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: awesome
Summary: 5 Stars
I just used this drain tool in my daughter's bathroom sink. (She failed to mention that the drain had been slow-draining for months.) I cannot believe how well it worked. It took mere seconds to push the tool down the drain and pull it back out with a disgusting clump of hair and who knows what else attached to it. It was truly gross, but we were both shocked at how easy it was. I imagine it could be used again, but there is no way I'm cleaning it off. As cheap as they are, I'll be ordering more to keep on hand. Before I ordered this, I had tried a bottle of maximum strength drain cleaning gel, and that did not work. I did not want to use anymore chemicals, so I was thrilled to see a safe,inexpensive alternative. I was not expecting much and was surprised by the glowing reviews. Now I know why. I'm not sure why anyone would go back to harmful chemicals.Customer Review: Works in most circumstances, but you can ruin it
Summary: 5 Stars
Got this when my plunger could not open a clog in my pedestal sink, which I guess are notorious for problems? I can not remove the stopper so I need something that can go around it. Crammed the whole thing down, and noticed like other purchasers that it is flimsy on the way down so you have to maneuver it. Plus the stopper was in the way. But it grabbed the clog - which wasn't even that large - and a lot of black slimy stuff on the way up. You do have to be careful, I did almost ruin the stopper, the teeth get hooked on it and do not want to let go. But it is intact and my sink is unclogged. I gave it to my mother who today told me she removed a "dead squirrel" clog from her kitchen sink, and that she broke some of the teeth off and thinks she ruined it. But for $4 it saved me a $100 visit from the auger guy. I bought 2 more to have on hand.Customer Review: So simple it's AMAZING!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I kind of wished I took some pictures or video taped me pulling out the hairball that was causing the clog in my bath tub. I actually bought this and the Turbo Snake thing AS Seen on TV. I decided to go with this Zip-It Tool first just because it was cheaper and looked more sensible at the time. Before you begin folks, you should probably wear some goggles and dish washing gloves. Also enlist some needle nose pliers to pull out the hell that this tool surfaces.
In only 5 minutes I was completely pulled EVERYTHING out using only a quarter of it length. I ran the water and to my bath tub drain answered with the whirl wind I thought I would never see again. Just to be sure I plunged the Zip-It tool in it's entirety (the way you check your oil) and it was clean as a whistle. GET THIS PEOPLE. I wished I had found it sooner.
Customer Review: effective but DISGUSTING
Summary: 5 Stars
good news: it works
bad news: IT IS GROSS!!!!
I used this product recently on the "slow" bathroom drain in an apartment I just rented. My advice before using:
1) Have rubber gloves, paper towels and a lined wastebasket ready
2) Stick zip-it down drain, wiggling as you go if necessary to fully insert it
3) Holding your breath, slowly pull it out (gunk is SMELLY!)
4) With paper towel, wipe gunk from zip-it into wastebasket, in direction of barbs
5) Rinse off remaining gross black water into sink, then dry zip-it w/paper towels (I could not bring myself to treat this item as disposable, it wasn't THAT cheap!)
This was EXTRA GROSS, since the hair and bodily detritus were the previous tenant's, not mine. UGH, YUCK! But it did work! /:ob
Customer Review: awesome.
Summary: 5 Stars
Like another reviewer said: I think i just pulled a small rodent out of my tub. Absolutely disgusting, but totally worth it. You can buy this product at a home depot for about $2, which already seems overpriced for a simple piece of plastic. Bottom line is though that I would pay much more than $2 for this solution! I now have no issues draining, and am 100% satisfied. It says some silly things like use gloves bc the plastic is sharp (whatever), and throw away after one use, but it's durable plastic, and would'nt be "environmentally friendly" if you did trash it.
What they're really getting at is that whatever you drag up and out might be so gross that you want to trash it immediately. blech.