Hi all. Anybody have any tips or tricks on making a bathroom sink drain faster without going through the process of taking it apart, cleaning it, and putting it back together?

Normally when my bathroom sink starts to drain slowly, I remove the P-trap and push all the gunk through the bottom into a bucket using a metal rod. Now that I might be responsible for cleaning out several bathroom sinks, I’m starting to dread this process far more.

Drano works OK and makes the sinks drain a bit faster, but it usually gets bad pretty quickly again. Any tools I should be investing in for minor stoppages like this?

  • ArgentCorvid [Iowa]@midwest.social
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    1 year ago

    To use a plunger on a sink, get a rag wet and cover or plug the vent hole (usually at the top opposite the faucet). Then fill up the sink and plunge away.

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      1 year ago

      You can also use this same plunger on the shower/tub and also need to block the overflow vent on that. Works great for pushing all the hair and gunk through without disassembling everything.