how do I unblock wash hand basin ? -have plunged, taken off u-bend,used 3 different chemicals but no luck?

Answer 1

You can buy different Plumbers snakes at the hardware store.Take off the elbow an snake it out.I suggest the snake on a reel it has a handle that you turn an screws its way threw.It will also retract the same way.

Answer 2

A lot of times the 1" space right under the drain stopper in the sink will get clogged. You can plunge and/or use as much Draino as you can pour and it goes right past the problem. If the problem isn't after the p-trap as stated above, I'll bet it is right there at the sink drain. I moved into a 4 year old house last year. The master bath has two sinks in it. The left sink drained super slow and the right sink super fast. They both went to the same place 5 feet after the sinks so why only one clogged? I took off the p-trap, I snaked the pipe to the full 25 feet of my snake 3 times. It still wouldn't go down faster.
I then took off the p-trap again and stuck my finger as far as I could towards the sink drain. I could feel a mushy mass that was 4 years of tooth paste and hair. It was all wrapped around the drain stopper that goes up and down when you pull or push on the knob at the back of the sink.
I was talking to a friend of mine about it one day and he told me about the new "Gel" drain cleaners on the market. I just blew him off thinking I had already tried The Liquid Plumber twice and it didn't even touch this crap.
Anyway, I wound up buying a bottle of the Liquid Plumber or Draino Gel. (I don't remember which brand). It says to "pour 1/4 of the bottle in the drain and let it sit for 15 minutes. Then flush with hot water. Repeat if necessary". I poured the whole bottle in and only waited 3-4 minutes. Then flushed with hot water. I noticed that the water WAS draining a little faster.
I didn't get around to buying another bottle until a week or so later. When I did, I followed the directions this time, sort of. I poured half of the bottle in and let it sit 15 minutes. I then poured in the other half of the bottle. After another 20 minutes I ran hot water in the sink for 4-5 minutes. I couldn't get this sink to drain slow after that. I even closed the drain, filled the sink with hot water and left it running full blast in the sink. I opened the drain plug and the sink was empty in 15-20 seconds. That was with the hot water running at the same time.
I went out and bought another bottle and used it on the bath tub drain which was also slow. (A 4 inch puddle by the end of every shower.) The tub is draining super fast now too. That was over 6 months ago and they are both still draining fast.
Good luck.

Answer 3

I agree with Steven P! I live in an old house and my landlord doesn't like to spend money so I try to unclog my own pipes! :) On the outside of the house by the kitchen sink there is the big plug that you twist out. I then put a sturdy hose down into the pipe toward the street. It's kinda difficult to push it really far in there but push and pull until you think it's in far enough. Then I turn the hose on full blast and hopefully push everything out with water! My kids watched the last time and boy was it smelly! Yuck! :) A mother's work is never done! I wore rubber gloves cause I didn't want stink on me! No telling how long it was building up in those pipes! So pushing and pulling until stuff comes out the plug toward you and keeping shoving the hose in and out and turning the water off and on until the water goes where it's supposed to toward the main in the street! Good luck!

Answer 4

With all due respect, please stop the chemicals.

If you removed the "P Trap" did you happen to look down the drain to see if it was clear? It's pretty easy to determine even using a flashlight. If not, IE: A comb or other matter is between the "P" and the sink, with the P off the object should be easy enough to remove. Is the "P" clear? That's easy to determine as well, with a coat hanger or just flushing with water.

If you've checked that then obviously the clog is beyond the P on the way to the main drain, which should be 3 to 4 inch ID Plumbing.

If you have access to that plumbing, somewhere in the line should be a "Clean Out Plug" Remove it, and if you have to snake, do it from there, both back toward the sink and then in the oppsite direction, toward the exit point.

Steven Wolf

Answer 5

Try plugging the overflow hole in the sink, then plunge. It'll create the vacuum you need to get the results you need.

Answer 6

l always use a wire pole that was for my blinds.or l put alot of washing up liquid down the plug and wait a few sec and then run the hot water and then use the pole. that always works for me.

Answer 7

sounds to me that's well and truly blocked up so try a hand grenade it will either clear it or blow the side of your house out but either way thats the blockage cured

Answer 8

I use a long piece of curtain wire, it usually works, or lots of salt to melt the blockage.

Answer 9

Hire a snake from the tool hire shop and use it in a drill .

Answer 10

you can rent a snake from a rental place the last time I did it it cost me 8 bucks