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I worked on the bathroom some more after making my post. I tried to snake it out from the sink (because I was uncomfortable removing the toilet). I didn't have much success with that, but then I...

My toilet has been bubbling when a large amount of water is drained from any one or numerous fixtures in the bathroom. If I'm running the shower there are no problems, If I'm just washing my hands...

I went at it again with the auger and manged to get the auger down to the last few feet of its life(it's a 20foot auger) Still no dice, the sink drains a lot longer than before without backing up,...

So I'm almost positive I hit the clog this time, pulled out a small clump of misc gunk... the sink ran PERFECT for a few minutes, then started to slow, now it is back to being VERY slow again... Does...

Is there anything else I can try or do before needing to call a plumber?

Dear Abby,

I spent the last hour and a half playing with the hand auger, as well as one of those rubber bladders or "clog buster".

All my hard work is rewarded with a sink drain that now...

Yes, I was using a 1/4" drum auger like the one pictured in your link. I guess my next step is to try the auger again and just be more patient with it?

Thanks for the quick response.

The sink in my bathroom drains very slow, it only started maybe 2 weeks ago and since then has almost moved to a complete clog.

Last week I removed the trap and cleaned it out, there was some gunk...