Hey folks

Having a right ole nightmare with the kitchen sink tonight. Given up
till morning as well my plunger arm is knackered

Basically theres some type of blockage on the kitchen sink. I've
plunged i for over half an hour, also used a drain snake which is over
5ft down it moving it up and down and nothing.

I've disconnected the unben and there was nothing there, being and
idiot I didn't drain the sink so guess which not a plumber person got
soaked!

So yeah the U bend was clear.

So I'm guessing the blockage is somewhere deeper in the pipe.

I refuse to call a plumber in this time as I've come so far lol.

Also to add I did the drain snake form into the pipe after the u bend
was removed and removed quite a bit of rubbish.

Plunged again for a while and nothing.

Advice welcomed.

soulman_uk brought next idea :

Plunged again for a while and nothing.

Advice welcomed.

All you can do is follow the pipe out to where it eventually is
supposed to drain. Find which manhole it drains to and see if that is
backed up or flowing freely.

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Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk

soulman_uk wrote:
Hey folks

Having a right ole nightmare with the kitchen sink tonight. Given up
till morning as well my plunger arm is knackered

Basically theres some type of blockage on the kitchen sink. I've
plunged i for over half an hour, also used a drain snake which is over
5ft down it moving it up and down and nothing.

I've disconnected the unben and there was nothing there, being and
idiot I didn't drain the sink so guess which not a plumber person got
soaked!

So yeah the U bend was clear.

So I'm guessing the blockage is somewhere deeper in the pipe.

I refuse to call a plumber in this time as I've come so far lol.

Also to add I did the drain snake form into the pipe after the u bend
was removed and removed quite a bit of rubbish.

Plunged again for a while and nothing.

Advice welcomed.
Are you blocking the overflow when you plunge??
If not then plunging will do no good.
If you are still blocked, buy some caustic soda and follow the
instructions on the pack. keep on plunging!!

Good luck

Bob

On 25 Mar, 20:35, Bob Minchin wrote:
soulman_uk wrote:
Hey folks

Having a right ole nightmare with the kitchen sink tonight. Given up
till morning as well my plunger arm is knackered

Basically theres some type of blockage on the kitchen sink. I've
plunged i for over half an hour, also used a drain snake which is over
5ft down it moving it up and down and nothing.

I've disconnected the unben and there was nothing there, being and
idiot I didn't drain the sink so guess which not a plumber person got
soaked!

So yeah the U bend was clear.

So I'm guessing the blockage is somewhere deeper in the pipe.

I refuse to call a plumber in this time as I've come so far lol.

Also to add I did the drain snake form into the pipe after the u bend
was removed and removed *quite a bit of rubbish.

Plunged again for a while and nothing.

Advice welcomed.

Are you blocking the overflow when you plunge??
If not then plunging will do no good.
If you are still blocked, buy some caustic soda and follow the
instructions on the pack. keep on plunging!!

Good luck


Yeah blocked the overflow.

Ok will pick up some caustic soda in the morning and plung away

Appreciate the advice guys!

Also I'm just using a normal plunger would one of those sort of
cyclinder ones be better as your pushing more air down ? (something
like this Item number: 350141889075 on ebay)


My wife said try that Mr Muscle sink unblocker .. last resort! lol.

On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:26:32 -0700 (PDT), soulman_uk wrote:
Hey folks

Having a right ole nightmare with the kitchen sink tonight. Given up
till morning as well my plunger arm is knackered

Basically theres some type of blockage on the kitchen sink. I've
plunged i for over half an hour, also used a drain snake which is over
5ft down it moving it up and down and nothing.

I've disconnected the unben and there was nothing there, being and
idiot I didn't drain the sink so guess which not a plumber person got
soaked!

So yeah the U bend was clear.

So I'm guessing the blockage is somewhere deeper in the pipe.

I refuse to call a plumber in this time as I've come so far lol.

Also to add I did the drain snake form into the pipe after the u bend
was removed and removed quite a bit of rubbish.

Plunged again for a while and nothing.

Advice welcomed.

Try dumping a big bottle of thinck bleach down the sink
(reattach the U bend first) and leave until morning.

in the morning I'd open up some manhole covers outside
and see what's blocking it and where...

pete wrote:
On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:26:32 -0700 (PDT), soulman_uk wrote:
Hey folks

Having a right ole nightmare with the kitchen sink tonight. Given up
till morning as well my plunger arm is knackered

Basically theres some type of blockage on the kitchen sink. I've
plunged i for over half an hour, also used a drain snake which is over
5ft down it moving it up and down and nothing.

I've disconnected the unben and there was nothing there, being and
idiot I didn't drain the sink so guess which not a plumber person got
soaked!

So yeah the U bend was clear.

So I'm guessing the blockage is somewhere deeper in the pipe.

I refuse to call a plumber in this time as I've come so far lol.

