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re: My kitchen sInk is clogged. I don't have a snake
Posted on 5/19/18 at 11:00 am to CaptN
Posted on 5/19/18 at 11:00 am to CaptN
quote:depends where the clog is...my clog was at the garbage disposal (egg shells were the culprit)...plunging cleared it easily and I no longer put egg shells in the garbage disposal.
If it's a double sink you need to block one side with a rag while you plunge the opposite or you won't clear the clog.
This post was edited on 5/19/18 at 11:00 am
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Posted on 5/19/18 at 11:09 am to Jimmy2shoes
Great to hear, now we need to have someone plunge the forum server that's running so slow this morning.
Posted on 5/19/18 at 11:23 am to umop_apisdn
Thrift drain cleaner will lay the hammer down. Not that easy to find though
Posted on 5/19/18 at 11:25 am to Jimmy2shoes
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2 large gumbo pots of boiling water and a plunger got it moving again.
I had the same problem with the grease build up. But I added a few good squirts of Dawn to the hot water, after I took the pot off the stove. Gave it a stir and poured it slowly down the drain. It cleared it all out.
Posted on 5/19/18 at 11:36 am to Jimmy2shoes
Go to Home Depot and rent a snake for $10
Posted on 5/19/18 at 1:38 pm to DawgGONIT
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Take several big pots and fill up with water and bring them all to a boil. pour one down the sink and then the next. Assuming it is a oil stop up, it should work.
Do this... But 10 min before pour 5-6 oz of dawn dish soap down the drain.
Works awesome on toilets. Should work ok sink
Posted on 5/19/18 at 2:06 pm to thejudge
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Works awesome on toilets. Should work ok sink
On toilets be very careful and probably best not to do it in winter time as the cold toilet and boiling water could crack the toilet and make things 20x worse.
Posted on 5/19/18 at 2:12 pm to Jimmy2shoes
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2 large gumbo pots of boiling water and a plunger got it moving again.
Bad move. You sent that shite plug down the line. Maybe it made it all the way out, maybe not. If it causes a problem later on much farther down, you could be looking at a lot of cash to fix it. In the future, do what the first guy suggested and drop the p-trap. 99% that's where the issue was and you could have removed it from your drainage system in 3 minutes or less.
Posted on 5/19/18 at 3:26 pm to DawgGONIT
You are correct. Boiling may be too much.
I use just hot water out of the tub when putting in the toilet to clear it
I use just hot water out of the tub when putting in the toilet to clear it
Posted on 5/19/18 at 3:38 pm to momentoftruth87
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Use a toilet plunger but don't go crazy with it.
This. About 6 weeks ago I was having problems with drainage in my tub. I called roto rooter and there was a piece on the drain stopper that broke off and got stuck in the trap so they are coming out next week to replace my tube and everything, because removing the tub is the only way to get it out. As a temporary fix. we have to use the plunger, because everything is being caught by the broken piece, but the plunger is able to move it around, enough to unclog it for about 3 or 4 days at a time.. Unless you have some serious issues, you should be able to fix it using the plunger.
Posted on 5/19/18 at 3:42 pm to CaptN
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If it's a double sink you need to block one side with a rag while you plunge the op
And if it is a bathroom sink that has the little over flow hole near the lip you got to cover that as well or the air just bypasses the clog.
Posted on 5/19/18 at 3:44 pm to Jimmy2shoes
“I don’t have a snake.”
No son, you certainly don’t.
No son, you certainly don’t.
Posted on 5/19/18 at 4:20 pm to Jimmy2shoes
I try the plunger first.
If that doesn't work, clean the p trap.
Then try liquid plumber.
The snake is my last resort.
This one time, it was so bad, I had to call a plumber who did a deep power snaking from the clean out in the garage ceiling. Since then, empty redfish half shells don't go in the disposer.
If that doesn't work, clean the p trap.
Then try liquid plumber.
The snake is my last resort.
This one time, it was so bad, I had to call a plumber who did a deep power snaking from the clean out in the garage ceiling. Since then, empty redfish half shells don't go in the disposer.
Posted on 5/19/18 at 4:59 pm to terd ferguson
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Put bucket under p trap
Remove p trap
Clean out pipe
fricking this. It's amazing some of the basics folks have zero idea about.
Posted on 5/19/18 at 5:51 pm to AUsteriskPride
yOU tUBE,
Posted on 5/19/18 at 6:51 pm to Jimmy2shoes
There is this stuff that is like Draino, but it heats up. Pour that down there
Posted on 5/19/18 at 7:54 pm to Chicken
A garden hose and hold a rag around it. This usually works.
Posted on 5/19/18 at 8:17 pm to Hammertime
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There is this stuff that is like Draino, but it heats up. Pour that down there
Why though? It doesn't do nearly as good as a manual clean and further adds shite to the water we'll drink later.
Posted on 5/19/18 at 8:18 pm to Chicken
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depends where the clog is...my clog was at the garbage disposal (egg shells were the culprit)...plunging cleared it easily and I no longer put egg shells in the garbage disposal.
Coffee grounds can also wreak havoc.
Posted on 5/19/18 at 8:21 pm to Jimmy2shoes
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My kitchen sInk is clogged. I don't have a snake
You sure about that? Might be the reason for the clog.
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