"Andy" wrote in message
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On Monday, January 7, 2019 at 4:04:57 PM UTC-6, Ken wrote:
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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.
Why is that any better than dumping it down the kitchen
sink ? Once you get to the floor level, its the same sized
pipe and there is a lot more **** in the toilet pipe.
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.
I do dump that sort of superficial muck onto the long
grass outside. Basically the grease that ends up in the
big glass convection ovens. Dont do much in those
anymore now, just roast leg of lamb and stuff like that.
https://www.binglee.com.au/sunbeam-n...AhEUEAL w_wcB
3. One a month, pour a large pot of boiling water into kitchen drain
That likely just moves it a bit further down the drain. It won't
stay hot for long with my big 6" earthenware drains.