This document provides instructions for unclogging a kitchen sink. It describes using baking soda and vinegar, plunging, and cleaning the P-trap. For baking soda and vinegar, pour each into the drain and run boiling water to dissolve the clog. For plunging, seal one drain and plunge vigorously over the other drain until the clog clears. If plunging does not work, disassemble and clean the P-trap of built-up grease. For persistent clogs, call a plumber or consider kitchen remodeling to replace old appliances like the sink.

1. How to Fix Clogged Sink

2. Clogged kitchen sink is not
unusual and you have probably
sometime called a plumber to fix
your kitchen sink.
Using kitchen staples or simple
metal wire, you can unclog your
kitchen sink on your own.

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4. USING BACKING SODA
AND VINEGAR
Pour ½ cup of backing soda into the
drain followed by ½ cup of white vinegar.
Run boiling water into the sink to see if
the clog disappears.
Repeat the step until the clog
disappears.

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6. USING A PLUNGER

7. USING A PLUNGER
Pour some boiling water into the clogged
sink so that the plunger's rubber cup sinks
under water.
If you have a double sink, seal the
unclogged drain by stuffing a wet cloth.
Set the plunger over the other drain.
Plunge up and down vigorously for about
15/30 seconds.

8. USING A PLUNGER
Remove the cloth from the
other drain.
Remove the plunger and see if
the water starts to drain.
If the water doesn’t drain off,
continue using the plunger.

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10. CLEANING THE PIPELINES
If intensive plunging doesn't
water to flow it’s probably due to
build up of grease in the trap.
You will need to disassemble
and clean out the P-trap.

11. CLEANING THE PIPELINES
P Trap

12. Clean the trap
CLEANING THE PIPELINES
• Place a bucket underneath the
pipes to hold the trapped water.
• Detach the P trap by loosening
the slip nut with a pipe wrench.
• Remove any waste build-ups
thoroughly.

13. Clean the stub pipe in the
wall
CLEANING THE PIPELINES
• Insert a bended wire into the
stub pipe in the wall.
• Push the wire toward-forward
and rotate clockwise or anticlockwise. If the wire catches on
something pull the wire back.
• Remove anything that comes
out on the wire.

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15. CALL A PLUMBER OR KITCHEN
REMODELING COMPANY
Usually above procedures restore the water flow in
your sink. However for persistent clog call a plumber
or consider a good kitchen remodeling company.
Kitchen remodeling is a great
idea when most of your
Alternatively call a plumber if
kitchen appliances such as
you don’t need to improve
sink, cabinet, countertop etc.
your kitchen appliances. It is
worn out and you want to
cheaper idea when you don’t
reestablish them. While
have enough budget for
remodeling your kitchen
kitchen remodeling.
Consider adequate ventilation
and good sink parts.

16. REMODEL YOUR KITCHEN
Examples of good kitchen remodeling
companies:
Counter
Intelligence
F&D Inc.

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