Kitchen sinks
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Donna keller
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how can I tell if my sinks are clogged or frozen ? I need help
6 answers
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Start by pouring baking soda down the drain followed by a healthy amount of vinegar. This will cause a foaming action that should unclog. After pour a hot kettle of water. This should tell you one way or the other.
Patti
on Jan 08, 2014
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Drains are built to drain. There should never be enough standing water in them to freeze so my guess is they're clogged.
Judy
on Jan 08, 2014
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it would seem to me that if your water lines are freely running, both hot and cold, then your drains will run freely also. If not put the vinegar and baking soda down drain followed by boiling hot water. If you think they are frozen put a small heater under sink being careful to not touch anything with the heater. Hopefully this helps.
Susan Wright Jobson
on Jan 08, 2014
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If your water freely runs from the faucet, then it's probably not frozen. It probably is just stopped up and any of these ideas should work. Pouring hot water AFTER the baking soda/vinegar should help, also.
Freda
on Jan 08, 2014
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Listen for dripping/running water under the sink/floor. A frozen pipe will burst or thaw out in time. If enclosed, open the doors below the sink and let warm air get to the pipes. Keep listening and try slowing pouring hot water from a pan down the sink...it will either go down or not. If frozen it will be below where you can see the pipe go below the flooring...
Susan
on Jan 08, 2014
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Muriatic Acid is a plummer's secret tool for unclogging drains and cleaning . use very little, very dangerous, I fumes can kill you , etc,etc
Barbara Bean
on Jan 09, 2014
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