How to get rid of a blockage in your sink: 5 easy methods

There are easy, cheap ways to deal with sink blockages. It is not at all required to apply any extraordinary measures, to have special knowledge, and even more so, remarkable physical strength. Let's take a look at 5 effective home remedies for blockage. Perhaps, after the first stage, other methods will not be needed.

Boiling water pipe cleaning

The first thing we do is clean the pipes with ordinary boiling water. Not hot tap water, as described in some sources, but boiling water from a kettle! To do this, boil water and pour the boiling water directly into the sink drain. We repeat the procedure again, even if the blockage has already left. It is required to wash out the dirt and cooking oil that has settled on the walls of the corrugation, siphon and pipes, as it should.

Cleaning with a plunger

Now it's time to get the plunger. This is the simplest device for punching blockages. We act as follows:

1. Closes the drain hole in the sink or sink.
2. We open hot water.
3. The water should completely cover the rubber part of the plunger. We press this miracle of engineering to the drain in the most dense way. We do a few energetic thrusts.
4. Pressure drops are created in the drain pipe, destroying the plug, which forms a blockage.
5. If everything is done correctly, water with a cheerful, squelching sound, swirling into a funnel, like a whirlpool, will go down the drain.
6. Pour boiling water into the drain again.

Not every household has a plunger, some people have not even heard the name of this. You can then replace this miracle of technology with a cardboard juice bag or a plastic bottle. The principle of the plunger is that it pushes the plug further along the pipe with compressed air. Taking this as a basis, you can find ways of how to clean the sink with improvised means.

1. We use a cardboard juice bag, having previously cut off an angle equal to the diameter of the drain from the end part.
2. We attach the bag with the cut side to the drain hole as tightly as possible, so that when you press it, the compressed air pushes the blockage through the pipe.
3. If it was not possible to break through the plug the first time, we straighten the bag again and repeat the procedure. Several such approaches and the sink drains the water again as before.
4. We wash the drain with boiling water.

You can make a plunger with your own hands from a plastic bottle, for this:

• use a mop or duster stick and a plastic bottle;
• cut a neck 10 cm high from the bottle and attach to a stick;
• then we act in the same way as with an ordinary plunger.

During the cleaning process, do not let dirt and small weed particles return to the drain hole, protect the drain with a special mesh - filter.
After the water started to "leave", prevention should be carried out. To do this, put any chemical agent into the drain hole.

Soda and salt

An effective Russian folk method using soda and salt. These substances are definitely found in every home. They easily deal with the fat frozen in the sink pipes, splitting it.

1. To do this, take half a glass of salt and a glass of soda.
2. You can pour them into the sink drain one by one.
3. You can put them together and turn them into gruel by mixing with a glass of water, send them into a pipe, and pour 1.5 liters of boiling water.
4. Leave it overnight.
5. In the morning, work with a plunger and drain with boiling water. The blockage will go away!

Vinegar and soda

Another popular method is a mixture of vinegar and soda. A sizzling foam “eating” fat deposits and dirt is formed, which is easily straightened with the blockage right before our eyes.

1. Pour a pack of soda into the sink drain and pour two glasses of vinegar.
2. We plug the drain hole with a stopper.
3. We go to read a book or watch TV.
4. After an hour, we return to the sink and wash off the blockage with boiling water.
5. If it does not help, we repeat the procedure again.

In this case, the gas formed during the reaction helps to break through the plug. It seems to "push through" the clogged area, simultaneously clearing deposits on the walls of the siphon.

Acidic and alkaline chemicals

In hardware stores, wonderful, miraculous acid-alkaline products are sold. These are the lifesavers in our household. Keep a bottle or sachet (depending on packaging) of these products out of the reach, just in case.

It's hard to decide which one is better:

• cleaning agent "Krot" (powder) - in the store "Pyaterochka" costs 40 rubles. This agent has an alkaline composition that removes limescale, dirt and grease from the pipe walls. This chemical is produced in the form of powders, liquids and gels. It doesn't matter to the result. After filling or pouring 200 g of the product into the sink drain, plug the drain tightly with a stopper and wait 2 hours. Then wash off with a large stream of hot water;
• remedy for blockages "Mister Muscle" (granules) in the online store "Beru" - 80 rubles;
• "Tiret turbo" - (gel) in the same place - 265 rubles.
  The method of application of all these funds is similar to the "Mole". There is no particular difference in the effectiveness of these funds, so you don't have to spend money: "Mole" is no worse than "Tiret turbo", although it costs several times cheaper. Everything here is limited only by purely personal preferences and the availability of funds.

Wire rope cleaning

If folk - household recipes and chemicals did not help, we resort to the mechanical method. We need a plumbing cable. This cleaning gadget is sold at hardware stores. It looks like a thin metal snake with a spiral at the end. The length of the cable is approximately 3 m.

1. The cable must be taut during operation. Otherwise, in case of relaxation, during work, twisting will occur and it will be damaged.
2. We insert the spiral end of the cable into the drain and direct it towards the cork.
3. It is recommended to carry out work with a cable together, because one person pushes the cable, and the second pulls, and makes rotating movements.
4. Upon reaching the blockage, it is necessary to sharply pull the rope up and down several times.

This method is only suitable for metal pipes, plastic ones may not withstand such persistent mechanical stress.
Periodically, at least once a month, for prophylaxis, clean the pipes using any folk method or chemical means suggested in this article. You should not spend money on expensive funds, cheap ones are no worse. Use the advice from the article, show a minimum of perseverance and patience. Then the result will be achieved.