What can you use for clogged sinks and bathtubs?
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First off, remove the stopper or screen over the drain and using needle nose pliers remove the hair and debris accumulated. Then you can regularly treat the drain by pour boiling water, then dry baking soda, followed by vinegar and stopper the drain. This scrubs out oils and waxes that build up
I have does this several times . Sprinkle a cup of baking soda into sink drain, then add some very hot water with vinegar maybe a cup and stand back . The soda will kind of blow . Running. Some water and there it's gone if not ,try again.
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Yes, I use boiling water first, if more is needed, baking soda and more boiling water
Baking soda and vinegar. Pour the baking soda into the drain and then pour in enough vinegar to make sure it hits the elbows. You will hear it fizz. Let it sit for a while and then rinse with hot water. Repeat if necessary.
Lots of times hair has accumulated in the sink and tub, get a wire coat hanger and bend the end slightly like a small hook and put it in the drain and gently pull up. You will be surprised at what comes out of there. Also sometimes, razor covers and safety pins, small items may fall in the sinks causing the water to drain slow. I would try the hanger first then the vinegar, hot water and baking soda.
baking soda and vinegar
The natural way as noted above is probably the best way to handle your problem. I use about a cup of baking soda, pour in about 1/2 to 1 cup of vinegar and let it sit for a half-hour or so, then take boiling hot water and pour into the drain followed by more water from the faucet. Has worked every time.
Try plunging them then put baking soda and vinegar down the drain. If that doesn't work try draino gel.
Don't use a plunger, you may get a clog that can't be reached. There is a thin plastic thing with barbs on it that is used to get hair out the bathroom sink and tub/shower. They are really cheap and last a long time, mine is ten years old. Get all the hair out that you can. There will still be lots of gunk in the drain that got caught by the hair. That is where the baking soda and vinegar comes in. At least a half cup of baking soda goes in the drain, followed by at least a cup of straight vinegar. Let it sit and fizz at least ten to fifteen minutes. Follow this with a gallon of boiling water to rinse down all the gunk and stuff that is now loosened or already down the pipes. Drano does not dissolve hair. In other drains that don't see hair, you don't have to use the hair removal tool, just the baking soda/vinegar/boiling water. If it is clogged real bad, it may take more than one time. If repeating the process doesn't work the clog may be further down than it can reach and will need to be snaked to break up the clog. Been their done that, Our clog was so far down in the pipes in the basement that it was almost out of the house and we had a friend who is a plumber use his pro snake to reach it. He was paid for his time and work, but didn't want much (he flips houses on the side and uses his off hours work to help finance it).