Tub won’t drain

Question

I have a house that’s on a slab and the previous owner put the plumbing inside the slab. I have no access to the plumbing. My tub won’t drain. I tried a snake, plunger, boiling water Baking soda and vinegar, and drano. Nothing is working.

Answer 1

You've tried many of the home remedies that are out there for clearing drains so the next step would be to check with your home store or rental place and rent a drain camera to find out exactly what's going on down there. Look for a drain cleanout on the inside or outside of the house for easier access to the inside of the drain. You could skip this step and rent a Roto Rooter machine and try to clean out the drain but the camera would give you a much better idea of what and where the problem is.

Answer 2

That sounds like a solid non decomposing item stuck in there.

Since it is the bath tub it should not be toys, or diaper or tampons probably just a lots of hair clog.

Hairs do not decompose and are only removable by mechanical method.

Another possibility are calcium deposits that are hardened and can not be removed by snake.

When using Baking soda and vinegar first pore in backing soda, add small cup of water to distribute it down to the clog. Then addd vinegar.

Since you do not know where it is or what it is, use a camera to find it then use proper length snake.

You last method before digging up the concrete would be to use diluted Muriatic acid. It will attack calcium deposits and not your PVC plumbing. Follow the safety instruction when using muriatic acid.

To prevent it in the future install/use hair drain stoppers, you will be surprised how much hair comes off during shower.