H wrote:
Sorry if this has been covered before but...

I have a clogged kitchen drain. There is a disposal on the sink. Running
the disposal clear the sink, but the water line settles at the top of the
disposal and will not go any lower. I took off the pipes and ran a 25 foot
snake, all of it, and found nothing in the way.

Any ideas?

H


If you were using a little 1/4" cable-in-a-drum snake, it may not be
big enuf to clear a kitchen drain. Often the gooey clog will simply
congeal again after the snake leaves.

Rent a bigger hand-held powered snake with bigger cable and cutter.
Also, make sure the snake actually goes *down* the drain and not *up*
the vent (if it has a vent).

If you are certain there is no vent, you could use one of those
expansion plugs that attach to a garden hose to flush the drain
under pressure. This can be effective in some cases. Do NOT
try it if there is a vent; you may flood the kitchen.

Jim