The water in our bathroom sink drains sooooo slow. What is the BEST liquid to use to help unclog the drain?
Hi Endra, I have the same problem sometimes on the right side of my kitchen sink, so what i do I boil water and put it down the sink, not much can bare up under boiling hot water, it has worked every time. Julie L.
Yes, hot water.
Or as a regular maintenance thing, I use baking soda and regular white vinegar... putting the baking soda first over the drain then pouring vinegar over it. About equal parts of each. (I use 1/2 to 1 cup each or a little more with the vinegar).
Then let it sit and do not flush or use the sink for about 20 minutes. It also gets rid of smells. You can also repeat the process as many times as you like.
Or Liquid Plummer type things works as well.
But, if you clean out the "U" pipe under the drain... it's always good. Or, use a drain snake. My Hubby has done that. Because, slow drains are a gradual build-up of things..ie: like a clogged artery.... hair, grime, oils/lotions from washing our faces and all our beauty products, shaving cream/ beard hair from men shaving etc. All of that creates a slow drain.
Regular maintenance will help. Like the vinegar/baking soda combo.
Good luck,
Susan
ditto baking soda and vinegar, but I use boiling vinegar.
I never bought liquid drain decloggers. I usually use the draino chrystals. But also found that if you pour white vinegar in a drain & then pour baking soda on top of that it fizzes alot. After repeating this several times it help the drain. How ever if you have alot of grease in your drain I would suggest that you use Dawn dish detergent straight & quite alot 1st with hot water.
Extra Strength Drano is good but there is GUNK in the trap of the pipe, the elbow part. You may need to snake it out. Have fun I just dealt with the same thing
try some vinegar and baking soda solution.
Oh please don't use the poisons. All of the plumbers that I know or have been to the house say so as well. Baking Soda, Vinegar, then hot boiling water several minutes later and do this on a regular basis for showers/bathtub.
Our plumber has said that stiff like Liquid Plumber and Draino damage pipes. We have used bleach. We recently started a remodel and found the reason our drains have always run so slow. It was because the main pipe (in our 1936 beach house) was so filled with gunk over the years that there was only about an inch of flow (in a 4 inch pipe)!!
A friend once told me to use baking soda and vinegar. It works great and it is not toxic. Put the baking soda in first and then pour some vinegar on top. It is cheap and safe. Doesn't matter how much you use.
We had a similar thing happen and it turned out not to be a pipe problem at all, but rather, the stopper in the sink was a little off. Even though it looked like it was all the way up, when my husband got behind the sink to jingle that little thing (I wish I knew what exactly he did!) the stopper got back into place and the drain started flowing again. See if you can check the stopper first, then if it still drains slowly, follow the advice from the other ladies about baking soda and vinegar...
I thought a littel liquid would be the BEST solution, it turned out to be a nightmare. The liquid eventually ate through the pipe and made a hole. The best solution would be call your plumber and clear your pipes.
Use a big bottle of the cheapest can find of lime or any other flavor carbonated water...
It really works...Good luck
Fill the sink with water and then drain. Do it several times. If it doesn't work, use a plunger. If that doesn't work, call a plumber. Liquids like Liqquid Plumber eat the drains.
Good Endra.
have you checked to see perhaps there are hairs or any other obstacles stuck down in the drain? I know this has happened in my household. I have inserted a wire that can go easily all the way down & have removed nasty furball of human hair. Maybe you ought to check that. You can also use Drano. I use this product periodically both on the sinks ( bathroom & kitchen) as well as the bathroom tubs, and it does the job.
Good luck.
Delia
Wrong product. Get disposable gloves, lift out the disgusting little drain thing and you will see it covered with crud to be removed. Ewwwwww. But it has to be done.
Then boil some water and pour it down the drain as this will release any other crud that happens to be there. Repeat as needed.
You do not need drain cleaners, especially with small kids running around.
Clean the drain trap first. That is located under your sink and it looks like a U. Unscrew both ends and have a bowl under it for the water that is going to come out.You will need some shop towels too.Clean that out first and then unscrew the top of the drain stop that is in your sink and clean all that out. That should take care of the problem. If it does not then use Drano Max Gel.
I don't like liquid uncloggers. It seems half the time they don't work and they're full of really harsh chemicals. When our sinks are draining that slow it's usually because there's some nasty clog in the pipe. My husband disconnects the U-shaped elbow pipe under the sink and also takes the stopper out of the sink. Then use a snake, or running water or even old toothbrushes to push/scrape the gunk out. It's an extremely disgusting job but it doesn't take long and doesn't put nasty chemicals into the environment. ... if the problem isn't in the pipes that are immediately under the sink, I don't know what to tell you! Good luck.
You can use Baking Soda and Vinegar. It will bubble up and dislodge any gunk in the drains. It's safe and non-hazardous to the kiddos! Works great!
Hi Endra
Use pure Clorox.
It is better to do it when it can sit in the pipes awhile like before bed time or before you leave for the day.