How Do You Unstop A Clogged Sink Drain Without Damaging The Pipes?
Most of the commercial drain cleaners share one feature–they corrode your pipes. At some point that grease you flush down your kitchen sink will collect somewhere between the sink and the outside sewer or septic pipe. When it does, trying to dissolve the grease will also dissolve the metal in your pipes and pollute the ground water with harsh chemicals as well. Find some time when you’re not in a hurry or can do something else in the kitchen while you’re completing the following procedure. Allow at least an hour, depending on how badly the drain is clogged. Plug the sink and fill to the top with hot water. Remove the stopper with the tongs, allowing the water to rush out through the drain. If the clog prevents the sink from emptying quickly, allow it to run down slowly. Fill the sink again with hot water and repeat this step several times if necessary. If the water begins to run out so fast that you can hear it slurping down the pipe as the sink empties, then you’ve solved your proble
