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Unclogging a bathroom sink without removing the P-Trap (programming.dev)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/homeimprovement@lemmy.world
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Hi all. Anybody have any tips or tricks on making a bathroom sink drain faster without going through the process of taking it apart, cleaning it, and putting it back together?

Normally when my bathroom sink starts to drain slowly, I remove the P-trap and push all the gunk through the bottom into a bucket using a metal rod. Now that I might be responsible for cleaning out several bathroom sinks, I'm starting to dread this process far more.

Drano works OK and makes the sinks drain a bit faster, but it usually gets bad pretty quickly again. Any tools I should be investing in for minor stoppages like this?

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[–] 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

This shouldn't be something you need to do with super high frequency. Do you know what is causing the blockage?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 years ago

    So, with just one sink, I was doing this maybe once every few months, so maybe 3-4 times a year per sink. Now that I have family staying with me, I have to do this 3-4 times a year per sink. Not bad, but if there's something I can buy or do to get my time back, I'll take it.

    As far as I know, nothing out of the ordinary is causing the blockage. It's some combination of hair, soap scum, and toothpaste. It usually all accumulates on the stopper before it even gets to the P-trap.

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