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Originally Posted by Tyler
I've got a bathroom sink that won't drain properly and I can only assume that there is a bunch of hair or something clogging up the drain. Tried draino and CLR down the drain and it doesn't seem to make a difference.
Do I need a snake or should I just wrench open the pipes under the sink and clear the obstruction? Anything a non-handy person should know before embarking on such a project?
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Snakes are cheap. I've seen them at Dollarama for $2 (questionable quality IMO), and Canadian Tire has $4 ones that work excellent. I'd snake before disassembling a drain.
Wear gloves AND safety goggles. Splashing can occur and the smell is awful.
Semi off topic:
https://www.amazon.ca/FACILLA-Black-...ords=hair+ties
These things wrapped around a pop up drain of a shower work great to prevent hair clogging. I swear I read this on lifehacker years ago, but I can't find an article. They work far better than most of the darn $3-8 hair catchers from all the hardware stores IMO and I've probably tested half a dozen of those prevention products and thrown them all out. This is cheaper and more effective. You perhaps could wrap one around a sink drain to prevent future clogs... but it would look really dumb IMO.