Is your sink clogged? Is your shower not draining well?
Basically, it's a hassle...
But no need to call a plumber or buy Destop!
There are powerful and economical grandmother's recipes for unclogging pipes without toxic products.
Indeed, baking soda, white vinegar, coffee grounds and salt are super effective in unclogging clogged pipes!
Don't worry, it's easy to use. Watch:
This is one of the most effective tips for unclogging a sink without chemicals.
Just pour a glass of baking soda down your clogged drains. At the same time, heat a glass of white vinegar and pour it down the drain.
Cover the drain tightly. The chemical reaction between the baking soda and the white vinegar, you know that little fizz, will get rid of the clog quickly.
It's a trick that has already proven itself to overcome even a very clogged sink. In addition, it eliminates bad odors from pipes, sinks and basins without damaging them.
To make it even more effective, you can add boiling water on top at the end. Check out the trick here.
If you don't have white vinegar at home, don't panic! You can replace it with boiling water.
It will be a little less effective, but if the clog is not too serious, your drains will easily unclog.
For that, it's very simple. First pour a glass of baking soda into your sink, then pour boiling water directly over it. Check out the trick here.
Couldn't get any simpler, could it?
This time, in addition to white vinegar and baking soda, salt is called to the rescue.
To do this, mix 200 g of baking soda with 200 g of coarse salt and pour this mixture into the clogged drain.
Then add a glass of white vinegar on top so that it foams well.
All you have to do is leave it on for 30 minutes. To flush it all out, pour plenty of boiling water over it.
Prevention is better than cure. To prevent a clog from forming in your pipes, regularly add 1 teaspoon of coffee grounds in your sink, basin or bathtub.
It is a very effective preventive action to have no more worries at home. Why ? Because the small grains of coffee grounds prevent grease from sticking to the walls of the pipes.
Traffic jams are therefore much less frequent. And in addition the coffee grounds eliminate the bad odors that escape from the pipes.
- products with caustic soda:commercial sink opener products are often made of caustic soda, a powerful product for dissolving clogs but also dangerous.
- hydrochloric acid is also an effective way to dissolve grease and dirt clogs in pipes. But as with soda, you have to be careful when using them, as they are bad for your health and the environment.
- Destop is sometimes effective in dissolving grease plugs. But it contains very harsh acids for the skin that can cause respiratory or digestive problems if inhaled, swallowed or come into contact with the skin. Not to mention that the Destop seriously pollutes the water of our rivers . Also be aware that it is dangerous for plumbers to intervene after you have used this type of product.
If you use Destop to unclog your pipes, it's a bit like cleaning with acid or using a stripper to remove your make-up!
If you still plan to use one of these 3 products, don't forget to wear protective goggles, waterproof gloves and a breathing mask.
