Dealing with a clogged drain is just no fun. Fortunately, there are steps you can take before calling a plumber to try to clear that clog. Step 1:Cover overflow opening in basin or tub with wet cloth. Most kitchen sinks don't have an overflow vent, but if you're working on one of ...
How to Clear a Clogged Drain, the Do-It-Yourself Way
While a standard bathtub drain is usually 1 1/2 inches in diameter, a shower drain is often 2 inches in diameter, making it easier to insert a small drain snake directly into the drain opening and down through the trap, where most clogs are found. A clogged shower drain is usually ...
grease or soap. When these accumulate and cause backed-up sinks or showers, it can prohibit normal use. Fortunately, fixing a clogged drain is usually fairly straightforward. Catering your fix to the type of clog is the best way to clear it quickly. ...
How To Clean A Clogged Air Conditioning Condensation Drain Line Water pooling around your furnace/AC unit in the house most likely indicates a clogged condensate drain line. This PVC pipe connects to the drain pan inside the equipment. When you run the heat or AC, moisture drips ...
You may be trying to finish your spring cleaning and just reaching the part about cleaning drains. Or if you have a daughter with long hair like I do, it is pretty muchalwaystime to clear a slow bathtub drain! When your bathtub drain gets dirty, it gets smelly and it can clog your ...
HOW TO CLEAN SMELLY DRAINS Most people don’t pay much attention to their drains until something unpleasant happens. A lot of times, that unpleasant event is either a smelly drain or a clogged drain. Sinks, shower drains and kitchen drains need to be cleaned so they don’t get smelly. Sc...
Natural cleaning methods for a clogged sink, such as pouring boiling water down the drain or mixing white vinegar and baking soda to create a cleansing volcano of carbon dioxide, have been circulating on the internet since the days of dial-up connections. They often work, but only for clogs...
where hair becomes a problem. Hair loss while shampooing or shaving is a natural everyday occurrence, but it doesn't take much to block a drain pipe. When you add to that all of the soap and toothpaste you're using, it's easy to see why clogs can happen so quickly and be so ...
Using baking soda and vinegar to clear your drain not only eliminates the need to use harmful chemicals, it is also a much safer option for both you and the environment. Advertisements This natural, homemade drain cleaning method combines thecleansing properties of baking sodawith theacidic proper...