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A Sweet Gentleman @aSweetGentleman@mstdn.social
Aaaaand who's going to crawl under the sink/up the basement ceiling to unclog the kitchen's sink?
So glad to be home. /s
@aSweetGentleman This is the previous post in my timeline: fedia.social/notes/a58qj5pqyjb…
Fedia.Socialclacke@libranet.de is my main (@notclacke)"Mix a few tablespoons of baking soda with a cup or two of hot water"
Yeah! That creates an alkaline solution, and if you pour that down your drain, it can cause some fats trapped in there to turn into a soap, which is water soluble, helping you remove them.
"(you can also add white vinegar for a bit more punch)"
... aaaand you failed high school chemistry. Vinegar is sour and neutralizes the alkaline solution. Worst case, the reaction causes heat and bubbling that may damage your pipes.
@hypolite Yep, I tried hot water, then did it all wrong and failed my chemistry test (lesson learned).
Then I went for the mechanical method, unscrewed the pipes, used a home-made drain snake and failed again.
I could completely remove the pipe that goes through the kitchen floor hoping to access the basement century-old cast iron pipe where the blockage seems to be but I feel like I'm just going to waste my time and end up having to call the plumber anyway.
So plumber it is.