Hi,

I have a wet room (I think this the correct term, it has a shower without a dedicated shower booth, it is just in the corner of the room) bathroom as my en suite. It has a sink and a toilet and a shower. It is on the ground floor.

The shower drainage is very slow and when I have a 5 minute shower plenty of water builds up under my feet. It can take up wards of 15 minutes to fully drain. I do my best to keep it hair and dirt free but it still drains very slowly.

There is a slight depression in the floor around the shower drain which is all tiled over as it is a wet room.

Knowing very little about plumbing I do know that when it was put in to the original room it was mentioned that the plumbers had very little room for the water to drop down into the pipe which leads off the property and into the sewage. I have no idea if that has an effect on my problem.

I regularly clean the shower drain with baking soda and hot vinegar followed by hot water a few minutes later.

The problem has gotten to the point where I have started using other showers in my house.

Can anyone help with the slow drain issue.:confused::confused:


Thanks! :)

Shower drains are notorious for getting clogged with grease and hair, gee where did that come from. The baking soda and vinegar is a great way to open this drain, try adding an equal amount of table salt to the baking soda. When all else fails its time to mechanically clean the drain. Easiest is a plastic tools called a Zipit. Zip-It Unclog Drains in Seconds (http://www.zipitclean.com/) Cheap and found at most hardware stores. If the Zipit doesn't remove the clog of hai then its time for a 1/4" snake to rod the drain past the trap. Amazon.com: Cobra Products 83150 1/4-Inch-by-15-Foot Metal Drain Clearing Drum Auger: Home Improvement (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000KKPNZC) Also not expensive and every hardware store will have them.

I do know that when it was put in to the original room it was mentioned that the plumbers had very little room for the water to drop down into the pipe which leads off the property and into the sewage. I have no idea if that has an effect on my problem.
Well I have a idea and "Zip-It and 15' foot 1/4" snake ain't going to get it.
If the shower discharge line doesn't have enough fall to move the grease from the soap and the hair that goes down the drain it's time for some serious snaking. Rent a 3/8ths. Inch drain machine. Remove the strainer and feed the cable past the trap. You're going to want to put out enough cable to reach the point where the drain connects to the sewer. After, flush with a few large pans of boiling water. Good luck, Tom

Good point, Borderline can you tell us how long this drain has been in place and when did the issue start?