 kitchen drains (by Yankee Joe/Barb [IL]) May 22, 2022 10:37 PM
 kitchen drains (by Robert J [CA]) May 23, 2022 12:09 AM
kitchen drains (by myob [GA]) May 23, 2022 5:50 AM
kitchen drains (by Tony [NJ]) May 23, 2022 7:22 AM
kitchen drains (by Ray-N-Pa [PA]) May 23, 2022 7:41 AM
kitchen drains (by Robert,OntarioCanada [ON]) May 23, 2022 11:02 AM
kitchen drains (by Robin [WI]) May 23, 2022 10:11 PM
kitchen drains (by Hoosier [IN]) May 25, 2022 2:25 PM
kitchen drains (by Steve v [WI]) May 26, 2022 10:25 PM
kitchen drains (by Yankee Joe/Barb [IL]) Posted on: May 22, 2022 10:37 PM
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Are there any products safe to use on slow kitchen drains? I know many products will eat away the 'j' trap and other pipes. I have purchased from HSN, Prof Amos, but not impressed. Also used a product from Ace Hardware. It was Fire...... (something).
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kitchen drains (by Robert J [CA]) Posted on: May 23, 2022 12:09 AM
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Lots of chemicals eat away at garbage disposal bearings too. Even it you put the chemicals down the other side of the sink, they can rise up and cross over to the disposal side. Most of those product you mention contain caustic soda.
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kitchen drains (by myob [GA]) Posted on: May 23, 2022 5:50 AM
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if your kitchen drain is slow- take off the J trap. Clean the J then look into the pipe going into the wall. use a hand roto tool.
we just found 3 straws in the line of one of ours. How lazy can you be to push drink straws into the line rather than tossing into trash? cost her 275.00. --72.2.xxx.x |
kitchen drains (by Tony [NJ]) Posted on: May 23, 2022 7:22 AM
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Boil a large pot of water. Pour it down the drain SLOWLY. 2 large pots is better. Works well if problem is grease or butter - which solidifies when it cools down. Also I've been occasionally been lucky with a (new clean) toilet plunger. --73.215.xxx.xx |
kitchen drains (by Ray-N-Pa [PA]) Posted on: May 23, 2022 7:41 AM
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Why not just disassemble and pour the crap out into a bucket? --24.101.xxx.xxx |
kitchen drains (by Robert,OntarioCanada [ON]) Posted on: May 23, 2022 11:02 AM
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Best solution is remove trap then buy a small snake clean out then clean out trap as most problems are in the trap. Using chemical can damage copper pipe where boiling hot water will not case damage. If there is ABS then install a with drain clean out where in future will not have remove trap. There is no easy fix where trap must removed. Before anyone moves in if trap has a drain then clean out by running water into pail, --68.69.xxx.xxx |
kitchen drains (by Robin [WI]) Posted on: May 23, 2022 10:11 PM
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Green Gobbler Enzyme Cleaner. Enzymes degrade biological material but not pipes. We had a tenant that kept pouring grease down the drain. It got past the trap and into the main line. Snaking only cleared it temporarily. Drain snake guy suggested hydrojetting at $$$$$. We poured the enzyme cleaner down and left it overnight. No problems since! --172.58.xxx.xx |
kitchen drains (by Hoosier [IN]) Posted on: May 25, 2022 2:25 PM
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I had a plumber tell me they use a foaming chemical that works well, but I don't recall the name...maybe ask a local plumber. However, in general I prefer not to use chemicals.
Here's my story...
I had a unit built in the 1960s where tenant moved out, I did an inspection and noticed the bath sink draining slow. I tried the trap, but nothing there. I don't have a quality snake, just a cheap one...and it wouldn't go around all the bends far enough to make a difference. I went in the crawlspace and found where the pipe came through the floor, and undid a pipe there, and it became obvious the clog was between the crawlspace and the sink...in otherwords it was inside the wall.
I cut a piece of drywall out behind the toilet about 6" tall by 32" wide, found the pipe, unthreaded it (galvanized steel) and removed it all, then replaced with PVC. In looking at the galvanized pipe (it was a couple short straight pieces and 2 90 degree elbows), I noticed that they were restricted about 50% due to rust buildup on the inside...a common issue on galvanized pipe. But I didn't see how this alone could cause the near total clog I was seeing...so I unscrewed all the elbows and looked at each piece. And what do you know...I found a toothpaste cap in the pipe, which normally would have passed all the way through...but due to the partial rust clogging, the cap was stuck.
In the end I have all PVC pipe now, didn't mind patching the drywall, and I increased the drain size from 1 1/4 that was commonly used back then to 1 1/2" and now everything drains great.
I don't think any chemical would have alleviated the issue I had. --99.92.xxx.xxx |
kitchen drains (by Steve v [WI]) Posted on: May 26, 2022 10:25 PM
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It’s not going to work every time, but a simple toilet plunger has worked great for me in the past. --70.92.xx.xx |
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