I feel like an idiot for not knowing about these.

Every 2-3 months I have to snake out our shower drain with a 25’ snake. Giant PITA.

After some web searches, I stumbled across these hair trap devices. They come in both external and internal configurations. Many different types to choose from.

I purchased an internal one, installed it, and am going to give it a try. In theory I can just pop it out and clean it instead of snaking the pipes. Folks tell me they work well. If this one doesn’t work I’ll try another type. They are fairly inexpensive.

  • robolemmy@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    My solution to the problem was to preemptively lose all my hair in my thirties but yours probably works too.

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        2 months ago

        I’m super lazy. I started losing my hair at age 14 and it was pretty much all over by 30. I didn’t give in and start shaving the fringes until 40-something

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          I asked a guy sitting behind me in training if it was noticeable, because I couldn’t really tell in the mirror since it was so far back. He said yes, so there it went. I decided to take possession of who I was and get rid of it all, no sense in lying about it or covering it up. Before then I personally buzzed it to a quarter inch.

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      2 months ago

      I know I’m in a tiny minority, but I wish I had gone bald. I hate getting haircuts and I just shave it all off when it gets unmanageable.

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        2 months ago

        Look up st baldricks and see if they do events in your area. It’s shave your head for childhood cancer research and you can donate the hair too. I do it once a year and just let my hair grow in between shaves.

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          2 months ago

          Thanks. I will definitely do that, but my hair is crazy. I have to shave like once every 3 months.

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        2 months ago

        I’m with you. If there weren’t health and social complications, I’d be wishing for full-blown alopecia.

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      2 months ago

      I started buzzing my hair down to an 1/8th inch when I was 14. Then much if it fell out in my 30s also.