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Warpy

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Reply to CTyankee (Reply #7)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 03:16 PM

Jan 2012

It won't work if you mix it in a bowl. The idea is to get the salt and baking soda down the drain as far as possible and then pour in the vinegar to react with the soda to foam the clog out.

As I said, it won't work with big clogs and yours is likely to be a big one. Get the snake.

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unclogging kleenex from the drain from my washer. [View all] CTyankee Jan 2012 OP

well, i'm just sayin'... ret5hd Jan 2012 #1

He's in short term rehab following surgery for a ruptured disc. CTyankee Jan 2012 #2

I spent Xmas unclogging my kitchen sink, so I sympathize Warpy Jan 2012 #3

I will go get the plastic drain snake. CTyankee Jan 2012 #4

I just eyeball it Warpy Jan 2012 #5

I did it wrong. I put the mixture together in a plastic bowl and poured it down. CTyankee Jan 2012 #7

No. Warpy Jan 2012 #10

I realized that when the stuff started to effervese. Oops... CTyankee Jan 2012 #12

Careful if there is still drain cleaner in the tub or drain. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #6

I'm going to try the plastic snake if the chemistry doesn't work. CTyankee Jan 2012 #8

Yes. Rubber gloves and eye protection for sure. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #9

I have concluded that Fine Arts Majors should not attempt using the snake.... CTyankee Jan 2012 #11