I feel like an idiot for not knowing about these.
Every 2-3 months I have to snake out our shower drain with a 25’ snake. Giant PITA.
After some web searches, I stumbled across these hair trap devices. They come in both external and internal configurations. Many different types to choose from.
I purchased an internal one, installed it, and am going to give it a try. In theory I can just pop it out and clean it instead of snaking the pipes. Folks tell me they work well. If this one doesn’t work I’ll try another type. They are fairly inexpensive.
As a father of a girl who inherited my both curly and wavy hair that refuses to ever get a haircut, a hair trap in the shower is a godsend.
And cleaning it out is gross.
Yeah, I always glove up when I clean out the p-traps under the sinks. The smell is the worst part.
I think the part that stinks is all the dead skin sticking to the hair and all the skin oils and bacteria accumulating on that mass.
Damn how much hair you losing in there. People shaving animals in your shower or what!!?
Hair traps are how poachers catch wild toupees to sell on the bald market.
They’re fantastic! Ours is a tub shroom.
They’re fantastic until your 9 year old takes the rubber plug with hair in it and drops it down the drain.
We’re waiting on a plumber to come snake it out. However, that aside, they really are fantastic at catching the hair. 100% recommended.
Also, talk to your kids about not dropping shit into the drains (hair, objects, and/or shit) and make sure they know it’s not a bottomless void.
Education is important 😂
What’s wrong with poop going down the drain?
That should be fine. Just make sure to stomp* the waffle
Lye crystals will also dissolve that hair in seconds. The plumbing in our place was poorly designed, too many tight bends. We have to use it every so often. It actually works better than the snake and takes a tiny fraction of the effort.