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Posted by Janice G on April 12, 2008, 2:13 pm
Folks, the baking soda & vinegar combo is a tried and true method of
"degunking" your pipes especially the p-trap right under your sink.
Nothing wrong with that. However, my comment was about using cold
water, not hot, while running the garbage disposer - these are two
totally separate actions.
Karen Maslowski wrote:
> Pogonip wrote:
>> Janice G wrote:
>>> Sharon,
>>>
>>> Your repairman told you wrong about the water temp. and your garbage
>>> disposer. Run only COLD WATER when using the disposer. This allows
>>> any grease or soft, sticky food to harden and be carried away through
>>> the drain pipes. If you run hot water the grease and food soften and
>>> cling to the pipes and created a sludge downstream when and where
>>> they cool and re-harden. Not good, from a maintenance point of view.
>>>
>>> Janice
>>>
>> Generally very true, but sometimes it's good to pour boiling heavily
>> salted water into a drain. Lots of it. That's true of my drains, but
>> they are cast iron, not plastic.
>
> We used to have trouble with clogged drains, but now I routinely (about
> three times a year) go through this ritual:
>
> Into each drain, I sprinkle about 1/2 cup of baking soda, washed down
> with 1/2 cup (or so)of white vinegar (the cheaper the better). Let that
> sit for 1/2 hour or so, then pour about a half gallon of boiling water
> down the drain. This clears out the crud nicely, and has kept my drains
> clear for the last six or seven years, with no trouble. The only thing I
> have to do additionally is to periodically clear the bathroom sink and
> tub of hair. But I have been using a wire mesh strainer in the tub, and
> that has taken care of almost all the hair in that drain. Life is much
> better in an old house when you take these preventive measures.
>
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