My drain is blocked with black sand, best way to unblock please.?

Answer 1

Disassemble and clean the trap. Anything past the trap should be flushed with high velocity (not high pressure) water.

Answer 2

Try taking off the pea trap. Hopefully, the sand hasn't gone past it enough to be a problem. Hose the trap out outside to make sure it is clear, then clean out the drain opening at the sink (stick a bucket or trashcan where the pea trap goes to catch debris) and flush that with a bit of water till you can see all the way through. Replace the pea trap with some plumbers tape and tighten down. Leave bucket in place until you have rn the water full blast a few minutes to assure it is on tight. If you stick drain cleaner in there you will just push the problem deeper into the pipes and cause a way worse problem. As for less than $100 plumber call, well..... my plumber installed a faucet I purchased (takes 10 minutes to install start to finish) and even though It was free they wrote out a ticket zeroing my balance but the job would have cost me $287. That's just putting in a faucet that isn't even special. Three nuts and three hoses screwed on.

Answer 3

any thing that agitates or vibrates the sand will make it easier to penetrate through the blockage. You can purchase a balloon tip that goes on the end of your garden hose. They came in 2 or 3 sizes and swells up to fill the pipe before it starts forcing water out the tip. It also set op a surge and refill cycle that helps remove most clogs. Dumping chemicals into this particular drain will not help, just makes a mess.

Answer 4

Take your garden hose, put on a power nozzle and stick it down the drain and have someone turn it on full blast and the clog will be gone.

Answer 5

you need to buy a bladder
its works withwater pressure,
fits on your hose , push it al lthe way down the drain ,and turn on the water .let it run for 5 mins or so,
it will clean out

Answer 6

which drain. where did the sand come from? is the drain line broken

Answer 7

It is best to call in the experts as they can flush out the whole system.
It will cost you less than a hundred bucks if there is nothing else wrong.

Answer 8

You could try Draino.

You could try a plunger or a snake. Make sure that you add a lot of water to dilute the drano.

Answer 9

i have a hose hooked up to a high pressure water source and it has a special end on it to blow its way threw