So, when I've been cleaning up after a muddy session, I've been in the habit of rinsing my muddy clothes in the kitchen sink. I've been doing it these many years and never had a problem... until now. Whether it was something to do with the sort of mud I was in this time, or the sheer quantity of it, or something I did differently, I don't know, but I've got a sink full of silt and water that isn't going anywhere.
I figured in a community of WAMmers someone's come up against this problem before. Any recommendations on what might shift it?
Second option is to take the pipe apart under the sink and remove the blockage. Its most likely to be sitting in the U-bend or stink trap. Keep a bucket under your dismantled pipes until after you've rebuilt it, as it's all too easy to run your sink and flood out the cupboard forgetting the pipe isn't attached.
Chemical drain unblockers probably won't touch it since they're designed to clear out organic stuff like congealed grease.
screen_name said: A decent plunger might be able to shift it loose.
Second option is to take the pipe apart under the sink and remove the blockage. Its most likely to be sitting in the U-bend or stink trap. Keep a bucket under your dismantled pipes until after you've rebuilt it, as it's all too easy to run your sink and flood out the cupboard forgetting the pipe isn't attached.
Chemical drain unblockers probably won't touch it since they're designed to clear out organic stuff like congealed grease.
Likely this - the p-trap will absolutely catch sediment if there wasn't enough water washing it out to begin with (or if it's built up over time). Best of luck - it's usually pretty straight forward with YouTube's help.
Thanks for the tips - the plunger didn't help, but unscrewing the trap did. Dumped a load of silt and bits of leaf out into my bucket, put everything back together and it's draining fine now. And no spending on fancy unblocking chemicals or having to explain to the plumber what I'd been up to
uue404 said: Thanks for the tips - the plunger didn't help, but unscrewing the trap did. Dumped a load of silt and bits of leaf out into my bucket, put everything back together and it's draining fine now. And no spending on fancy unblocking chemicals or having to explain to the plumber what I'd been up to
You, my dude, might want to invest in a bottle trap. Makes it way easier to fix, and helps prevent another blockage further down the pipe system:
To quote dear Candy whom I miss so much "You need a bottle of drain unfucker"
Depending on the mineral content, some CLR (calcium lime rust) may particularly help. There's a lot of iron and lime up in the soil here and my pipes and toilet get shitted up from it just using water normally.
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