How to Unclog Outdoor Drains
- 1). Rent a power auger from your local hardware store. A power auger is essentially a motorized, heavy-duty, self-propelled snake.
- 2). Pry off the cover of the outdoor drain or remove the mounting screws, if applicable.
- 3). Plug in the power auger and begin to feed the auger down into the drain. Turn the auger "on" as you feed it down the drain line and make sure the rotation is in a clockwise direction. A switch on the auger controls this feature.
- 4). Feed the auger down the drain as it rotates. The rotating motion often slows or bogs down at the actual clog in the drain. Reverse the rotation to counterclockwise, pull back on the auger a few feet and then switch it back to a clockwise rotation and feed it back in. Continue this cycle of backward and forward movement until the clogged area clears.
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