How can I safely unclog a drain?
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Hi there! This works great! https://www.hometalk.com/diy/clean/bathroom/the-easy-way-to-unclog-your-drains-5929110
The Easy Way To Unclog Your Drains
Remove as much as possible with a snake or drain cleaning tool. Pour ½ cup baking soda then ½ cup white vinegar in the drain and cover, letting sit for 20 minutes. Boil water, remove cover, and pour water down the drain. You may have to repeat the process.
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/clean/bathroom/unclog-a-toilet-without-a-plunger-21958809
Unclog a Toilet Without a Plunger
Hi Chelsea, there are lots of ideas here:
https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=unclog%20drain
Even though we have an auger, most commonly we find that our sink and shower drains need to be physically fished out. Either using an unbent hanger as a refashioned hook or plastic barbed tool from the dollar store to explore the drain obstruction.
Fishing out the blockage with that in -our experience— to partially involve hair seems to most readily alleviate stoppage in our faucets and shower drains.
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/clean/bathroom/3-non-toxic-household-ingredients-to-unclog-your-drain-in-4-easy-steps-23917484
There are some retrofit devices out there and that could be helpful if you get your drain clean consider the little mushroom cap for collecting the hair. There is also a more refined looking chrome for one but if you look at customer reviews and Q&A’s it seems like this mushroom one has a higher review. You may consider having a look at these existing devices to see if that will help the problem from from reoccurring.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BYRMGCC/ref=sspa_dk_detail_1? psc=1&pd_rd_i=B01BYRMGCC&pd_rd_wg=OtdJu&pd_rd_r=5KMQ44Z70FGJK9DD4BBE&pd_rd_w=nxIOf
3 Non-Toxic Household Ingredients to Unclog Your Drain in 4 Easy Steps
here are some ideas from hometalk
https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=unclog%20drain
Baking soda 1/4 cup 1cup white vinager pour down the drain let sit for 20 min the pour boiling water down the drain
As a preventative pour a tea kettle full of boiling water down each drain once a month.