Emergency Plumbing Clears My Clogged Toilet

Emergency Plumbing Clears My Clogged Toilet

You know what they say about men and directions, right? We can be pretty stubborn. We can be totally lost, yet refuse to ask for help even when we’ve been running around in circles. Once upon a time, driving around town as a cool young dude in my new Mustang. I felt like a real hot shot with my girlfriend at the time in the passenger seat! That is, until the tire popped and we had to pull over. I think I just stood there with the spare tire, staring at my car confused and trying to mask my embarrassment. My ex laughed it off and handled it.

Now before anyone gets mad at me, I know that the gals can do anything guys can—just as well, if not better! But at the time, I felt like there were a few things that a dude like me was expected to be able to do.

So why do I bring up this memory? Well I’ve been back on the dating scene recently and things have been going pretty well with someone I deeply cherish and value. I invited her over for an elaborate, romantic dinner at my place. 

But a few days before the dinner, I realized that my toilet was clogged. I suddenly remembered how I felt as a young man with the popped tire. “Oh boy,” I thought. Was history bound to repeat itself as a smelly, pungent mess? There was no way I could let that happen. But what exactly was I supposed to do? I had no plumbing experience and there wasn’t enough time to let my pride get in the way of asking for help

So, I did what any wise man would do: I swallowed my pride and called a professional. I called a ​​San Diego plumber that specializes in plumbing emergencies. When California Plumbing arrived, they got right down to inspecting the situation and explained that generally clogs are removed with either an auger, or with a water-powered method, hydro jetting. Hydro jetting blasts high-pressure water through the pipes without chemicals, and it’s a process that is known to be both effective and environmentally friendly.

Long story short, the plumbing technician cleared out my toilet clog, and I couldn’t have done it myself! Now if you’re wondering why I didn’t just use a plunger or pour some drain cleaner down there, I have some more backstories to share. One of my worst memories was trying to unclog a toilet with a plunger, only for that to backfire on me. I won’t describe that any further. As for drain cleaner, I’ve heard some pretty scary stuff about those chemicals. The thing is, whether you use a plunger or drain cleaner, there’s a risk that you haven’t removed the whole bulk of the clog, as gross as that sounds. Sometimes you can try those DIY methods, only for the clog to come back because in actuality, it was never fully removed in the first place. 

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