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DIY & Home Improvement

Warpy

(113,131 posts)

5. I just eyeball it

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 11:48 AM

Jan 2012

Salt goes in first, then baking soda, then vinegar. It fizzes and foams and will push a thin clog on through. It won't work on a bad one and your best strategy for Kleenex in pockets is to put that piece of pantyhose on the drain.

I say this as someone who does that for processing raw fleece in the washer.

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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