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Ontel Turbo Snake

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Ontel Turbo Snake

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If You Have Slow Running Drains Fix Them With Ontel Turbo Snake

Jun 25, 2011

by badbonz007
posted in Tooling Around the House, Inside or Out

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Even a doctor would love this device to do a D&C on the female patient if they could. But since you can‘t do that and if you live in a structure, then you probably have some type of plumbing, and unless you are the one that actually built the house then you have, then you will have old plumbing that is slow to drain and you end up using a lot of chemicals to get this to drain, this is the time that you need to call a plumber when you need it to drain faster. If this is the case you will probably need to get a plumber out to your home in the near future. But, until then you can do what I did, and that is purchase this neat little “Turbo Snake” from the “As seen on TV” products, you have probably seen this at least at one time or another. Just like any new product there is some risk involved, a lot of these products are neat too see the first time, and these products may work well for the first application.

But, will you actually use this over several years, this is the main question that you have to ask yourself before you purchase one of these products. If you have seen this product or any other product made by them, then you may be wondering if this is just another gimmick like all of the other products that you have probably purchased in the past, that will just be sucking your money down the drain, instead of where that dirty water is supposed to go. Sometimes, you have to purchase things that are not made in the USA, and this is one of those cases. This is made in China by the OnTel company, which is situated in the USA, in Fairfield, NJ. You can purchase this product at your local Walgreens or local pharmacy for less than $10.00.

What you will get.
You should receive two 24” flexible turbo snakes, one of which can be used in the bathroom sink, the other is a little bigger and can be used in the tub and shower area. This also comes with a peel and stick hook to make storage easier when not in use.

Description
These snakes are about 24” in length and have two different size heads that have little pricklies needles attached to the head that will grab at the hair in the drain. Inside of these snakes are rigid pieces of wire that have a rubberized coating on the outside, and the end has a red cap that will allow you to be able to grab and turn the snake with ease. The larger snake will have a ¾” x 1” head for better accessibility to the tub and shower areas. Both of these snakes have prickly ends that are coated 360 degrees so that when you insert them into the drain all you have to do is give them a twist and pull the snake out, and the hair will come out easily. The storage hook that you get with this, has a self adhesive label on the back to allow you to stick it to just about any surface, this will allow you to store them up and out of the way for future uses.

Experience
Unlike all of the other products that I have purchased in the past this is one that will not just sit on the shelf or find its way to the land fill. I have used this on several drains and at different places. Each time I used this I have gotten the same results. I did not have to remove the stopper from the sink and I would just inert the snake into the drain and work it back and forth while turning it slightly. By doing this the head will grab and dig into the hair ball and after a few turns just pull the snake out and in amazement you will be asking yourself where has this cleaner been all of your life. When you pull this out you will have to clean the end off by pulling the old and nasty hair off of the prickly end. You will have to pull pretty hard because the hair will be entwined with the curved prickly wires attached to the head. By using this you will not have to wait for a plumber to come out to the house to work on your drain.

You will notice an immediate improvement on how fast that your drain works. This is probably the fastest way to unclog a drain that you will find, this is the only way that you can unclog a drain without taking anything apart or having to pour any chemicals down the drain. This does not replace the overall cleaning it just will get at the clog that is usually in the trap area. I have also found out that if you but a little bend at the head end it will help with getting this to make it around the bends. I have also found out the this will only clean out your pipes so far. If you think that this will be good for getting at those tree roots you will be sadly disappointed. This is only good for the hair and gunk that will accumulate at the bottom of the drains directly below the sink and tub area. By just a slight turn of this snake while it is in the drain, it will grab at the hair and you can pull it out and show your spouse that it was her hair that was slowing down the drain.

Conclusion
This will clear all of your hairy clogs instantly without ever removing any drain stoppers or taking your pipes apart. Pitchman Anthony Sullivan guarantees that this will do the job, but he is also being paid to say that. I am here to tell you that if you purchase this you will not be disappointed. I can testify to the fact that this actually does work with as little effort as possible.

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Yes