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    Mishka Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    May 13, 2007, 09:26 AM
    Toy in Toilet
    My little daughter dropped a plastic hair clip in the toilet and the toilet has not flushed well since - very slow. Have tried plunger and pushed a snake all the way through the house - flushed OK once pack to draining really really slow - What are my options?:(
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    May 13, 2007, 10:09 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Mishka
    My little daughter dropped a plastic hair clip in the toilet and the toilet has not flushed well since - very slow. Have tried plunger and pushed a snake all the way throught the house - flushed ok once pack to draining really really slow - What are my options?:(
    It sounds like you may need to pull the toilet and visually inspect the underside to make sure the object isn't lodged in the trap of the toilet.
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    May 13, 2007, 03:22 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Mishka
    My little daughter dropped a plastic hair clip in the toilet and the toilet has not flushed well since - very slow. Have tried plunger and pushed a snake all the way throught the house - flushed ok once pack to draining really really slow - What are my options?:(
    Growler's correct. You may have to pull the toilet and fish the toy out from the bottom but before you do that let's check to see if it went Pulling a toilet and going into the bottom to clear a obstruction is a dirty messy job best left to us dirty messy plumbers.
    If you have used a closet auger on it and it's still clogged, chances are you will find it in the bend of the trap in the bowl. Turn off the water at the angle stop. Sponge out the tank and bowl. Remove the closet bolts and lift straight up. Have a piece of cardboard to set it on. Now tilt it over on its side. Careful, you still have about a gallon of water left in the trap. Now take a coathanger, put a hook in it and go fishing up the bottom to see if you can hook the ,toy or whatevers caught up there. All you will need to reset the stool is a new wax seal. Good luck, Tom
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    May 15, 2007, 06:14 AM
    There is another way. Before you pull the toilet, try using a wetvac to pull the water back quickly. This will sometimes pull the toy back with the momentum of the water. Also try the auger with no water in the bowl.
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