Slow draining sink - mr muscle alternatives?

chickywiggle

Beckymarshall07 wrote: »

I saw something like this on how clean is you house tv programme. They used caustic soda and white vinegar and it did the trick. If you have a wonder over to the old syle forum and click on the indexed collections you may find something on there too.

completly agree - was about to suggest bicarbonite of soda and white vinegar myself.:T

amarg

The blast unblockers are pretty good, as is a plunger if you use it correctly-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54tk1S4Ye9c

LandyAndy

Tucker wrote: »

Best thing for a permanent cure is brain blaster.

I've used it on my bath and shower and it sorts it.

I got one from wickes for about £7 but seen them cheaper. It's a pump with a plunger on the end. You suck up some water, put the plunger over the sink and blast the plunger down.

It fires a high pressure jet down the plug and shifts the blockage. It works.

Doesn't sort your plumbing problems but who cares?:D:D:D:D

27col

Take the damn waste trap off and clean it properly. Most modern ones do not even need a spanner. If the waste pipe has a blockage then it is much easier to rod without the waste trap being in place. Most chemicals are a waste of money. Why people have this aversion to getting their hands dirty is a mystery to me. The feeling of satisfaction to be got from a little bit of pipe cleaning therapy is great. When you have got it flowing again, make a point of keeping unwanted items from the pipes by using a small strainer in the waste.

wallbash

Compleatly agree with 27col

apart from the phase , quote The feeling of satisfaction :rolleyes::rolleyes:


Too busy getting my marigolds off

Ebe_Scrooge

27col has hit the nail on the head. As long as you can easily get to the trap, it's a 10 minute job, 100% effective, 100% free and 100% environmentally friendly.

Neeny82

mandy-j0 wrote: »

Hi, I had the same problem with my sink. Was always a slow drainer, then I had standing water.
I went to home bargains and right next to the Mr Muscle was an orange bottle, same colour, same size etc - (Probably same contents from same factory!). Anyway, I think it was called 'Easy' and was about £1.20 or thereabouts. I poured a third down and left it overnight. In the morning I boiled the kettle and poured the hot water down the drain. The standing water had gone down anyway, but the bottle said to pour hot water down, presumably to dislodge and flush anyway any leftover gunk. It was well worth the money. I reccommend it to you, but leave it overnight for the best results. The remaining two thirds of the bottle can be used to do your bath and sink in a few months time.

This is also what I use from Home Bargains but in our local store its a huge bottle for only 89p! I always stock up on it when I'm there and have found it to be much better than Mr Muscle

cagneyfan

"In the morning I boiled the kettle and poured the hot water down the drain"

Hi, I meant to say that I poured the water down the plughole

andrew-b

27col wrote: »

Why people have this aversion to getting their hands dirty is a mystery to me

Indeed...nothing wrong with a nice bit of gunk for the compost heap!

Using chemicals merely makes bigger problems for someone else..i.e. the water company/sewage works removing the chemicals you've added and the gunk you dislodged which will probably end up as compost for your vegetables anyway..if it didn't end up in a drain gulley or inspection chamber elsewhere in your property or blocking the pipes of the sewerage system. Even whatever gets dissolved doesn't just miraculously vanish completely! So using chemicals to clean drains your paying out twice..once for the chemical and once for the sewerage treatment to remove it!

Alot of the water we drink has at some point been extracted from our wastewater - even if it indirectly comes from rivers, boreholes, springs etc via rain...worth thinking about before you pour chemicals down the drain ! The sewage treatment process is quite complex with many stages involved- something most of us take for granted. Still i'm happily enjoying my cuppa made with non-filtered water and not put off in the slightest and will continue to drink the water directly out the kitchen tap until Mr Muscle finishes me off..strangely quite apt to my eventual demise no doubt!

Andy

Tucker

LandyAndy wrote: »

Doesn't sort your plumbing problems but who cares?:D:D:D:D

Haha... I think I need a brain blaster! Never even noticed that!