Your drain is clogged, but you want to do without harsh cleaning agents? Plumbers use a simple home remedy to free pipes.
Blockages in the sink or sink are usually caused by old grease, hair or other dirt particles that accumulate in the drain pipe over time. At some point, the pipe is tight – and the water no longer drains unhindered. Anyone who dumps aggressive drain cleaners down the drain now is not only harming the environment. The pipes and seals can also suffer from the harsh agents. Home remedies are much more environmentally friendly and at least as fast, as the following trick shows.
A simple plug and a home remedy are enough to free a clogged drain. © YAY Images/Imago
Drain clogged - what to do? Trick with home remedies and plugs
One of the home remedies that you should definitely try for a clogged drain is probably everyone in the house: dish soap. Even plumbers are supposed to use it to loosen stubborn blockages in the hidden pipe system of the house. Here's how the trick works:
However, you need to be patient: the constipation does not go away immediately. It usually takes a few minutes for the plug to come loose from grease and dirt and for the water to drain away again.
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Other home remedies for clogged drains
Other home remedies also make it possible to clean a clogged drain in a natural way. A mixture of baking soda and vinegar is said to work wonders: simply pour four tablespoons of baking soda in combination with half a cup of vinegar essence into the sink, let it soak in for a short time and rinse. Sometimes it's a simple pawn (promotional link), which everyone should have in the house anyway for emergencies.
However, if the drain cannot be freed even with these means, a plumber should be called in. For the future, such blockages can be avoided by a simple drain screen from the drugstore. This prevents dirt particles from entering the drain in the first place. Another home remedy, on the other hand, provides weeks of shine in your sink - without cleaning. This article contains affiliate links.
