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I'm really going to liven things up: slow sink drains
ha.
DH and I used to have separate bathrooms. I loved it. Right before I went back to work he decided he was moving back into our master bath...which is super tiny but whatever.
He uses some hair product and between that and shaving/trimming his beard, he is slowing clogging our sink. It's making me crazy. He did this to the hall bathroom, too, but I never really used it so it didn't bother me. Occasionally I would clear it up with some draino and be done. But now he's ruining the sink I use every day (not to mention how messy he leaves it - boys are gross BTW). I don't want to use draino constantly, so I bought this Earthworm brand natural enzyme drain maintenence stuff at Whole Foods. It doesn't work. I tried baking soda/vinegar...nothing. Snaking probably won't do much because I think it's a buildup of gunk from his hair product.
Since when did my husband become so high maintenance? I'm practically going bald b/c of postpartum hormone crap and I'm not clogging up everything! wahhh
Re: I'm really going to liven things up: slow sink drains
I have a small plunger for when this happens. We have really old pipes so Drano is a no no in our house.
Edit: You can also use vinegar and baking soda to loosen the clog.
I believe I got it at target.
I believe after you do a baking soda/vinegar rinse you are supposed to run really hot water. Maybe pour some boiling water down the drain if your sink doesn't get hot enough?
Every time Mr. D has to clean the drain out, he threatens to shave my head.
Snaking the shower drain is the one thing I can't do.
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I will try the boiling water after a baking soda/vinegar rinse. Thanks!
I run my fingers through my hair to collect and gather it up on the shower door to put in the trash after each shower (so it doesn't get to the drain). It's gross, but it's what my dad used to make me do when I lived at home and clogged the drain on a regular basis. I just chopped 4 inches to help lessen the blow of post-partum hair loss.
Yes to the small plunger, just make sure you cover the water overflow drain before plunging. Otherwise, you will be plunging air.
Yes to the bottle brush.
Yes to the vinegar and baking soda PLUS the very hot, hot water.
Suggestion: Get a small shop vac and suck out the buildup. Cover the water overflow for best results.
Clear the drain yourself with a plumbing snake attached to a drill (does not always work in old pipes).
Do not use Drano with the ridiculous plastic "snake" that comes with it; the plastic will break and then you will be stuck with 1) a clog and 2) a plastic piece stuck in your pipes.
We had a slow/clogged drain in our tub in our old house--I tried everything above, but it wasn't until the trusty shop vac came out, then I did the baking soda/vinegar trick--clear drain!
I used to do that too!!! Except when I was a teenager, I used to just leave it there.