unblocking a sink whats the best way, water is also leaking into the washing machine when the water is empty?

Question

in the sink Tried borax, vinger and bicarb soda any ideas

Answer 1

Take the U trap off underneath the sink and see if it is blocked there. Put a bowl or bucket underneath to catch any water. If the trap is clear, then the blockage is further down the line.

Answer 2

I had this problem and the way I cured it was to remove the ubend under the sink,putting a bowl under it to catch any water. Check that this is clear of any muck.
The fault is usually beyond this point going towards the drain. To clear this you need a rodding pipe. An old lenght of hose pipe with a bolt rammed in the end is ideal.
Ram this as far as you can, you will feel the blockage move. Reassemble sink and check by running taps.
The washing machine should be OK, because the water had nowhere to go,it back flowed into the washer.
You can buy a drain rodder from the likes of B&Q etc.

Answer 3

The best way to clear a drain in manually NOT CHEMICALLY. If a plunger doesn't work then disconnect the trap and use a spring snake. If it is the laundry tub that is stopped up, in the future use a lint trap or an old pantyhose stocking over the discharge hose to prevent link from going down the drain. The water leaking into the washing machine would be a solenoid malfunction and if your not familiar with the function on it you should let a repairman fix it.

Answer 4

Try boiling hot water off the stove in large pots where you can stand on a stool and pour the water down the drain directly from 2+ feet in the air to pound down that hot water. And let the water sit in the sink until it either cools down or breaks thru. If it cools down and you can't plunge to freedom, bail out the sink and try again.
After that the only thing you got left to do is dismantle the p-trap under the sink and clean it manually.

Answer 5

A plunger is always the best thing, if this doesn't work try "one shot" (good hardware shop sell it) drain cleaner, as for the washing machine, the outlet is too low, you'll need to raise it up and secure it, so its higher than the sink connection.

Answer 6

Try using a plunger, this usually works for me. Buy a cover fro over the drain hole this will save 'bits' going down into U bend and blocking it.

As for the water leaking back into the washer, go to local plumbing shop and purchase a non-return valve, this lets water from washer into drain but prevents it coming back into machine. Measure pipe first so you get the right size, I think they come in 2 or 3 sizes.

Answer 7

put a container under the u bend and take the ubend apart to clean the pipe out,probably the washing machine has water as the outlet pipe is the same pipe that is blocked,

Answer 8

U can use a bathroom plunger on your sink but you need to hold the drain plug on the second drain side by putting a dish towel in it. the washing machine needs a no return shut off valve replaced in it, I had one to go out on mine and I had to get a repairman to fix it for me, you can buy the part at a shop if you can do the job yourself but it's hard work.

Answer 9

there is very lots of exertions in getting that job performed and the cooling gadget would desire to be flushed after that factor additionally. i purely did a water pump on a 1999 ford contour and it grew to become right into slightly worked given the region of that pump. as quickly as I have been given back domicile, i grew to become into sore from my belt to my elbows for some days. a water pump would desire to final approximately one hundred,000 miles extra or less. i could have charged approximately that lots additionally. if that pump is inner to the block in the back of a conceal, the cost is going up with regards to the exertions in contact.

Answer 10

Hmm i was gonna say soda crystals but you already tried that, how about MR Muscle sink unblocker and boiling water?