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Started 2 years ago by Lakee911
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Nate
Suburbs
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Sulfuric acid is pretty nasty stuff. It is extremely corrosive and is very exothermic when added to water. It can erupt and splash acid back at you due to the small diameter of the pipe and the force generated by the reaction. Unless you are really comfortable dealing with the stuff I'd advise against it as there are a lot safer options available.

Posted 2 years ago #
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Thory wrote >>
I had a drain clogging last year, and a snake would not clear it. I tried for a long time. The baking soda, vinegar, followed by boiling water trick is what finally cleared it. I mixed salt with the baking soda, too.

Good to know. Fighting one of those myself.

Posted 2 years ago #
ja

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Waterworks. Very professional and better yet you don't have to lift a finger.

Posted 2 years ago #
Lakee911
Clintonville (South)
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Thanks everyone. :)

Posted 2 years ago #
mbradley

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I know this is an older thread, but I just happened to come across it. I own a small drain cleaning company and have very competitive prices. http://www.centraldraincleaning.com is my website.

Posted 2 years ago #
alexs
Limestone bluffs of the Scioto
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I have to deal with a combination of hair and soap scum, that makes a gray stringy mass. I've had good results by using a small amount of chemical drain cleaner to soften it, then a toilet plunger to blow it clear. Sometimes I get chunky gray nastiness coming back up so I know I'm dislodging stuff.

Posted 2 years ago #
Twixlen
Westgate, Columbus
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Yeah... who doesn't have this issue? It's super annoying...

My upstairs bath drain (old house) does an extended U bend as it leaves, and it slows with the least little thing. I finally started only using vegetable based liquid soap, got a plastic mesh screenie thing for it (it never had a plug, if it had, I'd have pulled it), and found this crazy plastic tool that is sort of a snake, but not. It's called a Zip-It.

I would try the natural method (baking soda, salt, vinegar, boiling water), tried the natural de-greasers found @ Whole Foods and the only thing that seems to really work is the drain cleaner in a can (can't think of the name/brand of it). I *hate* using chemicals - it's literally the only non-plant-based cleaner in the whole house.

I'm thinking about trying one of those HydroJet Pump things... anyone every use anything like that? http://www.amazon.com/Sierra-Tools-JB5299-Hydro-Cleaner/dp/B001P6CP5G/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1267033217&sr=8-8

Posted 2 years ago #
ohiojimmie
Westgate
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Twixlen wrote >>
Yeah... who doesn't have this issue? It's super annoying...
My upstairs bath drain (old house) does an extended U bend as it leaves, and it slows with the least little thing. I finally started only using vegetable based liquid soap, got a plastic mesh screenie thing for it (it never had a plug, if it had, I'd have pulled it), and found this crazy plastic tool that is sort of a snake, but not. It's called a Zip-It.
I would try the natural method (baking soda, salt, vinegar, boiling water), tried the natural de-greasers found @ Whole Foods and the only thing that seems to really work is the drain cleaner in a can (can't think of the name/brand of it). I *hate* using chemicals - it's literally the only non-plant-based cleaner in the whole house.
I'm thinking about trying one of those HydroJet Pump things... anyone every use anything like that? http://www.amazon.com/Sierra-Tools-JB5299-Hydro-Cleaner/dp/B001P6CP5G/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1267033217&sr=8-8

Can that double as a squirt gun on hot summer days?

Posted 1 year ago #
misskitty
Columbus
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One major warning about drain cleaners. I had a clogged kitchen drain so I snaked it and it did not fix the issue. I just assumed that I could not get around a bend so I went to home depot and got some drain opener. I donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t remember the name right now but It comes in a black bottle and the bottle is inside a bag.

On the bottle there is a picture of what appears to be a metal pipe so I read all the warnings and instructions. Nowhere on the bottle did it say not safe for metal pipes. It did say it was safe for PVC but still you would think they would let you know if itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s not safe for something.

So I get it home and pour the proper amount into the drain. Fast forward three hours I come back and run some Hot water into the drain. YAY its fixed no more clog

But then a notice the sound of running water after I turned off the faucet. Hmmmm
Open up my cabinet and start to look only to realize that shit ate through every single pipe it touched all the way to the Stack I am a moron
Fanfuckingtastic! So I spent the weekend replacing all of my pluming.
Just donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t use the stuff in the black bottle

Posted 1 year ago #
Porky
C-Bus' East Side
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We use Roto Rooter to clear our main floor drain in the basement about once a year. We have lots of large mature trees and about once a year those roots need to be trimmed. They use this slick looking metal claw thing that swings open and spins and these "teeth" saw right thru the gunk and the roots and they clear that bad boy all the way to the street.

Posted 1 year ago #