Like our upstairs shower drain for instance, will it eat the hair out of that? I just cleaned it out as best I can today, but there’s still a lot down further. I had a bad experience with Drain-o eating through pipes once at our old house and I was just wondering if the Rid-X microbes would work (or would that be dangerous for some reason?)
I think the Drano build-up remover
http://www.dranosite.com/drano_content.asp?products/products.asp
or Liquid Plum-r build-up remover
http://www.liquidplummer.com/solutions_bur.html
might be more appropriate.
It should work, but it may take more time that you want to give it. On a big clog, it might take many days where it has to be kept wet, warm and undisturbed. Drano would be a better compromise unless the “organic/natural” idea turns you on more than speed.
But how about using a snake? Fast and non-chemical.
Well, it’s not really clogged, just getting hairier every day. I’m looking to do some work-free 
cleaning and prevention. I hadn’t realized that Drano made a maintenance product, so maybe I’ll try that. I want to use the Rid-X because it seems a little less chemical, being little microbes and all. Like I said, just worried about eating through the pipes. Thanks for the responses.
I don’t believe Rid-X has corrosive properties. It basicly consists of bacteria which helps break down human waste. If you want to get rid of hair, you’re going to either have to snake it or use a corrosive product.
It’s strange that Drano damaged your other pipes. Maybe you used too much or left in in too long?