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Unclogging a bathroom sink without removing the P-Trap (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/homeimprovement

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Hi all. Anybody have any tips or tricks on making a bathroom sink drain faster without going through the process of taking it apart, cleaning it, and putting it back together?

Normally when my bathroom sink starts to drain slowly, I remove the P-trap and push all the gunk through the bottom into a bucket using a metal rod. Now that I might be responsible for cleaning out several bathroom sinks, I'm starting to dread this process far more.

Drano works OK and makes the sinks drain a bit faster, but it usually gets bad pretty quickly again. Any tools I should be investing in for minor stoppages like this?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wet/dry vaccuum over the drain. Cover the overflow with you palm. Works very well.

[–] czardestructo 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I do this but have a short length of hose I put on the output of the vacuum and the end of the hose I glued foam around the edge to make a good seal. I use masking tape on the overflow and blast it. Works every time.