger method worked like a charm!

[@monicac.1224]

Thanks this helped me out so much. I had been trying to unclog the toilet for two days!

[@Footeloose617]

Thanks a lot sir , my toilet has been clogged for days , I did the plunger method filling with water first and BAM ! perfect flush .👍🏾 Your the man

[@darkvbyss]

OH MY GOD THANK YOU! you're a life saver. I'm a student in a homestay and when the water didn't go down I panicked this morning. But this tip worked so well at the first try and it saved me! thank you again.

[@dariusjohnson7353]

This video is a lifesaver, I was in the restroom for the past 30 mins trying to figure why my plunger wasn’t working. Only to learn that you’re not to lift the plunger as you push, and voila the toilet is back to normal 👏 thank you 🙏..

[@chitown5763]

At 32 I just learned how to use a plunger the right way lol. But the dish soap & hot water with a plunger just saved me. Shout out to this video. Thank you

[@fartuitous2844]

I'm 11 and this really helped. Edit: I didnt even have to take the top off. Thank you very much, you just made my day!

[@irma1114]

Thanks! Your advice really helped! It was my first time trying to unclog the toilet. I first tried with the warm water and dish soap and luckily it worked.

[@tylerisbae6737]

I clogged my toilet and was to afraid to ask for help I found your video and used your method and it worked instantly, this is a life saver, thanks so much!

[@elevatestudioslive-stream4421]

Whoever you are, thank you. I don’t know what I would have done without this video.

[@ninja-cr1kl]

you literally saved my life thank you 🙏 i was trying for almost 20 minutes and your video helped me a ton.

[@LilTeaBag19]

Just… Wooow. Im joining my voices to the hundreds of people you’ve already saved. After a good 2 hrs of tears and sweat (yes by then i was crying of anxiety because i didnt need any problems with my crappy landlord), I knew my problem was the succion. It didn’t create a vacuum effect. Tried your method and at the second time, it worked like magic. Cannot still believe it. Gotta pinch myself. I know this sounds dramatic but you have no idea how dramatic things were getting for me!! You saved me from a bigger panick attack!! And also save me a few bucks, I was ready to throw my plunger and get a new one tomorrow at the earliest hour. Now I know how to properly use my plunger!! Much thanks!!

[@johncgr800]

Thanks for your help!! After 5 hours of trying to plunge my clogged toilet, I watched your video and changed my technique to match yours and it worked the first try. The key was to fill it with a little water first like you showed and then plunge the heck out of it. Thanks again.

[@lisahughes8860]

Pat - Thank you soooo much for making this video. I accidentally flushed a small sponge yesterday while cleaning and the Hvac solution worked in less than 3 minutes. THANK YOU

[@aelzabeth]

Thank you. This was very helpful. Until I watched your video I was making zero progress. Your plunging technique plus the dish soap worked perfectly!!! Thank you!!!

[@kristophine4390]

I'm not sure whether it was the warm water with dish soap, or the persistence, but my horribly clogged old toilet is finally fixed! Thank you!

[@8mathdaddy]

Dishwashing soap, hot water and plunger altogether did work. Thank you!!

[@efrainpl17]

Thanks for showing the correct way to use the plunger, It was all I needed.

[@anthonysantiago8356]

Man I was literally in the bathroom for about an hour because someone didn’t do a good job unclogging the toilet plus they didn’t even say anything about it 🤦🏻‍♂️ but thanks to you for showing the best way to unclog it with the plunger after using that technique it unclogged so fast I was so happy 😂 you are a life saver 🙏🏼😂

[@aisha5156]

Anthony Santiago 😂👌🏾

[@jennyz.85]

Thank you so, so much for this video. My toilet kept over flowing in the middle of night. I was so tired and desperate and did not know what to do. This video helped me unclog my toilet and I was able to gain a restful sleep. Thank you again.

[@meganhyslop175]

Great, clear and love the humour!

[@victorcross5949]

Very well done, Pat: concise and clear.

[@davidmeehan4486]

Thank you. I was stumped for about 24 hours, but tilting the plunger, like you said was exactly what I needed to do. Thanks!

[@PROSDIY]

Glad the video helped out. Thanks David!

[@ayeayeronmolay3699]

I have been struggling for 3 days. And watched this video and worked lol. Thank you!!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️

[@MUZUKUN-YT]

HMMMmmmmm... interesting Pufuu...

[@odyssey6963]

My little sister put almost A WHOLE ROLE of TP in the toilet and I really didn't know how to get it out. Thanks for the help!

[@missbarilladefenton9268]

I’m on my way to help my mom with her bathroom toilet 🚽. Thank you so much for this tips... ❣️

[@Twin2Weird]

You're the man Pat!

[@makdaddymaki]

After trying to figure it out on my own my best bud youtube came to the rescue. Thank you for posting this video helped out a ton!! 👊🏼

[@tahaaqeel5226]

You just saved my life from embarrassment, thank you sir

[@tomcrom]

After two days of clog you showed me the right why to use auger. I was trying to force cable without seating the plastic handle. Thanks

[@nasiagyrlnidia714]

Wow. Have been trying to unclog it for 15 min til i found this vid. It's all about the angles, didn't originally have the plunger angled to align a perfect seal. Thank you so much!

[@jimmybuckets2005]

I’m 13, had a really bad clog. Got desperate enough to look up this video. What would have taken me a half an hour took me less than a minute. Thank you so much

[@theghostofjeffgoldblumdail9613]

You’re my hero, this really helped me out when I was in a pinch, thank you