Drain Cleaning Water Bladder with Garden Hose Attachment, Medium

I purchased this to remove a clog from my kitchen sink. I read about it prior to purchasing it. I must say, this was money well spent. The kitchen sink is notorious for getting clogs. In the past, I tried over-the-counter liquid clog removers. They did not work very well. Later, I purchased a drain snake. However, the manual snake I purchased would only make a small opening in the clog which would soon close when additional waste material became dislodged. I even called a plumber (more than once) but tired of paying over a $100 for a 30 minute visit. So, I purchased this as a last ditch effort. After using it, I could have kicked myself for not buying it sooner. I attached it to a water hose, inserted it into the main drain that intersects with the kitchen sink, and advanced the hose until I hit the clog. I turned on the hose and allowed the balloon to work. After clearing the initial clog, I inserted the hose further to dislodge any additional clogs. I cleared the entire pipe (a total of four clogs) all the way to the main drain in less than 45 minutes. I don't think I'll need to call a plumber again for a clogged kitchen sink. BTW, I'm a 52 year old single woman...in case there's someone reading this and thinking they could never learn how to use this.

It works as expected. I have used one of these in the past and they work great! However, I still haven't gotten my basement shower to drain properly. I need to get the knock-out plug out and it is rusted tight. I may have to literally knock it out and worry about how to fit it back in later. Not a fault of this device at all. I can't get it into the pipe right without getting the plug out. Anyone who has ever used one of these will agree it is amazing!

I'm sure this is a good product. I tried to use it but realized the little hole in the tip would not allow much water to flow through it. However, it worked great for the plugged drain in my bathroom sink. I don't know what else I'm going to need to use it for in the future, but as most tools go, it's good to have around, just in case.

After not being able to get my snake far enough to address the clog. And before cutting the pipe I purchased this device. I'd removed the under the sink plumbing to get the device into the thicker main pipe. Simple, easy to use fix to clear the clog. Do make sure you've a bucket in place. Being a first time user I turned off the water after starting to reposition the cleaning bladder further into the pipe. Lesson learned! Insure you have it in far enough in before starting the water. I did use a 6 inch hose extension to get it deeper in the pipe and water shut off valve to make this a one person job.

Apparently my downspouts havent been cleaned ever(50yrs). This gadget blew out 3-4ft long (yup FOOT) packed plant material-mostly roots & tiny plants growing in a ton of dirt & sand. Amazzzzzzzing!! HOW?? I first took down the downspout & sprayed. water into it to flush the packed materials. I let my spout sit overnight to soften it. I filled it with water in one end (it was so packed water wouldnt flow thru) and sat it upright overnite. Second on day 2, I simply put the bladder on the hose, turned the water on slowly & let it go to work. I was careful not to let the sharp metal edges of the gutter cut into the bladder. The device is like a balloon & was tight initially which worked well, I turned the water on/off a couple times moving the hose & device to both ends of gutter. After 5-10min I felt a mass moving thru the gutter along with an inceased amt of water. Finally the contents of the downspout came out in one long piece - a solid 3-4 foot piece of plant material!!! Amazing & super easy.

This ridiculous looking device can save you some big bucks. At our house a call to the plumber averages around $300. In a recent clogged drain episode, a friend brought over one of these garden hose attachments. We had tried our snake. We tried our Liquid Plumber. Nothing was working. When mama ain't happy, ain't no one happy at our house. So we took the trap apart, attached the bladder DEVICE to the garden hose, poked it in the line, and turned on the water from the garden hose. The way this works is the end of the device opposite the hose attachment has a small hole. As water is forced into it, the black rubber bladder swells up to the drain pipe size and stops the drain back flowing. At the same time the water is forced forward through the small hole that gets larger with pressure. The pressure of the garden hose blows the drain open. In seconds, like twenty of them, the drain opened up. Then we flushed it for 20 minutes with hot water, and applied a liquid product to eat away at the grease build up. Gee at about $15 for the gadget, IT WAS A BARGAIN. Note that these devices come in several sizes from 1 1/4 inch, to 2 inches, to up to 6 inches. You need the size to fit the water line or toilet you are going to attack. After that friend showed me this rascal, I bought three sizes, and I am ready for the next grease clogg. SAVE THAT MONEY, IT'S YOURS.

I know there are some people that have gotten this product to work. I was not one of them. I was using it to clean out some leaves from my pool plumbing. 4 seconds after slipping it into the pipe and turning the host on, the cobra water bladder exploded, firing chunks of rubber inside the plumbing, which became lodged in the pipe and required a more drastic ($$) cleaning. I would not recommend this product.

We've been having issues with one of our septic tanks (we have two septic systems leading out of our house). The drain for the guest bath and laundry room was plugged and NOTHING was working - power snake? Nope. Various chemicals for emergency septic cleaning? Nope. A drain cleaning water bladder wasn't available locally (the stores said there was too much liability and that we could rupture our drains). This was a last-resort fix and one that we should have tried right away. Once the bladder was placed in the drain and the hose was turned on, the clog was gone in seconds. We can once again flush the toilet in the guest bath; the shower no longer backs up and best of all, I don't have to go to the laundromat to do laundry. We plan on using the bladder on a regular basis to keep this particular drain running smoothly. Great product, great price, delivered on time. Anyone who has a septic system should keep one of these on hand.