Freshen your drains by adding 1 2 cup of baking soda to the drain and allowing it to sit overnight then flushing with hot water or hot vinegar in the morning.
Unclog bathroom sink drain baking soda vinegar.
After the baking soda and vinegar it still didn t drain well and indeed my hot water followup was still not draining well.
To clear a clogged drain with vinegar allow all of the water to drain from the sink then pour vinegar and baking soda lemon juice borax or salt down the drain.
Baking soda and vinegar come in handy to help keep the pipes clog free too.
However the next day it was draining well.
Use a sink stopper to plug the drain.
The best diy solution for cleaning sink and shower drains is to use the classic mixture of baking soda and vinegar.
Dump the baking soda.
This will create a foaming chemical reaction in your pipes that can help break up the clog.
Add 1 1 4 cup of white vinegar to the drain using the same funnel.
Pour boiling water down the drain after that to help clear greasy substances.
Prepare a solution of 1 cup vinegar and 1 cup steaming hot water and empty it over the layer of baking soda.
It turns out my high school chemistry teacher was right the fizzy combination of baking soda vinegar is ineffective when fighting grease clogged drains.
You can use a funnel to make sure all of the baking soda goes down the drain.
Then allow it to sit for 15 minutes before slowly pouring two cups of boiling water down the drain.
Every few weeks or whenever the water seems slow to drain pour 1 2 cup baking soda in the drain followed by 1 2 cup vinegar.
Pour a pot of boiling water over the drain.
If you don t have a sink stopper a towel can be used as well.
Throw cup of baking soda in it and let it settle for a while avoid using excessing baking soda as it will only gather in the sink.
Plug the hole then unplug it after 1 hour.
As it turned out the plumber came soon after and i wanted to see what the u joint of the pipe looked like.
To remove odors in a disposal reduce the required amounts.
It turned out the baking soda and vinegar did a pretty good job.
If the drain is still clogged sprinkle 1 2 cup of baking soda down it before repeating the process which will help break up the clog.
Add half a cup of baking soda and let it work for a few.
Baking soda is a base while vinegar is an acid their chemical reaction produces water with a tiny amount of salt in it not a fat destroying drain cleaner plus vinegar and baking soda are not surfactants so they do.
Boil some water and pour it into the clogged drain.
Sink drain gather hair dirt dust bacteria and dangerous molds.
Both the baking soda and vinegar and the baking soda and salt methods can be used to clean and freshen your garbage disposal.