Sink & Plughole Unblocker OS Style

Mice_Elf

Does anyone have an idea what I can use to unblock our shower when it becomes clogged? At the moment I use the shop-bought stuff where you stick the whole bottle down and leave overnight, but I'd like to use something a little more OS.

Is it vinegar and bicarb that you can use?

sooz

if you mean the shower head, you can soak it in vinegar. Tie a sandwich bag filled with vinegar around the head, & leave it as long as possible.

Don't do this if you have a gold plated shower head (as if on MSE!!!)

If you mean the shower trap, pour a good two tablespoons of bicarb down it, pour a cup of vinegar onto this, wait til it foams, then flush with boiling water (from a kettle)

MrsB_2

I use soda crystals for the shower drain. I tend to just sprinkle a handful or so down and then flush with hot water. Sorry - not very precise!

rach

the best thing is to get one of those hair catchers, they are only about 50p and stop it getting so bad in the first place. but vinegar and bicarb is a good way to clear it. if its clogged with hair some people spray some hair removing cream down to break it up!

Pink.

Hi Mice,

These older threads might help:

Cleaning shower drain?

Sink seriously blocked - help!

I unblocked my sink OS !!!

Help-BIG sink problem

Unblocking the kitchen sink

unblocking sink

Unblock bath drain

Pink

Stephen_Leak

Don't forget a good old-fashioned "Dalek style" plunger!

cathie_3

Hello
I was wondering if you have any tips on unblocking the bathroom sink - it is not completely blocked the water is just runing through slower than normal, I would usually use Mr Muscle sink unblocker but I thought there may be something out there that is much more economical and environmently sound that you may know of.
Thanks Cathy

ANNEGEDDES

bicarb?

x

Stephen_Leak

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michelefauk

Hi
Not sure how environmentally friendly this is, but our shower gets blocked a lot (3 lots of long hair being washed in it every day) and I use the hair removing cream. I bought a cheapo one from the pound shop (like Immac but their own brand) squirted the whole lot down the plug hole, left it for a while then put a kettle of hot water down and hey presto, a clear plug hole!

moanymoany

My bath was 'slow' so I put a mugful of bicarb down there followed by a cup of white vinegar. I put the plug in and left it for an hour. I then filled the bath with hot water - pulled out the plug and watched it rush away.