How to Get Hair Out Of Drains

1. Purchase a Zip-it from your local home improvement store or here!
2. Stick the Zip-It down the drain moving it around to capture as much hair and gunk as possible
3. Pull it out and if need be repeat the process until all hair is removed

As soon as you notice water slowing or you are standing in that puddle of water, Zip-It! Using this tool routinely will keep major clogs from forming.

1. Grab some zip-ties and a wire cutter. (If you happen to have an extra long zip-tie that will work best.)
2. Take a few short zip-ties and link them together to make a longer one that can reach further down in the drain.
3. Take your wire cutter and make diagonal slots in the sides of the zip-ties. Cut only halfway through the width and angle the cuts down towards the bottom.  This will maximize the effectiveness of this tool. (Similar to the shark teeth)
4. Grab the tips of the slits and bend them to create barbs.
5. Gently feed the zip-ties down and into the drain. Feed this all the way down into the drain pipe and move in circular motions as well as up and down.
6. Pull out the entire tool along with all nasty hair that we were trying to get unclogged!

You can always go with the plunger method if the Zip-It just doesn’t cut it.  The Prince of Plumbing gave us a warning to stay away from harsh chemicals because they can eat away at the pipes.  Especially stay away from these chemicals before plunging because they are toxic and can splash out during the process.

The concept behind the plunger method is to force it down the drain.  Therefore, the Zip-It pulls the clog up and out, but the plunger will push it down and out.  If your goal is just to get hair out of the drains, and there is no major clog, the Zip-It should work just fine! Plungers should be used for more extreme cases.