unclogging the drain

Lilmama1011

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http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ8xHsnMa2Y

anyone use the zipper? how do you unclog the drain. my sink and shower gets clogged, I'm starting to think its conditioner more than my hair. i have use draino and another brand as well and it seems that its fine for a couple of minutes and then its clogged again. my drains are made just like hers.
 
my sink is clogged because when i prepoo with a oil or conditioner or rinse my hands off after deep conditioning, i think i just might go back to washing in the kitchen sink again with a hair stopper in four sections
 
The zipper is very easy to use. It will pull up a lot of hair and other yucky stuff. If you suspect it's oils and stuff, you can try straight apple cider vinegar.
 
Over the weekend, I used a product fom Home Depot called "Instant Power - Hair and Grease". It worked very well, but you have to be really careful due to the lye content. Normally the vinegar/bs combo works, but it recently stopped. The Instant Power cleaner is under $8 bucks.
 
We have 3 heads of big hair in my house so I bought drain filters to put in all the showers that catched the hair so it won't clog the drain.
 
I also pour hot water that I boil on the stove down the drain each time I wash my hair. It's supposed to help move things down the drain. It's worked so far.
 
Lilmama1011

Add baking soda to the ACV. It creates a chemical reaction that eats away at the clog. Do this once a week to maintain a clear drain.


White vinegar works well, too. I use it along with baking soda, and I will let the formulation sit for approximately a half hour before flushing the pipe with boiling water. It works like a charm.
 
@biancaelyse What shower drain filters did you buy? What about for the sink?

lina

This is not the exact one that I bought but it is the closest pic I found online:


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I don't wash hair in the sink and use draino for any clogs.
 
White vinegar works well, too. I use it along with baking soda, and I will let the formulation sit for approximately a half hour before flushing the pipe with boiling water. It works like a charm.
PJaye
I use white vinegar and I believe it's cheaper, too. But since she said she was using ACV, I suggested the addition of the baking soda.

And, yes, I flush afterwards with boiling water and it does work like a charm.
 
White vinegar works well, too. I use it along with baking soda, and I will let the formulation sit for approximately a half hour before flushing the pipe with boiling water. It works like a charm.

PJaye I bought a 1.32 gallon bottle of white vinegar from Costco today for $3.29. How much vinegar and baking soda do you use when you flush your pipe?
 
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