Patti,

Most RV shower drains have a little round flat piece of metal with holes in it. This is the screen. It snaps into the drain ring and can be pried loose using a screwdriver. Look around the outside of the screen you should see two u-shaped holes, these are pry holes. Stick the screwdriver in one and push down gently on the handle of the screwdriver. The screen should pop loose. You may need to try each hole to get the screen loose.

If it does pop out, look down into the drain and you will see metal or plastic cross bars, usually there will be lots of hair stuck to these cross bars. I use my finger nail to loosen the hair along each of the cross bars, and then try to pull the hair out with my finger tips or a long pair of tweezers. Tie a string to the tweezers just in case you drop them into the drain.

Once you get the hair out, the water should drain really fast. Run water for a few minutes to make sure the drain is clear.

If you can't get the little silver screen insert to pop out. Try using a plunger to breakup whatever is clogging the shower drain.

First take a stiff wire (coat hanger) and poke it through the screen and down in the drain about 3 inches. Poke around in each of the creen holes. This will open holes in any clogged hair in the drain.

First run water until there is water backed up into the shower pan. Use the plunger over the drain and pump vigorously. Make sure you keep adding water so the plunger can push it to break the clog. Do this several times and run water to see if the clog is gone. If it's not try again using hot water.

Once it's unclogged run hot water for about 5 minutes too make sure all the gunk clears out.

There is a new device you can buy at the hardware or home stores. It's a 12" long thin piece of plastic with little spikes on it. You stick it down the drain, wiggle it around and then pull it back out and the hair or clogged stuff will be caught on the spikes.