I have never lived in a trailer before, but today, because of the drain question, I realized that there is little water pressure in the kitchen sink, and so I was wondering how all the little particles would "move along."
--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, Angels <cy.collins@...> wrote:
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> Yeah, I have seen that gadget somewhere, maybe a DIY show, or on the internet, but can't remember where I saw it or what it was called. lol  Glad to know it works! I'll keep an eye out for your post if you find the name for it. I know I'll need it eventually! lol Thanks.
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> Subject: [DIY] Re: Sewer plug
> To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, December 3, 2012, 3:18 AM
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> Hi. What worked for me was that plastic narrow flexible cord with like a sticky coarse Velcro type thing at the end. It squizzles down the drain and grabs the stuck items and brings them up. If I find the name i will post it, but it's not terribly expensive.
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> --- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, subprong <subprong@> wrote:
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> > Sink will not drain. As this has been an on and off ongoing problem I
> > think it's a root problem that eventually gets clogged with food waste
> > particles. All of the drain products and natural products have been
> > tried. The snake has been tried in the past and eventually the clog just
> > comes back. I have not tried the root foam stuff yet. Has anyone tried
> > that?
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> > Those things have always been tried from under the sink. Now, I'm thinking
> > about unscrewing the plug that is underneath the house and very near the
> > sink. This would make snaking a straight shot. I have reservations
> > because this is an old metal sewage line and I'm not even sure how easily
> > it would come undone. But my main question may be silly. The sink drain
> > basically goes through the interior sink cabinet wall, into the outside
> > under the house, curves underneath itself and then runs into a straight
> > line half buried in the ground.....the plug is on a short run of pipe that
> > runs the opposite way of that straight line. If by some miracle the plug
> > comes out, will any waste travel back towards the plug hole?
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