My experience and my skill set!
First, I'm a woman in her 70's who has had to figure out stuff on her own (basically online)
I had a slow running shower. It would drain, but even a quick ten minute shower would fill the tub about up to my ankles and when you think of that water is from whatever is backing up your drain...ew.
IT would drain within about 15 mins after shower, but hated standing in any water.
Like others have said, I would IGNORE the directions and leave in longer. When I take a shower tonight, I will see if the water is moving as fast as I want it to. I notice in the bullet points, it says you can leave product in overnight.
I got two of the LARGE 80 oz bottles.
I put HALF of one in and let sit 30 mins, didn't add water, I then just poured the other half in.
I let that sit about an hour and half, so total two hours and used a whole bottle.
I thought about leaving in longer, some said they left in overnight, so like 8 hours, some said they left in 24 hours. Well, I live in a one bedroom condo with one bathroom, one shower/tub, so....
I shut the door as I have two curious cats while it did it's thing.
I started pouring really hot tap water at first, wasn't really moving that fast, but I did that a bunch of times, then I heated water in a small pot (I have cats underfoot and in my 70's and have to walk from kitchen to bathroom with uber hot water, so I didn't want to take biggest pot to try to do this).
I noticed after a few times with really hot water (when bubbles start to form at bottom of pot, doesn't have to be rolling boil), the water was going down quicker.
Makes sense. I figure the gel LOOSENS it, but the more and the HOTTER the water, the quicker through the pipes.
Now, if I had LEFT it sitting for 8 or 24 hours before putting water down, would it have helped more? MAYBE. But I think the close to boiling water being poured in helped move it along.
The gel is obviously strong. I actually have some safety goggles someone gave me and i used plain disposable gloves just to be cautious. AND I would keep your kids and pets AWAY til all is resolved and you've cleaned out any residue from tub/shower.
Bottomline: after doing several of the small pots of super hot water and then running the tub with the stopper open for awhile, the water is moving pretty darn fast.
But my takeaway after reading a ton of reviews, leave it in longer than it says. I didn't even have STANDING water, tub/shower was empty of water when I poured in and it still took me MANY pots of water (I could tell it was starting to go down as it kind of burbled/bubbled) to get the job done.
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Simply pour, wait, and flush (or drain)! Drano offers maximum strength clog removal and drain maintenance for professionals. We offer products designed for commercial environments, and maximum strength for even your worst clogs.
Drano also offers products that are safe on metal and plastic pipes, garbage disposals, bathroom sinks, and other drains. See what product fits best in your home or facility!
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| Main Benefit | Penetrates standing water blasting your toughest clogs | Best on grease clogs in your kitchen sink | Helps prevent clogs from forming in your pipes | Deep cleaning foam reaches where ordinary liquids can't |
| Works Great For | Garbage disposals, bathroom, kitchen and other drains, like laundry sinks | Kitchen drains | All septic systems including toilets | Garbage disposals, bathroom, kitchen and other drains, like laundry sinks |
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