How can one clear an extremely slow bathroom sink drain without using caustic chemicals?
By Jay from Reston, VA
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Try with a mix of :
2 cups water + 1/4 cup vinegar + 2 Tsp. soup
Mix in a bottle and spray into the sink hall
Pour some Dawn dish detergent in the drain. Let it sit for about 15 minutes. Follow it with a kettle of hot water and use the plunger. Put your finger in the air vent or plug the hole so the plunger can get suction. Works for me!!
Thanks to all for their suggestions. I tried the vinegar and baking soda and detergent and hot water ideas to no avail because the drain was too far gone. Finally had to use the pipe wrench solution and clean out the trap by hand, which was filled with thick black sludge.
after 3 containers of Drano....the thing that worked in the end....was plunging....plunging.....yes...drano probably loosened it enough to be able to be plunged...even tho it says on the drano bottle...not to plunge....I was desperate.....and it worked....
Hi, at your hardware store ask about a product that is a long flexible plastic rod that has little upward teeth on it. All you do is stick this down your drain and pull up. It is unreal what you will pull up, works great and no chemicals.
I keep a plunger used only for my sinks. I usually put some Dawn or another grease cutter and add boiling water. After a few minutes, I use the plunger and it has always worked for me. I hate using chemicals.
I use a product called "Flow!" (I think it's only available from GardensAlive.com). It's made from a naturally occurring bacteria, which will eat through clogs safely.
Run hot water in it till it clears up, good luck.
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