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The kitchen, The drain pipe in my kitchen is blocked For some days now The water goes down very, very slowly.... So, yesterday i had enough of that and took to work on the pipe It seems that the drain pipe makes a 90 degree turn somewere, where i cant see the pipe anymore.... Grrrrr... because i could not get that tool deeper into the pipe... I hate it, when i cant fix things like that. SO, today i called the company and i have to wait the whole day, tomorrow, for that mechanic to show up, on my door!! from 8 till 4! while i should be able to do it myself! So i will watch very closely, to see what he does to fix this. and what i did wrong or missed.... just some domestic drama! LOL |
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I dont know the English word for the tool It is some kind of long spiral tool, you have to twist it, a bit, to get in there..
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10/3/2023 11:54 am |
Plumber's 'snake'...
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have you tried a lot of Very hot water ? sometimes fats create a block but hot water tends to slowly dissolve it .
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BillywildMartin, Thank you! Ofcourse! sounds so logical!! 
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msfunfor, No, i did not use very hot water. I just opened it all up and tried to put that plumbers snake in it.... did not get very far.. not far enough, anyway.... i leave it now, to the mechanic, who is coming tomorrow...
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yes, you can put a tea pot of boiling water down weekly and that helps move anything that's congealed. A small snake can sometimes be used to dislodge blockages too.
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I hate plumbing problems. I had a small blockage in my kitchen sink but, thankfully, some pressure got it down. My old plunger got thrown away, so I went to Amazon and I dare a blockage to show up again 
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yes a snake but when you get it clear you can put a cup of white vinegar down the drain ech night or so it keeps it clean. do it on all your drains
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electrosexguy, Aah, thank you, for this lesson in the diffferent kind of chemicals, to use or not to use.  I always put my rings, jewelery away before i go work on drain pipes.. I have this friend, she makes compost in a box, and that produces some fluid, you can use to unclog pipes. I have no idea what that fluid is, it smells horrible. you have to dilute it, before you can use it to feed you garden plants... It is fixed!! i am ever so happy!!
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boh, it is already fixed, i am glad , too. I will keep in mind, to use hot water. I never use any chemicals for this kind of problems.
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drmgirl, SO, you show your plunger to the sink and it get really very scared and wont ever dare to blog your pipe, every again.
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bimom4, Alright, i am happy with all the good advise from every one, thank you, too The problem is already solved.
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If there is one thing I am thankful for, it would be the fact that the plumbing was well though out and normally one kettle full of boiling water or a full sink of warm water (I mean filled up to the overflow, then pull the plug with the taps still gushing water in) tends to shift most things - else the u-bend has to come off and cleaned outside with the garden hose. Only problem area is the shower , so once a month I remove the hair trap and clean it, then bringing the garden hose in through the bathroom window, I blast water straight down the pipe from the nozzle - just glad it's only monthly !! D-J xx
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davina, I can inmaging that! I dont like this kind of job, either, but someone has to do it..... I also dont like to call the building company, when ever a pipe gets clogged. The one in the bathroom, wasstand, gets clogged every now and then. I clean it out, with this snake thing... works perfect.
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