Also to add I did the drain snake form into the pipe after the u bend
was removed and removed quite a bit of rubbish.

Plunged again for a while and nothing.

Advice welcomed.

Try dumping a big bottle of thinck bleach down the sink
(reattach the U bend first) and leave until morning.

Bob Minchin wrote:
soulman_uk wrote:
Hey folks

Having a right ole nightmare with the kitchen sink tonight. Given up
till morning as well my plunger arm is knackered

Basically theres some type of blockage on the kitchen sink. I've
plunged i for over half an hour, also used a drain snake which is
over 5ft down it moving it up and down and nothing.

I've disconnected the unben and there was nothing there, being and
idiot I didn't drain the sink so guess which not a plumber person got
soaked!

So yeah the U bend was clear.

So I'm guessing the blockage is somewhere deeper in the pipe.

I refuse to call a plumber in this time as I've come so far lol.

Also to add I did the drain snake form into the pipe after the u bend
was removed and removed quite a bit of rubbish.

Plunged again for a while and nothing.

Advice welcomed.
Are you blocking the overflow when you plunge??
If not then plunging will do no good.
If you are still blocked, buy some caustic soda and follow the
instructions on the pack. keep on plunging!!

Sounds to me like caustic soda will help.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Mar 26, 8:26 am, soulman_uk wrote:
Hey folks

Having a right ole nightmare with the kitchen sink tonight. Given up
till morning as well my plunger arm is knackered

Did you try putting some detergent down the plughole followed by lots
of boiling water?

"soulman_uk" wrote

Hey folks

Having a right ole nightmare with the kitchen sink tonight. Given up
till morning as well my plunger arm is knackered

Basically theres some type of blockage on the kitchen sink. I've
plunged i for over half an hour, also used a drain snake which is over
5ft down it moving it up and down and nothing.

I've disconnected the unben and there was nothing there, being and
idiot I didn't drain the sink so guess which not a plumber person got
soaked!

So yeah the U bend was clear.

So I'm guessing the blockage is somewhere deeper in the pipe.

I refuse to call a plumber in this time as I've come so far lol.

Also to add I did the drain snake form into the pipe after the u bend
was removed and removed quite a bit of rubbish.

Plunged again for a while and nothing.

Advice welcomed.

Are any other water users slow to drain/clear?
If you have a toilet close by, does it flush freely or does the bowl take
longer than normal to discharge?
If you find other users are having problems too, then (as suggested by
others) the problem may well be further downstream with blocked drains.
Be careful using other appliances that connect into the sink waste if there
are any, as these may well overflow.

Phil

"soulman_uk" wrote in message
...
Hey folks

Having a right ole nightmare with the kitchen sink tonight. Given up
till morning as well my plunger arm is knackered

Basically theres some type of blockage on the kitchen sink.

Could be fat, or should I say obesity
Perhaps Hot water might shift it.


Advice welcomed.
When I had my first blocked sink it was a mixture of fat and tea leaves.
On my first plunging effort I didn't cover up the overflow,
so the tea leaves + shot up through overflow over me.
Could have been worse if I'd been using strong chemicals.

On 25 Mar, 20:26, soulman_uk wrote:
Basically theres some type of blockage on the kitchen sink. I've
plunged i for over half an hour, also used a drain snake which is over
5ft down it moving it up and down and nothing.

A longer drain snake? Failing that whilst the U-bend is off, stick a
hosepipe wrapped in a wet cloth down the end of the pipe and then turn
on the hose. Very effective at shifting stuff. Though the usual
caveats about burst joints apply.

On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:35:52 -0700 (PDT), matthelliwell wrote:
On 25 Mar, 20:26, soulman_uk wrote:
Basically theres some type of blockage on the kitchen sink. I've
plunged i for over half an hour, also used a drain snake which is over
5ft down it moving it up and down and nothing.

stick a
hosepipe wrapped in a wet cloth down the end of the pipe and then turn
on the hose. Very effective at shifting stuff. Though the usual
caveats about burst joints apply.

If you do this, make sure that your washing machine outlet isn't
commoned with the sink outlet - and that the blockage is further
down than where they join :-(

"pete" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:35:52 -0700 (PDT), matthelliwell wrote:
On 25 Mar, 20:26, soulman_uk wrote:
Basically theres some type of blockage on the kitchen sink. I've
plunged i for over half an hour, also used a drain snake which is over
5ft down it moving it up and down and nothing.

stick a
hosepipe wrapped in a wet cloth down the end of the pipe and then turn
on the hose. Very effective at shifting stuff. Though the usual
caveats about burst joints apply.

If you do this, make sure that your washing machine outlet isn't
commoned with the sink outlet - and that the blockage is further
down than where they join :-(

If the overflow is a plastic flexi tube going to the overflow opening then I
would think it could be blown off with a plunger action.