Sometimes, a clogged drain needs to be fixed by the help of a professional plumber and some times a mixture of soda and vinegar solution can help you get rid of clogged drain of your sink. This can be a quick remedy to dissolve and help push the sludge that is attached to the sink pipe or the drain and unclog the drain successfully.
The best ways to avoid such kind of troubles is the prevention one needs to take so that they do not face these problems in their household, you can use this remedy on the regular basis, or simply can rinse the pipes up with hot boiling water which will help you get rid of the small clogs that can become a bigger one. Now, the question arises of how these clogs are made?
Well, these clogs are the combination of the soap scums, food residues, greases, minerals or other foreign particles that allow the pipes and drain to clog and result in pipe damaging and standing water. There are many dissolvents and chemicals in the market which are acidic in nature thus can be caustic and unsafe to use as safety comes first, they may result in harming your bathroom pipes and sink pipes and may be non eco friendly in nature.
Baking soda is known as sodium bicarbonate and vinegar is made up of water and acetic acid, when these both are combined a reaction happens where we get an exchange of molecules, resulting in carbon dioxides bubbling that helps loosen up the material attached to pipes.
Using soda and vinegar altogether with boiling water can help you disperse, clean and deodorize the drain line and taps including vent lines without harming the faucets and pipes as it is non acidic and is safe to use on any sort of pipe and drain. Whether you have clogged sink, garbage disposal, tub or shower cleaning issue, soda and vinegar can clear it quickly. This should be done on the daily basis to avoid future conditions, if you follow these below mentioned steps you will be able to keep your sewerage tip-top and risk free naturally.
Steps to clean and unclog sink with soda and vinegar:
- Take a hot water kettle about a liter and make it boil well when it is hot.
- Add ¼ cup of baking soda on the drain and let it sit there for about 10 minutes or so.
- Take one cup of vinegar and pour it on the resting baking soda and allow this combination to mix and fizz up for a couple of minutes.
- Rinse the solution with another amount of hot water for a few seconds.
- Dd some ice and ½ cup of salt and then rinse it with cold water until the ice is gone.
- This will allow the attached fragments to detach from the drain or pipe and will help loosen up the food debris.
- To deodar the drain you need to slice a lemon or any citrus peel and mix it with the cold water and add it into the sink pipe. This citrus peel will leave the sink a fresh smell and will help you get rid of the bad odor.
- You can prevent the odors with flavored liquid washes mixed with water by spill it into the pipes and drains too.
You can repeat any step up to 2 to 3 times until the desired results aren’t achieved. This will help a lot in your unclogging sinks, and if this doesn’t help that means that the root cause is different, you may be facing some plumbing issues or sewerage problems that need to be checked and confirmed by the team of professional plumbers and something stronger like liquid Plumr to fully unclog the tough drain blockages and clogs.
