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Cleaning Up:  Is there a "natural" declogger for sinks,etc.?  |
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Past Blessings
True Blue Farmgirl
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Brenda
Orchard Prairie
WA
USA
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 Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 11:01:49 AM
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I love using natural cleaning products such as vinegar, alcohol, baking soda and washing soda. But I have a sink that seems to always clog and have yet to find anything "natural" to work. I hate throwing the harsh chemicals down the sink, but am not sure what else to do. Anyone know of anything "green" I can use?
Hugs & blessings,
Brenda
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
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Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 11:38:58 AM
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I use coffee grounds to keep my drains from clogging. I have yet to have a clog in the 2 1/2 years we have lived in our home. My mother also swears by them and never has a clog.
To remove a current clog:
1/4 c of washing soda and 3 c of boiling water
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1 c baking soda and 3 c boiling water
either of those ought to do the trick.
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Trace
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tracey
Canton
New York
USA
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Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 11:51:20 AM
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Hi Brenda.. I have good luck with this .. pour 1/2 c baking soda down the drain, followed by 1 c white vinager. Let that fizz and bubble up(it will to, and quite a bit) then as soon as the fizzing stops, immeditly pour a tea kettle full of boiling water down the drain. Then turn your tap on and flush it out.
It seems to always work well for me.
Trace
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MsCwick
True Blue Farmgirl
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Cristine
Farmville
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 12:05:55 PM
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Do these work in bathtub drains where there's hair in thare? :)
Cristine |
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Past Blessings
True Blue Farmgirl
1083 Posts
Brenda
Orchard Prairie
WA
USA
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Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 12:25:42 PM
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Thanks for the ideas. I have tried baking soda and it doesn't work for this sink . . . it is a bathroom sink, so it could be a hair clog. I am wondering too, as Cristine asked, if this works for hair. I will try the vinager and baking soda combo and see if that works. I just know things like Liquid Plummer are so awful environmentally, but at the same time I need a working sink!
Brenda
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Trace
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tracey
Canton
New York
USA
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Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 1:43:26 PM
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Brenda, I use this in all of our sinks and it seems to work ok for us. I do know, from seeing it, that the BS and vinager work at busting gunk up, the stuff that clings to the inside of drain pipes, as I have seen it flake off oncce I add the boiling water to the mix.
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 2:31:59 PM
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If I have a hair clog- I just dump some lye down the sink according to the instructions- It will burn off the hair and eat up the oils and greases and as you dilute it with water it won't harm things down stream. Lye is the active ingredient in Liquid plummer.
Alee
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2552 Posts
Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
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MsCwick
True Blue Farmgirl
775 Posts
Cristine
Farmville
Virginia
USA
775 Posts |
Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 4:18:20 PM
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| If you go to plumbing stores, they will carry the industrial version of liquid plummer which is nearly all lye. |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 4:40:49 PM
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| Tasha - do you just regularly dump your coffee grounds down the drain or what? |
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 7:15:22 PM
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How do the coffee grounds work to keep the pipes clean from clogs? Does anyone know?
Thanks,
Denise
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La Patite Ferme
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenn
CA
USA
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Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 9:51:25 PM
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Thank you, thank you, thank you.
After reading about the baking soda and vinegar I went home and tried it. WOW so easy and so fast. I pulled the plug on the tub and it was a mess with DD's hair. I always hated using the chemical stuff because it stunk up the house and made us sneeze.
Now I have a better remedy. For those who have had trouble with this try doing it twice. That worked for me. Now I'm going to the 99 cent store and stock up on vinegar (.99 for a 1/2 gallon). Wal-mart has bs for .49 a 1 pound box.
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Trace
True Blue Farmgirl
247 Posts
Tracey
Canton
New York
USA
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Aug 22 2007 : 1:56:29 PM
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| Hate to say this, but for bathroom sink clogs, the best bet is to take off the trap (that's the "U"-shaped pipe under the sink bowl) and manually clean out hair, bits of soap bars, etc., that get stuck there. If you're lucky, you'll find a diamond ring lost by a previous resident! :-) |
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
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Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
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Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 09:45:24 AM
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After you have clogs cleared, keep them away by adding a natural bacterial additive like
ZEP Drain Care. You add it w/warm water and let it sit several hrs in the drains, then do it once a week or so to keep the natural bacterial action going in your drains to keep them clear.
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