Cobra Products 400 Zip-It Drain Cleaning Tool
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Cobra Products 400 Zip-It Drain Cleaning Tool
Customer Review: Third Time is The Charm (with Zip it)
Summary: 5 Stars
The sink in our master bath (on my wife's side) had become clogged. (from hair I assumed as that is the sink my wife uses to prepare her hair every morning. I tried two different kinds of chemicals (crystals & Rubbermaid Liquid for Hair) to no avail. (these products have worked in the past on other sinks in the house.
After researching drain "snakes" on Amazon, I noticed positive feedback for the Zip it product. I was seriously considering buying the 12 pack option, but decided to go to the local Home Depot to see if they carried one in stock to try. Sure enough they did and I was very please with the results.
It fixed the hair clog problem on my wife's sink in less than 5 minutes. I was so happy with the result that I proceeded to use the Zip it on the other sink in the master bath, in addition to the sink in my daughter's bathroom and the bathtub drain in our spare bathroom. What a difference Zip it made, with no chemicals used in the process.
I would definitely recommend using this product.
Customer Review: No hazzle clog remover!
Summary: 5 Stars
This product works great! And the best part, it uses no chemicals! Just put your gloves on, have a plastic bag available, and insert the Zip It into your shower drain. I try to make it go as far down as possible, and after I feel I can't go further down, I start twisting it like I would do with spaghetti and a fork. You can't really see what is going on down there, so after you have the gut feeling that you have pushed enough, pull the Zip It out and prepare for the scene! Last night I pulled out what must have been a pound of hair! I threw away the whole thing with the Zip It included into the plastic bag and cleaned whatever mess was left. Problem solved in less than 5 minutes!
I first came by this product a year ago, when the clog in the shower became chemical resistent. That time, it took me a combination of plunger plus Zip It to remove the whole thing. Last night, the shower drain was slow again and I had a Zip It available. I didn't bother with the plunger, I just put the Zip It in that was it.
Customer Review: Cheapest and most useful tool in my workshop
Summary: 5 Stars
My girl's long hair has been causing a very slow drain in the tub. 1 push in, then out, and all the hair came, and the drain is nice and quick now. Well worth the $. Say's single use, and would be well worth it. Cleaning could be dangerous, as it says, and plastic may not last too long (not designed to), but I plan to re-use (even if not, I've gotten my $ worth). With all tools I have around my shop, this is still the cheapest and most handy for its job. I did clean mine off (by carefully wiping in the direction of the teeth, to get hair into trash, the rinsing.
Note that this is NOT supposed to a drain snake, that reaches deep into the pipe to remove all obstructions. The intent is to snag and pull out the clumps of hair that can get caught in the trap, which is rarely more than 2 feet from the drain. It seems to great job of that. If you need something deep in, get a manual or power snake or call a plumber. But for a $2 investment, it's worth first seeing if you just have hair.
Customer Review: This thing saved me from calling a plumber
Summary: 5 Stars
I just bought this today from Home Depot for $2.19 willing to try it on my bathroom drain that was clogged pretty bad. We used liquid plumber and other chemicals trying to unplug it with no success. (Liquid chemicals are pretty expensive by the way)
My girlfriend was going to call a plumber but we were going to try a mini snake unclogger that cost 7 bucks but it looked a little cheap. This thing looks pretty cheap itself since its pretty much a big zip tie thats cut up to have little hooks. Anyhow I used it on my bathroom drain and it pulled out a ton of yucky muddy hair balls. We then used it on our other bathroom that wasn't clogged as bad and we got a ton of stuff unclogged as well!! Both sinks drain perfectly now.
Many snake type uncloggers usually push the clog through. this one pulls the clogs out. Be prepared with a papertowel to put all the stuff in. Be prepared to be grossed out!
I am going to use this everytime now before buying chemicals.
Customer Review: Works as advertised, and at a reasonable price also
Summary: 5 Stars
Having purchased this tool to unclogged the drain, I tested it out on a few sinks around the home.
Here's my pros and cons about this product.
Pros:
- Very reasonable price tool.
- Gets the job done in clearing simple hair like clogs
- Reasonably easy to use but you have to maneuver to the drain to get it in and just pull it back out.
- Doesn't fall apart like the other ones out online.
- No need to waste money with chemicals down the sink and pollute the environment and waste water.
Cons:
- Could be long so it can reach further down the drain.
- Instead of flat, maybe it can be tube-like instead since it's hard to get into the drain as flat.
- Can not ever replace a plumber for tough clogs
Summary:
Buy it. It's worth every penny. It's not advertised on T.V. infomercials but this one does work. Though I wish that company comes out with more improved version as well.