How To Clear A Blocked Drain Pipe

Be careful not to scratch your sink with the wire.

How to clear a blocked drain pipe.

Using vinegar baking soda and water is an effective eco friendly method of unclogging your pipes. If you have the time and energy after boring through the clog clean the sides of the pipe by attaching a finishing tool to the cable and running the full length of the cable down the drain. Turn on a garden hose to its most powerful setting and run water through the drain pipe. This diy remedy is a great way to naturally clear your blocked drain in the kitchen or bathroom sink.

If there s a pop up drain on the tub raise the lever to the open position then grab the stopper and pull it from the drain hole. Clean it of all hair and soap. Check to see if water and debris come out the other end of the pipe. Boil at least 6 cups of hot water or several kettles full of water.

The water will flush the debris down the drain and rinse gunk off the cable as you. The salt baking soda and boiling water will. Stir the mixture with a spoon to ensure a consistent solution. Flush the drain with hot water.

Disconnect the gutter downspout from where it connects to the drain pipe. Mix 1 2 cup of table salt with 1 2 cup of baking soda and pour down the blocked drain. For routine cleaning you ll just need about one half cup of each. As with a sink clog start with the plunger.

Uncover the drain and slowly pour the hot water down. Gently pour the mixture down the drain and let it sit in the piping for 10 to 20 minutes. Leave it for 10 20 minutes then pour boiling water down. Let that sit for a few minutes.

If you have plastic piping just use very hot water. Mix 1 2 cup 120 ml of baking soda with 1 2 cup 120 ml of table salt. Follow by pouring a mixture of 1 cup vinegar and 1 cup of boiling water again. First unscrew the screen from the tub drain and use a bent wire to fish out any hair and soap scum.

Start by pouring boiling hot water down your drain then add cup of baking soda. Start by pouring a pot of boiling water down your drain. The baking soda and hot water will loosen up any build up that s clogging your waste pipe and the chemical reaction from the vinegar will cause the sludge to move on down the drain. Then use a hose to run water down the drain as you retrieve the cable.

Remove the guard at the other end of the drain pipe if there is one.