Green Gobbler Drain Clog Remover & Drain Cleaner Powder | 20+ Treatments | Drain Maintenance Breaks Down Grease, Paper, Fat & Oil | Septic Safe

The BEST bang for your buck. Forget the liquid bottles, you get way more treatments using the powder, it's super easy to use and I find it works faster at opening the drains than the liquid did anyway. Because you get more treatments, it's also much more sustainable! And it seems to be safe for my septic, been using it over a year now and have had no problems.

Sink used for shaving and cutting my own hair. Despite me taking care to remove any hair, it obviously got into the drain and clogged it. Though I mainly blame on a heavy creamy shaving cream, not so much the hair. So after years of draino type products I got this and a "wire" with a brush on the end of a 36-inch length. Shoved it down, twirled, pulled out some hair & glop but not enough to justify a clog. Next I poured in hot tap water, two cups of these granules, more hot tap water (following directions), and let it sit. Then more hot tap water after a time. This one attempt worked but the sink soon clogged again within a week. Undeterred, I repeated above steps over 1-2 weeks (not daily, but am very busy so just every once in a while) but stepped it up to 4 cups of granules, longer sit times, and boiling hot water fresh off the stove instead of hot tap water. Voila, fixed for good. Now I just do a maintenance pour weekly (following directions) and I avoid using that particular heavy shaving cream.

The only thing I have found that works. We have drains in the bathroom and our kitchen that always slow down. The kitchen slows to a crawl almost stopped entirely. I have jettered it out as it is a long 1.5" run. Last time it slowed, instead of jettering it which is a huge hassle I used this stuff overnight and it cleared it right up.

The good reviews had me optimistic so I ordered this same-day to avoid having to call the plumber out over the weekend. Those upcharges are no joke. This was for a run of the mill toilet clog. No tampons or pads, no excessive toilet paper, just a larger than normal #2. I start with three scoops last night. Pour in the hot water as well, then wait the recommended half hour before flushing, again with hot water. No change. So next, I put it five scoops, pour in more hot water and let it sit overnight - the recommendation on the tub for tough clogs. After about twelve hours, I try flushing again with hot water. The water looks a little less murky? But the toilet still won’t drain. So I try it again. Same routine. I wait three hours this time. Nothing. I’ve finally dumped the last of the powder in the clog. That’s almost $50 literally down the drain that I could’ve saved for the plumber. If it can’t handle “organic material” as promised, I marvel that it could handle anything tougher.

It took 3 applications of this to get the drain cleared out. I like the fact that it does not have a chemical smell and that it is pet safe.