bathroom sink blocked

hmc

hi all
this morning the bathroom sink is blocked
ive whirled a sink snake thing down it but a load of slimey black stuff comes up but dosnt solve the problem
it goes down after 15mins or so
dont brush hair or wash it over sink
ive chucked a load of bleach in it as im off out now

do i buy something in morrisons later?mr muscle?
now ive put bleach in it can i still put vinegar and is it bicarb?
thanks in advance

Butterfly_Brain

Go to poundland and get a bottle of their drain unblocker, just pour down the sink and leave until it glugs away.............. it is brilliant.

If you have used bleach flush it away with copious amounts of water before using any other product
Bleach reacts with anything acid, including vinegar and the result is chlorine gas :eek: so please make sure that the bleach is gone before starting.

JayJay14

Bathroom sinks are often blocked with fats, body fats and the ones they make soap with. Try a kettle full of boiling water to start with, it might clear it enough to be able to use any unblockers more effectively.

If all else fails you might need to take the u bend out and empty that - more black gunge I'm afraid.

dunworking

tip once given to me by a plumber dissolve soda crystals [wilkos 60 p] in boiling water pour down plug hole do it once a month to all plug holes to keep clear and fresh

Bronnie

I had exactly the same problem lasyt week, no hair goes down my basin plughole either. Copied and pasted my reply last week on a similar thread on the In My Home Board


"For people like me who would end up with leaks if I started messing about with traps etc and looking for a clean and easy solution. Having tried bleach then kettles of boiling water and soda crystals without success, I used this stuff on my washbasin, which had been slow draining and yesterday blocked completely.

No hair goes down the plug, but there was a lot of black gungey stuff. Worked in an hour and the basin is emptying really quickly now. At £2, it was half the price of the Mr Muscle type cleaners in Tesco and you can claim your money back if it doesn't do the trick.

http://www.challs.com/en/buster/money_back_guarantee

The waste had always been sluggish , now it's clean as a whistle! Reiterate previous post about patiently flushing away the bleach first and also ventilate the room well when using any other products.

camNolliesMUMMY

soda crystals normally do the job, and worth keeping in the cupboard not only for this but making your white washing white again lol and many other thingsx

walker1627

Just take the u bend off and clean it out - easy to do, guaranteed to work and FREE!

LondonDreamer

I had a blocked sink a couple of months ago that nothing cleared, even drain unblocker just sat there. Can't get to the U bend (stupid pedestal sink design :mad:) to clear it that way. Landlord came round with a plunger and it was clear within a minute.

hmc

Bronnie wrote: »

I had exactly the same problem lasyt week, no hair goes down my basin plughole either. Copied and pasted my reply last week on a similar thread on the In My Home Board


"For people like me who would end up with leaks if I started messing about with traps etc and looking for a clean and easy solution. Having tried bleach then kettles of boiling water and soda crystals without success, I used this stuff on my washbasin, which had been slow draining and yesterday blocked completely.

No hair goes down the plug, but there was a lot of black gungey stuff. Worked in an hour and the basin is emptying really quickly now. At £2, it was half the price of the Mr Muscle type cleaners in Tesco and you can claim your money back if it doesn't do the trick.

http://www.challs.com/en/buster/money_back_guarantee

The waste had always been sluggish , now it's clean as a whistle! Reiterate previous post about patiently flushing away the bleach first and also ventilate the room well when using any other products.

that is the exact one ive come home with lol. thankyou everyone for the tips, i am renting so could ring llord.
really nervous about the bleach thing now!!!!
how many sinkfuls of water do i let seep out before i use my buster stuff?