How to Unclog a Bathroom Sink | Ask This Old House
Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey reveals the best ways to unclog a backed-up bathroom sink. (See below for a shopping list, tools, and steps.)
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Shopping List for How to Unclog a Bathroom Sink:
– Hair snare
– Drain snake
Tools List for How to Unclog a Bathroom Sink:
– Open-faced wrench
– Bucket (to catch any excess water)
Steps for How to Unclog a Bathroom Sink:
1. First, check the pop-up assembly to make sure it’s rising up enough at the drain line of the sink.
2. If that’s not the problem, disassemble the pop-up assembly by loosening the nut on the main drainage pipe with an open-faced wrench and remove it. Be sure to use a bucket underneath to catch any excess water.
3. Any gunk may be connected to the pop-up that’s released, or excess gunk in the drain can be scraped out by hand.
4. If there’s a stoppage further down the drain, use the hair snare and fish it down the drain to attempt to loosen the obstruction.
5. The last resort may be a drain snake. Fish the apparatus down through the pipes and through the p-trap to attempt to loosen obstruction.
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Not my hair! Lmfao
Thank you
Thank you!
Great video! Well presented, easy to follow. I wish my sink were as cooperative as yours….
I watched this video with the shiny new plumbing and then go under my 60 year old plumbing and reality hits.
This video was so easy to follow! My bathroom sink has been clogged for a long time but on Sunday it was fully clogged. I've been trying to fixed it for days with short snakes and gels but it only brought a ton of dirt back. Today, I looked for videos and found this one. I went to Home Depot, bought a snake similar to the one showed and fully unclogged the sink in 5 minutes. It had a chunk of very old and compacted hair. This video was my lifesaver. Thanks for sharing your knowledge! God bless you!
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Thank you!!!! My sinks were clogged for months and then I watched this and all fixed!