Here's the equation at our house:
One teenage girl with beautiful long hair + lots and lots of conditioner = shiny locks and a gunked up drain.
Because I have an aversion to toxic cleaners that smell really bad, I use Draino only when absolutely neccessary. Needless to say, I have been searching for an less-offensive way to clear out the crud. Thanks to combined advice from Miss Linda and my grandmother, I now have a solution: baking soda and vinegar. I know, I know...sounds too easy, no way it can work. I thought the same thing. So, of course I tried it and guess what...it does!
I poured about 1/2 cup of baking soda in the drain and slowly followed up with about a cup of white vinegar. The foamy, bubbly concoction went right to work. After a few facinatingly hynotizing minutes watching the foam, I turned on the water and the drain flowed clear.
Apparently, this combo works great on stinky garbage disposal clogs too...can't wait for the next one of those!
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If it's ever super stubborn, you can also follow it up with pouring boiling water down the drain after the baking soda and vinegar have bubbled for a minute or so. If you have a fiberglass tub you just have to pour slowly so the boiling water doesn't damage the tub itself.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'll try that out too...
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