"nospambob" wrote in message
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Our sink is slowly having more trouble emptying as we run the cold
water out of the hot line in the morning. A plumber took the trap off
and manually chiseled out the gunk in the horizontal section going
into the wall. My knees wont support that type of work so I'm
wondering if there are any other ideas to try. Would ammonia be a
start?


I have found that ammonia and bowl of hot water does wonders for maintenance
of drain lines. As for when the gunk is all ready there replacement is
probably best.

I use a 1/4 to 1/2 quart and a tub full of hot water down every drain once a
month. I pour the ammonia down the drain before I use the bath tub. When I
pull the plug the water does the flushing.