Traditional shaving and sink becoming blocked?

[R181]

Everyone with bathroom sinks clogging often should think of the possibility that the ladies he shares it with may brush or dry their long hair above it, and then just wash what falls off down the drain. That is a more likely cause of clogging than shaving soap residue.

The cheapest "plumber" for sinks with lever plugs: the sink needs to be dry, then a half of a cup of sodium bicarbonate is poured in the drainhole, use something to get it all down. Next, plug the sink and pour a full cup of vinegar in it. Unplug the sink, and plug it again when the vinegar goes down the drain. If it starts to foam before all the vinegar is gone down the drain, plug it untill the sound of the reaction wears down. The reaction itself and the heat from it melts and dissolves the goo on the pipe walls, and the pressure from the gas created pushes it further down because of the plug.

Yea, the lady of the house was the problem but not helped much with the soap residue added to it.

How is the home brewed plumber concoction for use with PVC piping rather than copper piping?

Bob

 

[chazt]

I thought our sink was unique, but clearly it’s not. Mrs. chazt does an all natural drain cleaning. Before it gets to the point where nothing goes down the drain,, 2 cups of boiling water. Follow it with baking soda down the drain until it reaches a little mound above the surface of the sink. Then gently pour about a half cup of vinegar and watch it bubble. Another few ounces of vinegar and let it sit for 10-15 minutes while you boil more water. Flush, repeat as necesscary.

 

[Estariol]

Yea, the lady of the house was the problem but not helped much with the soap residue added to it.

How is the home brewed plumber concoction for use with PVC piping rather than copper piping?

Bob

I've never even used it on copper piping. Over here, generally, the piping under the sink is either hard PVC, flexible PVC or nickeled/chromed (don't know which exactly, but shiny) brass.

I thought our sink was unique, but clearly it’s not. Mrs. chazt does an all natural drain cleaning. Before it gets to the point where nothing goes down the drain,, 2 cups of boiling water. Follow it with baking soda down the drain until it reaches a little mound above the surface of the sink. Then gently pour about a half cup of vinegar and watch it bubble. Another few ounces of vinegar and let it sit for 10-15 minutes while you boil more water. Flush, repeat as necesscary.

Good method as well.

 

[MichaelS]

+1 on removing the siphon, get the bucket underneath before unscrewing