How to Unclog a Bathroom Sink That Drains Slowly

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A bathroom sink that drains slowly can really back up the morning routine as every person in your household waits for it to drain before they can get themselves ready in the morning. You can easily fix this by learning how to unclog a bathroom sink that drains slowly.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

Drain clearing product
Plumbing snake

Step1

The first thing you should do if you have a bathroom sink with a slow drain is to flush it with hot water. Often, bathroom sinks become clogged do to a mixture of gel, toothpaste and other personal care products that become sticky and hard when they dry. Hot water helps to loosen these products back up and move them down and out the drain pipe. When flushing with hot water, begin slow depending upon how clogged the sink happens to be. At least run a sink full of hot water and wait until it drains before repeating the procedure. However, it should get faster and faster until you can easily leave the hot water on and flush the drain pipe.

Step2

Should hot water not solve the problem, take off the drain cover of the sink and check to see if visually can spot anything that is obstructing the drain. Often, hair collects around the top of the drain that can slow it down.

Step3

Investing in a drain cleaning product that alleviates plumbing problems is also a way to get your drain unclogged and back to its normal speed. However you should use care when doing this since the chemicals can present health problems if they come in contact with your skin or eyes.

Step4

If the chemicals do not work on your drain, consider investing in a plumbing snake. These long wire coils are flexible for you to maneuver through your pipes. Doing so often helps break up any clogs or chunks, thus allowing water to move rapidly down the drain. Be careful though if you have used chemicals prior to this step, since some of this can come out on the plumbing snake and present a problem if not washed off immediately.

Step5

Sometimes clogs and slow moving drains are a result of a much bigger problem with your plumbing system. If nothign works, call in an expert to fix the problem for you. While it will cost, you should have your bathroom sink unclogged in no time and your morning routine back to normal.