What is the best way to clear a clog bathroom sink drain?

Answer 1

Most bathroom sinks clog with hair, however kids have a unique way of losing items down the sink. If you have a waste pop-up stop than mostly likely you have a build of hair. To remove the pop-up you have to unscrew the rod keeper just above the trap under the sink and slide the pop-up rod back far enough to be able to pull the stop out. At this point you will find the hair ball most likely hanging from the bottom of the stop.
If this doesn't appear to be the problem, place a bowl beneath the waste trap('u' or 's' shaped pipe under sink) and unscrew the connections to visually inspect the trap for small items that may have lodged in the trap.
Most likely if your sink fills quickly and drains slowly or doesn't drain at all, than the clog will most likely be in the pipes just under the sink. Goodluck!

Answer 2

If possible get you garden hose and rap a wash cloth around it to get a good seal have the overflow plugged and have some one turn it on slowly the clog could be deeper in the drain this will put more presser on the clog clearing every thing out of the way

Answer 3

You can try pouring some baking soda in it and then pouring white vinegar in also & see if the "volcanic activity" will clear it out, or use a plunger, or a chemical like Drano, or you can gently take the pipe apart, remove the elbow in it and run water thru the elbow. That is usually where a drain gets plugged up at. If none of those things work, you can use a drain snake on it (be careful), or call a plumber,

Answer 4

You need a power plunger. It has a smaller inside sort of rubber thing (that is in the inside of the large rubber outside part) that fits into the drain hole. You will have to remove the stopper for this. Try small amount of Liquid Plumber or Power Draino. If this does not work. If all else fails, you may have to snake the drain. It's probably clogged with hair.

Answer 5

The best products out there are draino or lye. They will stain the brass. If the other methods listed here don't work, just use them and buy a can of Brasso. This will restore the brass to original color and leave a coating on it prevent discoloration in the future. Or turn water supply off and go under the sink cabinet. Remove the link between pipes and pour draino or lye into it that way. Wear eyesplash protection always.

Answer 6

ack, buy a simple device from lowes or home depotor any hardware store. it looks like a small hose....fits in the drain and attaches to your garden hose.....you fit device in drain, turn on water,and the device expands to seal up the drain around it at the same time forcing high pressure water into the drain, which forces the drain to unclog....takes about 30 seconds or less once its hokked up. if this doesnt work you have serious problems..

Answer 7

i use baking soda and vineger. pour in about 1/2 box of arm and hammer baking soda and follow with about 2 cops of white vinegar.

works for me.

bleach is also excellent. 1-2 cups of bleach and let it sit. may take a while.
best way to prevent clogs is to pour a cup of bleach in each drain once a week. the older the pipes, the more important this is.

Answer 8

Clean out the trap and if necessary drain cleaner.

Answer 9

just use your good old plunger. don't forget you have to plug the overfloe drain with a washcoth or something like. the eviroment doesn't need any more chemicals.

Answer 10

Chlorine bleach. It will disolve the hair. Just dont do it if you have already tried drain cleaner. You could make yourself sick.