have your tried pouring BOILING HOT WATER down drain? my sink was doing this
and my dh nded up going in basement, cut pipe and it was plugged as a pair
of tweezers ended up down one of the sinks, so once he got those out, have
not had a problem yet.
----- Original Message -----
From: "redfoxtotem" <redfoxtotem@yahoo.com>
To: <DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 10:18 AM
Subject: [DIY] SNAKE IN THE DRAIN
> Well, I think I really did it now. (HUGE SIGH.....) My kitchen sink has
> always been a problem. The water here doesn't help, although one would
> think it would eat up anything and there would be no problems with clogs.
>
> I decided to get a 25 ft plumber's snake yesterday and see if I could fix
> the clog myself. History: At first I could wash dishes and even use the
> dishwasher as long as I waited long enough in-between times. Then - a
> month or so later - the water just quit draining out.
>
> I had already put a bottle of Liquid Plumber and later a bottle of Draino
> down the drain. NOTHING. I got a plunger and have been trying to pluge
> it, to no avail. It's a double sink with an in-sinkerator on one side.
>
> So this morning I decided to try the snake. I got about 1/2 way through.
> It would act like it hit something and I would keep turning it and finally
> it would go about 3 inches or so. This continued for quite awhile. There
> may be almost 15 ft of snake in the drain pipe. Nothing was happening so I
> decided to give up and guess I'll have to relent one of these days and see
> if I can find a decent plumber in this town.
>
> So, I started pulling on the snake. It is stuck. I tried to turn it in
> reverse (it's a manual) and nothing seems to be working. IS THERE ANY WAY
> TO GET THE THINK OUT NOW??? I don't want to end up having to pay
> $$$$$$hunderds to get the stupid thing unclogged. It has been a jinx for
> the past 6 years!! HELP!!!!!
>
> Thanks. Darci
>
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