when I take a shower the water builds up and it does not go down It takes a long time.

Rosemarie Emanuele, January 2005

if you have no joy with this if you go to a trade plumbing shop ask for dam buster or drain buster or somthing like them read the instructions carefully as it is very strong it should do the job

ian, February 2005

I bet you or someone in the household has long hair!
Get a wire coat hanger and straighten it out. Form a hook shape one end that is small enough to fit through the grate of the shower drain. Now insert the wire some 6 inches or so and twist around inside. When you remove the wire through the grate, you will pull back any hairs that have congealed with soap/shower gel causing the blockage. Remove these and you should be good to go.

A word of caution, this is not recommend for the weak stomached, the smell can be off putting.

Mike, January 2005