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October 20, 2009
Helpful Hints from joeeze: Drano works — you just have to be persistent
Or, to put it another way: if at first you don't succeed in clearing the drain, pour in another half container.
And another.
And yet another.
And one more... wait... what's that giant sucking sound?
Yessssss.
Notwithstanding my excellent plumber Kevin Burns's admonition not to use Liquid Plumber and its ilk because it's bad for your pipes, I must say that last Saturday morning when for no apparent reason my kitchen sink stopped draining, I wasn't in any mood to wait till Monday to ring up Kevin to make a house call ($75 just to knock on my door) when I had six bottles of Drano Gel sitting there on the laundry room shelf.
It's a lot cheaper, faster and more satisfying doing it yourself.
Don't worry, Kevin, there's plenty of other stuff just waiting to go on the fritz that's not amenable to my TechnoDolt™ approach.
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Another way that still requires patience but doesn't eat away your pipes is to use a bottle of dish soap. Squeeze it all in, and LEAVE IT ALONE for at least an hour. (More time is better.) The stuff will sink to the clog, and both "grease" it through and break up anything greasy that was clogging up in the first place. Especially good to know for toilets, that tend to be extra dangerous for Drano use.
Posted by: tatiana | Oct 22, 2009 2:39:36 PM
Ironically, that's how I spent my weekend, too, but I finally had to call the plumber who made not one but two visits the same day (and I don't even have cats).
Posted by: teg | Oct 21, 2009 9:43:15 AM
Uh Joe, do you still have pipes?
Posted by: Charlotte K | Oct 20, 2009 8:22:48 PM
How long have you had those cats now? Are they sink-dwellers? Do they use it for a cool-off pit in summer and a hidey-hole year round, and are they drawn to the licking of the faucet, hoping to coax out the cool, fresh warter?
The reason I ask is because my bathroom sink is all of those things to my two dear little monsters, and whilst plunging yesterday for over 45 minutes in an attempt to avoid the Drano routine, I sucked up quite a few huge gobs of cat hair. (Not my hair; I don't brush and preen over the sink.) Oh, by the way -- vigorous plunging is excellent upper body exercise, it seems.
Now, if your felines DO visit your Dranofied sink, you WILL be sure to rinse away all traces, etc., so their tiny little feet won't suffer, won't you? Just a reminder. I'm sure they'd do it for you.
Posted by: Flautist | Oct 20, 2009 7:14:35 PM
I wonder why the manufacturer insist on a "long" symbol over the "a"? I'm sure it has something to do with the meaning of the word "drain", Duh! But after countless years of calling it Drain-O, is it necessary? Trivia Question: How many other manufacturers use pronunciation symbols on their trademark name?
Posted by: Joe Peach | Oct 20, 2009 5:31:17 PM
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