On Monday, January 7, 2019 at 4:04:57 PM UTC-6, Ken wrote:
wrote:
On Mon, 7 Jan 2019 06:24:16 -0600, Ken wrote:

I have a kitchen drain that I recently opened with a snake due to grease
accumulation. I was able to do this from a cleanout plug close to the
kitchen sink. I am careful not to pour grease down the drain, but I
guess it happens naturally. Since I do not have a plugged up drain
right now, I am wondering what I might do to reduce grease buildup in
the future. I have read of vinegar and baking soda as an approach, but
has anyone had success with something else?


Ken ; just how often are you un-clogging it ?
I clean-out my kitchen drain every 10 years or so - why would I
waste time & money on useless chemicals. It's not a pleasant job
but it takes about 15 minutes.
John T.


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I have had problems in the past and tried to solve them with chemicals.
Finally after decades I realized I needed to take a more serious action,
hence the snake. I freed the stoppage but am trying to prevent further
blockage. I guess I could do the snake again, but it is an unpleasant
job. I have a grease jar where I put all possible grease, but some is
unavoidable.

Another way to minimize grease going down drain is :

1. Pot very hot water and liquid soap in containers with grease and swish around and dump in toilet. I do that with bowls I eat out of and cooking pots.

2. Strain grease like from cooking ground beef etc thru a strainer into your garbage can.

3. One a month, pour a large pot of boiling water into kitchen drain