Cleaning the sink with soda and vinegar

If your sewer is clogged, then there are two options: either you call the plumbing, or, at your own peril and risk, clean yourself. The second method is undoubtedly cheaper, and with a successful outcome, faster, more convenient, because waiting for a specialist from the housing office for half a day is the norm. In addition, it is not necessary to buy expensive pipe cleaning products, you can use the helpers that are in any home. We will tell you how to clean a sink with soda and vinegar. Agree, these components can be found in the kitchen of any hostess.

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Causes of blockages

Consider the main causes of problems with the drain, to understand whether this problem will still appear, how often, and whether you can forget about it at all:

• Incorrect pipe installation during the construction phase. In this case, the problems will be regular until the technical condition of the system is corrected.
• A large amount of scale, rust on the pipes. This problem will appear very rarely if thorough cleaning is carried out, and then preventive measures are followed.
• Improper operation, foreign objects, such as rags, small stones, getting into the sewer. In this case, problems with clogging and the need to clean the sink can be completely avoided if the sewer is properly operated.
• Formation of large amounts of debris in pipes. Here you just need to be careful, accurate when using a sink, bath.

Important! The siphon, which is located under the sink, is the main filter and you must regularly disassemble and clean it. If there is a problem with the drain, then, first of all, you need to thoroughly clean the siphon from debris and pour over boiling water.

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The places where the pipe is clogged most often

The following places need to be cleaned most often:

• In the first place is a pipe in the kitchen under the sink. Food residues and insoluble fat regularly fall into it. Of course, mesh filters save the situation, but only partially.
• In second place is a pipe coming from a plum bath. Soap residues, detergent foam, hair clog it.
• In third place in our rating is the discharge of the toilet. True, he is less likely to clog. This is due to the sloppiness of people who throw rags, diapers, and hygiene items into the toilet.

Important! If you have water in the sink or bathtub and you have never cleaned the sewer, have not taken preventive measures, then you better use the services of a plumber.

There are many ways to clean sewer pipes, we will first consider how to clean pipes with soda and vinegar

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Washing pipes with soda and vinegar

This is the most economical and environmentally friendly way to clean your sink. We will need soda, vinegar, boiling water. Proceed:

1. Pour half a packet of baking soda into the drain hole. Soda must be dry, do not mix it with any liquid.
2. Pour half a glass of vinegar there. Vinegar must be warm. Immediately after the vinegar is poured, you need to plug the drain hole with a rag or something else. The interaction of soda with vinegar will cause a reaction and a foam will appear. It is very important to keep this foam inside the pipes, since it is precisely it that fights your pollution.
3. We leave this explosive mixture for at least 30 minutes, during which time a mixture of soda and vinegar will corrode all the dirt.In the meantime, boil a kettle of water.
4. When time has passed, open the drain, slowly pour boiling water from the kettle there.
5. If, however, water does not pass well, then this procedure can be repeated.

Important! Do not change the proportions as you see fit = this may produce unexpected results.

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Soda and salt for cleaning the sewer

To do this, we need half a glass of salt and half a glass of baking soda, as well as a kettle with boiling water:

1. Pour salt and soda into the drain hole in turn.
2. Then pour boiling water there, you need to leave the mixture in the pipes for 8 hours, so it is better to clean it in the evening.

Important! The following mixture is good for cleaning blockages: take a glass of salt and soda, add ¼ cup of tartar there. You can mix all this and put it in a box or container. Once a week, pour this mixture into the drain hole, pour boiling water, and after a few minutes rinse with cold water. This method helps a lot to break down the fat that builds up on the walls of the pipes.

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Soda solution cleaning:

1. Before starting cleaning, it is necessary to clean the drain hole from dirt and pour 1 liter of boiling water into it.
2. Leave on for 20-30 minutes.
3. Then clean the pipe with a plunger, and then pour soda solution into the drain. It is prepared as follows: for 3 cups of boiling water there is 1 cup of soda, soda must be properly dissolved.
4. If the water still leaves poorly, the procedure can be repeated.

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Cleaning the kitchen sink

How to eliminate clogging in the sink at home with soda and vinegar?

All of the above methods are also suitable for cleaning the sink. Consider one of them using the shell example:

1. Before cleaning the sink drain, its surface must be thoroughly wiped so that it is dry.
2. Pour soda into the hole and make sure that it gets into the pipe and does not stay on the surface of the sink.
3. If anything, you can use a cotton swab to shove the soda into the drain.
4. Then pour half a glass of vinegar, and after 2 minutes, pour everything with boiling water.
5. Turn on the water and check if it goes away or not.
6. If the first time did not help, then you can repeat the procedure.

Important! It is always better to work with gloves, and protective glasses do not interfere, since vinegar is a rather aggressive substance and can cause burns to the skin and mucous membranes.

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Blockage prevention

In order to prevent sewage from clogging, it is necessary to carry out preventive maintenance:

• Periodically disassemble and clean siphons and accessible pipe sections from dirt.
• At least once a week, flush the drain holes with boiling water or just hot tap water.
• Cover the drain with plastic or metal mesh filters. This will prevent garbage from entering the sewers.
• Always make sure that large pieces of garbage and food waste do not get into the sewers, otherwise, not only you, but also your neighbors will suffer from blockages.
• At least once a year, do preventative cleaning with soda and vinegar.

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Remember that clogging is always easier to prevent than to clean. Then you do not have to regularly change your plans due to a sudden emergency.