Having a clogged sink
increases the old chestnut about an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of the
road. There are a lot of things that should never go down the drain, especially
if you have a septic system. In order to avoid blocking the start, we must
avoid possible food; fat and hair go to waste. It’s nice to have a small wire
mesh above the drains on the food particles and hair. Just be sure to clean the
screen on a regular basis, or begins to smell.
Now, the dose of reality, no
one is perfect. We have a lazy time, or the children are washing dishes, and
not paying attention, or we are too busy to notice that the hair in the tub.
Sooner or later it will end with a clogged drain.
I have two drains that tend to
clog more often in my house, laundry and a sink. The tub drain is clogged with
products for hair care and body. My washing machine is filtered through a
plastic tube in a sink of fibers and lint in the drain.
The problem with commercial
drain cleaners is that it corrodes the pipes are bad for septic systems, are
toxic to groundwater, and can damage the material your sink or tub are made. I
recently had to replace the drain in the sink and fixtures due to corrosion of
commercial cleaning products. After this experience, I decided to test the
methods of non-toxic and corrosive, less to clean the pipes.
Before DRAIN CLEANER groped for DIY
It’s better to remember to use
drain cleaners, DIY routine - before clogs occur. DRAIN CLEANER when you try to
do it yourself, you will probably need more than one commercial DRAIN CLEANER.
You may also need to repeat the work more than once. Many drain cleaner’s DIY
take up to an hour of work.
As in the Heimlich maneuver,
first see if you can actually see the block. It's not a fun task, but put your
rubber gloves and dig the hair and goop first. You can also try to sink drain
hot water and turn a couple of times. If the lid is a minor, it may be all you
need to do.
Baking powder, drain cleaners top DIY
The most commonly used in
DRAIN CLEANER DIY use a cup of baking soda and a cup of cider vinegar. Powerful
foaming action, followed by a lot of hot water, it is good maintenance. I admit
I was surprised the first time I have seen the emergence of open casting when
you try this. The drain bathtub was still quite slow, so I repeated the method.
The baking soda with lemon juice
Lemon juice (one cup) is
slightly more expensive than cider vinegar, but it feels much better and works
as well as vinegar. You can use this mixture in the kitchen sink just to feel
better. Again plenty of water to run hot after baking soda and lemon juice foam
for several minutes.
Salt, borax, and vinegar
I found this formula, ¼ C -
The salt, ¼ C - Borax, vinegar and ½ C - Sage & Simple. I tried a mixture
(followed by plenty of hot water) in my laundry room sink, and found that it
took a while ', but made it clear the drain.
Boil water
Most clogs develop because of
different types of fats and oils that are cold in the tube (think bacon) and
solidify. Sometimes just using a kettle of boiling water will clear the clog.
Boiling water can also be used with the above mixtures. But do not forget to
pay directly into the drain to prevent damage to plastic or cracked porcelain.
If none of these works
It would be irresponsible for
us to publish this article without mentioning that sometimes the snaking
exhaust is the only way to clear blocked. Sewer pipe cleaners are great for
cleaning small pieces of collection sewers. If you have a big ball of hair
left, do not.
