2024年11月21日 · Clearing them doesn’t have to be stressful. This guide will walk you through practical techniques to clear stubborn clogs in different settings using drain cleaners, common household tools, and specialized equipment.

2024年10月8日 · Here are some of the best ways to unclog your drains without using chemicals. Grease can easily congeal in pipes and clog a sink drain, causing a whole host of issues. To break up a grease clog, attack it with something you likely have sitting right next to your sink — dish soap. Here’s how: Fill a kettle with water and heat it to a boil.

2024年10月3日 · Is your drain clogged? If it's a sink, bathtub or shower drain, you can clear it yourself with this guidance from the Drain Whisperer. It's a safe bet that, as you're reading this, there is at least one drain clogged in your immediate neighborhood.

2023年12月14日 · Learn how to unclog a sink and simple steps involved in clearing a drain. Clearing a drain requires a combination of techniques and fixes can get messy, so have a bucket, cloths and a sponge close at hand to clean as you go.

2024年1月9日 · With most clogged drains, there’s no need to pull out your phone to contact a plumber. Several inexpensive, efficient, and fast methods will help you power through smaller clogs in sinks, tubs, showers, and toilets. In no time at all, you’ll be up and running.

2023年3月28日 · When signs of a clogged drain — such as slow draining — appear, work on unclogging that drain before a bigger problem at the main drain line develops. Consider using a drain maintenance treatment designed to reduce buildup in …

2024年3月26日 · Here, learn how to unclog a sink, fix shower and tub drains, identify a drain blockage you can fix yourself, and more. Clogged drains—in the kitchen, bathroom, or basement—are a pain, but remedying the problem doesn't always require a plumber.

In this video, This Old House plumbing and heating contractor Richard Trethewey explains how to clear a clogged drain. Clear toilet clogs with a plunger; press plunger down tight against bottom of bowl, then yank up sharply to pull clog free.

Push down and pull up rapidly to create suction and dislodge the clog. Repeat several times until the water drains smoothly. Try a Drain Snake. A drain snake, or auger, is a flexible tool that can reach deep into pipes to remove clogs. To use a drain snake: Start by inserting the snake into the drain and pushing it until you encounter resistance.