• adhd_traco@piefed.social
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    3 months ago

    ~~It’s kinda corrosive I think, which can remove things that clog the sink. However, professionals have complained about this to me. I think they said, that if it doesn’t flush through, that after the reaction it will just add to stuff clogging your pipes. ~~ Others in this thread seem to have more solid info about this reaction.

    Especially if the pipes are too thin, they can clog easier. If it’s a lot of fat that’s clogging it, slowly pouring hot water was recommended to us, because of course fat dissolves with heat.

    At some point though we tried so many things, the buildup was just too much. These barbed twisty metal tube thingies weren’t long enough to reach the end of the pipe where all the build up happened.

    Then we learned about a machine that’s basically just like these barbed twisty things, but with motor-powered rotation and extension/retraction. Also super long and some have a camera.

    They are quite costly and we got a professional to bring and do it for us. But I was thinking, what a great way to make money! With that you should be able to clear pretty much any clogged sink.

    There are some professionals who upload their work on youtube too :)

    Also related, there are machines that work by suction to clear the sink. But unlike these motor-powered rotation things, they can fuck the plumbing, since it can be a lot of force.

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      3 months ago

      These two things won’t do anything as they’ll simply neutralize each other.

      One’s a base, the other an acid. Both mild. Even by itself vinegar would do somewhere between fuck and all to drain pipes, even less to whatever is clogging it.

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        3 months ago

        Its the fizz, you can get minor debris moving with all the gas bubbles pushing through. I found the better was is dump baking soda down first then pour in the vinegar. Mentos and coke would probably work better lol

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        3 months ago

        Maybe that’s what the professional complained about with using vinegar + soda. I’ll update my comment to give better info :)