Household Helps: Clogged Sink Saga

Well, I gave in and bought the hard stuff. Even though my kitchen sink's drainage had improved, a little, it was still obiviously clogged. I tried the baking soda and vinegar treatment several times, which accounts for the improvement, but decided it was time to bring in the big guns. I bought the Drano gel and snake kit. First, the snake is a joke and is extremely difficult to get down a kitchen sink drain. The gel worked a little better but evenso I ended up using the plunger...with my husband doing the plunging while I held the plug on the other side. This worked best of all and we could actually hear the water glubbing faster and faster as it drained out of the sink. Mind you, it's not 100 percent which leads me to think we have bigger problems, perhaps in the drain field since it is a septic system. But, for now, things have improved enough.

Household Helps: Clogged Sink Recipe

I have been dealing with a kitchen sink that just gets slower and slower. There is a clog somewhere I am sure but I hate dumping all that toxic stuff, like Liquid Plumber and Draino, down the sink. I have just been dealing with it hoping, wishful thinking pershaps, that it will somehow heal itself. But the other day I was browsing around on Pinterest and came across a recipe for clogged sinks using baking soda and vinegar. Here's the link. Clogged Sink Recipe

I tried this today and the results were less than great but still hopeful. I dumped one cup of baking soda down the drain, followed by a little more than 1/4 cup of vinegar and then put in the stopper. I waited 30 minutes and then flushed with hot water. Well, the sink just filled up with water. I was a little disappointed but then, I heard gurgles and glups and then the sink suddenly drained. Yes! it works...I thought. I continued to flush with hot water for several minutes as per the recipe then I washed a sink of dishes.

However, this time when I pulled the plug, the sink didn't drain...it bubbled and gurgled, and it did drain a little faster than before but it was still definately clogged. So, I repeated the treatment. Again, when I pulled the plug there was nothing and then a sudden glub and out went the water. So, it is better but not great. I plan on repeating the recipe several more times to see if I can, enventually, clear the clog without having to resort to Draino or a plumber. Has anyone else had success with this method?