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I have a clogged sink in my bathroom. It had been slow off and on, and I'd pour some Liquid Plum-r down, and things would be fine, and then get slow, and I'd pour more Liquid Plum-r down, and things would improve, and so on.
Late yesterday it started running even slower than usual. It would take half an hour to drain a cup or so of water. So I headed off to Home Depot this morning and returned home with Industrial Strength Drano for clogs, only to discover that I now have a standing water problem. So I poured the whole bottle down (as per instructions on the label) waited a half hour, and went to flush it with hot water.
Now what do I do? Should I call a plumber?
The most common problem in a bathroom sink will be a combination of hair and soap. The clog commonly will be located at the pop-up drain and can often be cleared by simply removing the pop-up (which you should be able to do without tools working inside the sink; try grabbing the thing and wiggling or twisting it - it should come loose).
Pull it out, and probably a big wad of hair or soap will come with it. Remove that and put it back.
Failing that, remove the trap underneath and clean that. Failing that, the drain needs to be snaked.
About the Author: Jim Locker is a technical guy who has done a lot of real estate investing and landlording. The experiences he writes about and advice he gives are either first hand, or in answer to specific questions posed by others. He is commonly known as jiml8 around the internet.
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