On Jul 11, 12:38*pm, Hell Toupee wrote:
On 7/11/2012 10:51 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:





On Jul 11, 11:09 am, Hell Toupee wrote:
On 7/9/2012 9:26 PM, WW wrote:

"Ray" wrote in message
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A friend tells me that there is a cleaning solution available which stands
overnight in sink drains to clear away grease build-up.

He also said that he had learned through some "tip sheet" that carbonated
soft drinks accomplish the same thing and are cheaper when you get them on
sale.

Is this correct?

Ray... A quick and easy way. *Buy a Zip It at Home Depot or Ace Hardware
about $2. This is a plastic thing about 2 feet long with saw looking teeth.
Very flexible and will bend to go around the pea trap. Fast and drags out
hair and crud. Check it out on Google. This saves my taking the trap apart
and works in a couple minutes of my time. WW

I want to second, third, and fourth this recommendation. The Zip-its
are dirt cheap so they're disposable if you don't feel like cleaning
them after use. The backwards-facing teeth hold onto the crud and gunk
while you yank the Zip-it back up through the drain. Pull all the junk
off it, then run it through the drain one more time to make sure.
Problem solved in less than five minutes and for about two dollars. No
chemicals, no snake, no disassembling the plumbing. Whoever invented
these deserves a medal.

Before I'll agree with your "no disassembling the plumbing" claim,
I'll have to try it on my pedestal sink.

How long is the tool?

20 inches, 18 of that is usable. Seehttp://zipitclean.com/faq/

The company says they recommend using a snake for blockages that are
further down the drain than that. But using the Zip it on an
occasional basis in the future will greatly reduce the odds of such a
blockage recurring.

I see one of the customer comments is about using these to clean out
vacuum cleaner hoses. I hadn't thought of that. I'd cobble two
together to make an extra-long one for fishing through a vacuum
cleaner hose.

At any rate, it's cheap, it's simple to use, so you're out very little
money or effort to try it first.- Hide quoted text -

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I've used all of these methods to clean out a vacuum hose at one time
or another:

1 - Connect the hose to the "output" end of the vacuum cleaner and
blow the blockage out.
2 - Drop a weight down the hose and shake it so the weight pounds the
blockage and dislodges it.
3 - Put a garden hose in the vacuum hose and use water pressure to
dislodge the blockage.

Yes, the last one is a bit extreme, and you should let the hose dry
out before you use it, but trust me, it works.