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DIY & Home Improvement

dhol82

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6. Clorox works really well

Reply to Hotler (Original post)

Sun May 16, 2021, 11:39 AM

May 2021

Pour a cup down a sluggish drain, let it sit half an hour, pour boiling water down the drain.
It will eat anything you’ve got in there.
Not sure what it’s doing to the pipes.

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I tried coco-cola on a very slow (not stopped up) bathtub drain and it worked well. [View all] Hotler May 2021 OP

I'll have to try that! rownesheck May 2021 #1

Not sure I want the sugar combining with the toothpast slime. Vinegar & B. Soda hlthe2b May 2021 #2

+1 Delmette2.0 May 2021 #4

OMG!!! Must be why if I drink too much I always need to poop and pee. RKP5637 May 2021 #3

I use 100% sodium hydroxide. I buy it at the local hardware store, but it's sold all over the place. mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 #5

Clorox works really well dhol82 May 2021 #6

I'm stuck with the plunger as I fear multigraincracker May 2021 #7

Have you tried, y'know, injecting bleach ? Beams of light ? 😁 OnDoutside May 2021 #8

using chemical natheo Jul 2021 #9