# Snake My Toilet!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-my-toilet/102958>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 11, 2002, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-my-toilet/102958 "2002-04-11T02:49:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2002, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-my-toilet/102958/1 "2002-04-11T02:49:43Z")

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Sounded easy enough, but how do you make the snake (sometimes called a closet snake or auger screw) pass through the serpentine pipe in the bottom of the bowl prior to connection with the vertical sewer/vent pipe? Do I have to get down there and hand feed it as far as I can reach??? Must I? :eek:

In deep doo-doo…

- Jinx

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**Author:** ![whistlepig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/73ab20/32.png) [@whistlepig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whistlepig)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2002, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-my-toilet/102958/2 "2002-04-11T03:58:04Z")

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Just keep pushing and turning. It may take a few moments to build up tension, but eventually it will slip right in.

Uh, what was the subject?

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**Author:** ![Supernate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecc23a/32.png) [@Supernate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Supernate)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2002, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-my-toilet/102958/3 "2002-04-11T07:27:45Z")

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They do make snakes specifically designed for toilets… I’ve seen them in Harbor Freight Tools catalogs…

But if you don’t want to buy a new tool for the job, just keep working with your snake… it is possible to get it down there… I’ve done it before… it just takes alot of twistin’.