Is your sink clogged and causing your trouble? Today’s blog covers 5 quick and easy ways to unclog your sink at home! Sink clogs can be very annoying but with these 5 tips, you should be able to fix the problem.
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Make sure to follow these steps for an unclogged sink!
Reasons You Have Sink Clogs
There are many reasons why your sink clogs. All sinks are used for different purposes. But here are some common reasons why your sink clogs happen in the first place and some things you should avoid putting down your drain.
Hair
Soap
Dirt
Oil, grease, and fat
Food waste
Wipes and diapers
Feminine products and cotton swabs
Cat litter
Offset pipes
Tree roots
Plants and leaves
Mineral build-up
Each type of sink will have different types of clogs but the key is to make sure that these objects do not go down the drain.
Follow our next steps for easy fixes on how to unclog your sink.
Don’t put the wrong objects in your sink!
5 Ways to Fix Sink Clogs
1. Using Boiling Water
One of the easiest ways to unclog your sink is both easy and free. You will need a kettle or a pot to boil some water.
Once the water is boiled, pour it into the sink and wait. It should help with a clogged sink that does not have a lot of hard objects in the drain. You may need to repeat this step 1-5 times.
Make sure it’s hot!
2. Mixing Baking Soda & Vinegar
For this solution, you will need some baking soda and vinegar. Mix 1/2 cup of baking soda with 1/2 cup of vinegar in a bowl or old water bottle. Make sure it is shaken and mixed well.
Then pour it down the drain. The mixture of these two chemicals will help remove all the gunk, hair, and buildup in your clogged sink. Let it sit for at least one hour or as long as possible.
Afterwards, make sure to flush your drain out with hot water. This should really help with your sink clogs in a safe and effective way.
Make sure to follow the instructions!
3. Bent Wire Hanger
This is a classic trick from the old handbook. Grab an old mental wire hanger, like the ones you get from the dry cleaners and make sure to straighten it out. Be very careful as it can jab you or a young child.
Create a small hook with one end and then insert it into the drain. Start searching for gunk and try to pull it out. The trick is to pull the gunk out and not push it down!
Looks something like this!
4. P-trap
This method is a little bit trickier than the others. You will need to open the P-trap and clean out the debris. The P-trap is the curve of the drain pipe under the sink (like in the video below).
You should have a bucket under the P-trap so that any water or debris exiting the pipe will be collected. Also, make sure when you remove the P-trap, you clean it well.
After you are done cleaning it, put it back on and make sure it is tight. Run the water and make sure it is running smooth.
If you run into any issues here, make sure to contact us and we will come to take a look and help!
Also, check out the video below which shows you how to remove a P-trap without any tools.
5. Dish Detergent
Another old-fashioned trick is to use some dish detergent! Just pour about 1/4 cup of dish detergent into a bowl or bottle and add some hot water. Make sure it is hot water as the soap will activate.
The soap will help break up the gunk in the clogged sink. So pour the soap into the drain and use the hanger to pull out some gunk!
Make sure you use hot water
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Make sure to follow these steps if you have a clogged sink! They are all nice classic home remedies for sink clogs and they should get the job done.
If none of these tricks work, you probably have a more serious issue. If this is the case, make sure you contact us right away.
You can trust WaterSmart to help you with any plumbing-related issues, as we have been proudly servicing the Waterloo Region for more than 25 years. Let us put our expertise to work for you.
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