My girlfriend and I recently moved into a house that we recently purchased. The bathroom sink is extremely clogged...to the point that a decent strength snake cannot begin to break through. The clogging is probably a long standing build up of hair, etc. Is there a liquid that can eat through it perhaps or maybe something better than a metal snake that will clear it? We can't really afford to have a plumber come in right now, and so I want to get this cleared myself. Thanks in advance!
I agree REMOVE the ELBOW PIPE under the sink and replace it.... you'll need CHANNEL LOCK PLIERS and the part is cheap and and at WAL MART or any other store that sells hardware !
undo the trap from under sink, with a small bucket,or pan, clean out trap , if its metal replace with plastic drain, if it has been clogged for a while and its metal, replace it, because when you clean it, you will no doubt punch a hole in it
My bathroom sink gets that way once in a while from hair. The best way to get the hair out that I have found is to take a wooden dowel rod, rough it up a little on the end and stick it down in the drain and start turning/twisting it. It will grab the hair and wad it up in a ball on the end of the dowel. When it gets hard to twist, pull it out and remove the ball of hair. Repeat this if necessary. I use a 3/16 diameter dowel and you can get them cheap in the Walmart craft department. One dowel used for this purpose will last for many years. With this method, you don't have to take anything apart and you don't need any wrenches and it only takes 2 or 3 minutes.
