How Do You Clean Out A Sink Trap?
Your sink is backed up. You turn on the water and it drains very slowly or worse, not at all. You don’t have any money to call a plumber that charges $25 an hour or more. You don’t have any friends that are experienced in plumbing. What can you do? Well, most sink backups occur in what is called the trap. Save yourself some money and gigantic headache by cleaning out the trap yourself. Here are some easy to follow instructions on cleaning out your sink’s trap. Find and identify the trap. Look directly underneath the sink either in the cabinet below or just under it. The drain pipe will come down and about eight inches to a foot below the drain, the pipe makes a “U” shape. That is your sink’s trap. Identify the type of pipe used and the type of connection used to secure the trap in place. The pipe will either be PVC pipe or a metal pipe. The connections will either be a hand tightened release joint or a wrenched joint. If it is a wrenched joint, you’ll need a large plumber’s wrench to l
