Every month or two I run a 50-50 vinegar/water mix through the coffee pot. I then put some baking soda down my drains and pour the hot vinegar/water mix down the drain. It cleans them out pretty good without chemicals. Don't forget to put some baking soda and vinegar down the overflow hole to keep that clear.
And everyone should have a $3 Zip-it. I use it before the baking soda/vinegar.
+1 for cleaning the P-Trap. It's easy and effective. I do it on all the sinks at least once a year sometimes more...
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For stubborn drains I use a gas plunger. It takes CO2 carts that paintball guns use and with water in the drain you trip the pin and it blasts the compressed air into the drain. It explosively forces the blockage out. It can get messy. You might force the plug further down you system too. It beats the pump and jump of a regular plunger and smelly finish stripping chemical mess of using liquid drain cleaners.
Don't go out and buy one of the CO2 plunger systems without researching it. If you have an old home with sensitive pipes or a newer home with PVC pipes it may not be for you. The last thing you want to do is start out with a clog and end up with a blown out drain line.
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+1I can actually relate - I use tabac, and other soaps, and I have noticed the tendency for our sink to clog. Not sure exactly what's causing it - I suppose the excess soap I rinse down the drain probably collects and coats the pipe.
At any rate, I keep a large bottle of liquid plumber on reserve and if I sense the drain is running slow, I'll pour 12-16 oz in, wait 15 minutes and flush with hot water.
I also try to run hot water down the drain after I finish rinsing the excess lather out of my scuttle.
Every month or two I run a 50-50 vinegar/water mix through the coffee pot. I then put some baking soda down my drains and pour the hot vinegar/water mix down the drain. It cleans them out pretty good without chemicals. Don't forget to put some baking soda and vinegar down the overflow hole to keep that clear.
And everyone should have a $3 Zip-it. I use it before the baking soda/vinegar.
at the Hardware store go for the drain cleaner that comes in a bottle in a plastic bag it is a whole look better than liquid plmr. I know Menards has it. Also on the drain plunger it seems to catch a lot of hair I am in house with 3 daughters and wife how generate a lot of clogging of the sink have to clean quite regularly. un screw small nut on drain below pedestal sinks under counter and remove it and the lifting mechanism to clean out.