On 03/11/2016 11:22 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Friday, March 11, 2016 at 1:52:21 PM UTC-5, T wrote:
On 03/07/2016 09:06 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 10:16:49 PM UTC-5, T wrote:
Hi All,

I have a slow kitchen drain.

I has used several of the liquid plumber and friends things
down the drain. Upon flushing after the wait period, the
drain runs beautifully.

But 20 minutes later, it is back the way it was.

further down the drain pipe, the washer exhausts into the
same drain pipe. The washer has no problem at all. So I
presume, the clog is somewhere between the kitchen sink
and where the washer enters.

I have poked around the sink pipe with one of those
hair grabbers and nothing but a slight amount of scum
comes back.

Any words of wisdom? Is there a better chemical to try?
Is it time to call a plumber?

Many thanks,
-T

What kind of pipes do you have?

If you have galvanized, they may be so clogged up with scum and debris
that all you have left is a small, spiraling hole through the gunk.

I opened up my galvanized pipes to install a disposer many years ago and
was amazed that the sink drained at all. 6 feet of pipe from the sink
to the stack in the basement and you couldn't see through any 2 foot
section of it.

I replaced it all with PVC and haven't had a clog in 30+ years of disposer
use with a family of 6.



PVC

Any update on the clog since Mar 7th?

Have you opened up the trap yet?


Haven't had the time. I actually had customer appointments
out of the office four days this week, which is a good sign.
usually, I only get one day out a week with this recession.

I put the three dollar plastic thing down and got nothing
back, not even any grease. So, the clog must be further down
the line. That would explain why chemicals don't work. They
sit in the p-trap, which is clean already.

:'(