The kitchen sink got blocked solid a few weeks ago, no idea why, water was just pouring down it and suddenly started backing up. Thought briefly about getting under the sink and unscrewing the u-bend as plan-b, but stuck with plan-a (plunger).<\/p>\n
Just got out the plunger. Took about 5mins but the sink was eventually flowing again.<\/p>\n
That plunger has unblocked the shower, unblocked the tub the washing machine pours into, and now unblocked the kitchen sink.<\/p>\n
Many years ago I used to try and solve blocked pipes with that stuff they sell to pour down the plug holes to theoretically unblock them; which never made any improvement in water flow and they charge a lot for that stuff.<\/p>\n
The plunger works 99% of the time. It cost less than $8. Everybody should buy one.<\/p>\n
Doesn’t help with leaky taps though.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The kitchen sink got blocked solid a few weeks ago, no idea why, water was just pouring down it and suddenly started backing up. Thought briefly about getting under the sink and unscrewing the u-bend as plan-b, but stuck with … Continue reading