YOU CAN DO IT! Clean the floor drain
Sometimes the water won’t drain from the bath tub or shower.
Often this coincides with a really bad smell.
It means the floor drain needs to be cleaned. It’s easy to fix. Here’s what to do:
Get a bucket and something to pull the grate up with, like a screwdriver or fork.
Remove the grate.
Pick out the little basket where all the dirt has collected. Then clean it out.
Take a washing up brush and some paper to clean out the last dregs in the drain.
Replace the basket and grate.
Then check that the blockage has gone by running the water.
Is the water still not draining away?
Remove any dirt in the bottom valve and pipes under the bath tub.
Put the dirt into the bin,
and pour the water into the toilet and flush.
That’s it! To get the water in the bath tub and shower to drain away nicely, you need:
A bucket, a bin, a screwdriver or fork, rubber gloves, toilet paper, and a scrubbing brush.
It might seem a little daunting, but you can do this!
If you have a cast iron drain, remove the grate and put the dirt in the bin.
Never flush anything other than toilet paper and bodily waste down the toilet.