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Whether in the kitchen or the bathroom, blocked pipes are a real nightmare. Know that there are simple and effective ways to unclog them without calling a plumber. Just follow our guide!
What’s more unpleasant than having a clogged sink, sink, shower or bathtub? The water no longer wants to drain and bad odors appear… Don’t panic! here are 4 quick methods to unclog your pipes.
How to unblock a pipe?
Unblocking a sink with a suction cup
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Unblocking a sink with a suction cup – Source: spm
Over time, the pipes in the house tend to become clogged. Indeed, even if we try to be vigilant, food waste, food residue, grease, detergent products, shower gels or hair pass through the pipes, settle on the walls and end up creating a blockage . Discover our tips for unblocking them.
White vinegar and aspirin
White vinegar and aspirin to unclog pipes, you’ve already heard of it. We show you the steps to follow.
How to do ?
Mix a glass of white vinegar with an effervescent aspirin tablet “Alca Seltzer or Aspégic type”.
Pour this mixture into your pipes through the drain hole.
Plug this hole with its plug or if there is none, by squeezing a damp cloth with your hand (so that the chemical reaction takes place in the pipe and not in the air).
Leave to act for 5 minutes.
Run hot water through the pipes. That’s it, your blockage has dissolved!
If you don’t have an aspirin tablet, replace it with a tablespoon of baking soda, it’s just as effective.
Baking soda and salt
Effective in case of greasy blockage. We show you the steps to follow to successfully unblock your pipes.
How to do ?
To dissolve it, mix 2 spoons of salt and 1 spoon of baking soda in a glass of water.
Pour this mixture into the pipes, leave to act for 10 minutes.
Plug the drain hole with the plug or a cloth.
Then rinse with warm water.
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