My daughter poured melted wax down our bathroom sink, I've tried drano but its not working..HELP!!!?

Question

I've allready cleared the trap and got that to drain, when I tried to flush it, it was clogged again so I re-flushed that..Looked down the drain and theres a wad of wax that I cant pick out

And just as an FYI, No I do not let my daughter play with hot wax, she had a stick of coca butter that was left in the car and had the genius idea to pour it down the sink.

Answer 1

After reading most of the answers above, I wonder how long it will be after you try the "BOILING WATER" fix, before you're back on here asking how to get a hardened wax clog out of the pipes in the basement, because that's where it's going to wind up. Pouring hot water on the hardened wax in the drain, (probably stuck in the trap, the little "S" or "P"shaped piece of drain line under there), will, if it softens the wax enough to get it to move at all, do nothing more than to get it a little farther down the pipe before it rehardens, and reclogs. You'd be better off to either disassemble the trap yourself and replace it or have a friend or a plumber come in to do it. It may seem expensive now, but having a larger longer piece of piping in the basement replaced will be more expensive.

Answer 2

I had a candle melt out from its side into the bathroom sink in the aftermath of Hurricane Wilmer.

I purchased a much solvent as i could, products like goof off and Goo gone. I picked out what I could let those product sit in the sink and I poked around with a wire hanger to help the solvent penetrate. I used a basting syringe to removed broke bits of wax. They tend to float to the surface. Once I had softened the wax I got a large amount of boiling water and poured it down the sink followed by hot water. It worked for me.

Answer 3

I don't know if this will work, but my first thought was to put boiling water down the drain. It might melt the wax. Is your U-trap iron or pvc?
This really sounds like a job for a plumber though, as the elbow is probably blocked and unless you know how to take pipes apart, you'll need a pro to do it.

Answer 4

Try boiling water, it may float the melted wax to the surface where it can be dipped off with a spoon. it may take several tries to get the drain open, then run lots of hot water through the drain.

Answer 5

good luck. Hope the hot water works. Your next question should be "how did my daughter get her hands on enough very hot wax to pour it down the drain in the first place"

Answer 6

I would suggest boiling a decent amount of water and pouring it slowly down the drain. Run your hot water through your faucet first to make sure it's good and hot beforehand so that you can continue to run it afterward to get all the remnants flushed out.

Answer 7

It may take repeated application but what you will need to do is pour boiling water down the drain (be very careful). The water will help melt the wax and carry it away. Like I said, it may take several applications to clear this up.

Answer 8

Go hire a plumber. They are the experts on plumbing. It costs around $80.

Answer 9

Get a drain snake and clean the pipes out.

Answer 10

Use boiling hot water.♥