Plumbing? Clogged bathroom sink.

[Southside]

Had a real slow bathroom sink drain. The wife had tried the Drano type products. I tried to snake it out with one of those 24" plastic jig saw blade type snakes. It seemed to move a little better for a few days, then slowed again. Today I removed the trap and cleaned it out, it wasn't plugged, just some goo around the edges. I also clean the down pipe and around the drain, again just the expected goo around the edges. So I tried to snake further into the wall past the trap and the snake didnt seem to be moving. I was able to grab some goo with the snake and my fingers. Now nothing is moving.

Do I dare try to push further in with something a little more ridgid? I was thinking maybe some garden hose. Or do I need to buy one of those augers? Try a sink plunger? Hire a pro?

[peter12]

Plunge it!

[Robotic]

You can rent a snake auger from Home Depot. Pretty cheap if you bring it back within a couple hours. That should do it.

[Montana Moe]

Boiling water down the drain usually works for me. Seems to clear more than any chemical drain cleaner ever has.

[Ozy_Flame]

Maybe the sink plug is just clogged with hair/crap? Just remove it and clean it off; that's probably a good thing to check out before doing something drastic.

[CaptainCrunch]

That'll teach ya to take a drunken dump in the sink.

[Notorious Honey Badger]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

That'll teach ya to take a drunken dump in the sink.

I came in here just to post that. 5 replies in and you beat me CC. Touche.

[Jedi Ninja]

Originally Posted by Montana Moe

Boiling water down the drain usually works for me. Seems to clear more than any chemical drain cleaner ever has.

^This. Alternating between boiling water and liquid plumber usually does the trick. Don't use draino.

[Nage Waza]

Add dishwashing soap to the hot water.

[MelBridgeman]

also try
baking soda + vinegar + hot water let it sit for a bit and plunge that bitch

[DuffMan]

Bathroom sink drains are full of hair and toothpaste, at least at my house. I always have to take apart the Ptrap (don't Pee in your sink) and remove all of the hair and toothpaste clogs. Liquid drain openers don't do crap.

[Buff]

I've been lucky that the liquid drain cleaners always work for me.