How do you clear a blocked drain, when draino didn’t work?
Our washing machine connects to the sink, and when it empties into the sink the lint goes down the drain. We used a no-name version of draino and it didn’t work. Should we try it again? That stuff sketches me out ever since our first chemistry lab.
Also, we have a sort of screen thing to catch the lint in, if we can get it unblocked.
Try your hardware store: I just found a small snake for about $20 at my local hardware. It’s like a coil that you can unleash in your pipes it jogs everything loose. Then just rewind it. They’re not bulky like the commercial ones – you can easily store it in a utility cabinet.
Draino never works well, it does more damage to your pipes then it does to the clog. The problem isn’t the lint as much as it is the soap build up. You’ll need to use a snake in the drain to unclog it.
Look under the sink, you’ll see the pipe at the bottom it will have a u shape. This is called the pea trap and is where most things get caught. Take it apart, make sure you have a big pan under it to catch the water and have a few towels available. You will need some channel lock pliers. See if you can clean it out from there and make sure you wear some rubber gloves.
If that doesn’t work then get the snake from the hardware store. Leave the pea trap off and use the snake at that point so it will be closer to the clog. You will be able to look down the drain to see if there is light if not then put the snake down from the top of the sink.
If that doesn’t work then you will need to call a plumber and pay to have them unclog your lines. This can cost a couple of hundred dollars. Do not use draino it is not good for the environment.All that ends up back in the water supply.
I am not so sure Draino or another drain unstopper like that is going to work. Those usually work on food
and grease , etc.. If you have the tools, and the
blockage is in the elbow under the sink, you can
simply take it off and clear it out. Be sure to put
a pan or bucket there to catch the muck. If it is
lower, you might borrow a snake. Try taking
a plain old wire coat hanger, straightening it out,
and running it down the drain and seeing if this
will pull the lint wad apart.
i have yet to see a drain cleaning chemical for the public work better than a mechanical snake.
i’m sure you have lint and laundry fragments clogging the drain.
time to snake it out.
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this will give you a general idea of what’s involved.