What is a plumbers snake?

Question

What is a plumber’s snake/worm and how does it work?

Rohullah · Accepted Answer

Hi Kelly 

A plumber's snake or drain snake is a slender, flexible auger used to dislodge clogs in plumbing. The plumber's snake is often reserved for difficult clogs that cannot be loosened with a plunger. It is also sometimes called a toilet jack.

Theo · Answer

Hi, there is a Plumber's Snake.
Is used to unblock drains that are hard to access, it can go around corners due to its flexible nature in order to fix issues in tight spots. 
Easy to use but do be careful not to push it in too far and lose your end.

Steve · Answer

Hi, it’s basically like a long spring that you push down the pipe to clear blockages.

Ken · Answer

A Plumber's Snake is a flexible auger (drill bit) that is used to dislodge plumbing system clogs. When a plunger is not strong enough to do the trick, a snake is usually efficient

Rick · Answer

I think it's probably a pipe bender. This is a tough spring-like device that is threaded into a copper pipe. This allows the copper pipe to be bent without kinking.

Tony · Answer

It is a  Electronic mechanical cleaning machine that goes through the waste pipe and clean blockage buy pushing the cable through and the mechanic spin to cut any think in the way

Grahame · Answer

It’s a small spring for clearing blockages in lower diameter pipe, not used as much as there are powerful liquid drain cleaners/clearers available

What is a plumbers snake?

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