Products for unclogging drains are among the household products the more dangerous.
The active ingredients are a combination of bleach, lye and caustic potash...
Look closely at the back of the bottle, you will see the "poison" logo.
I'm not telling you what goes down the drain or what you breathe!
Unfortunately, these chemical unblockers are widely used, as they are effective in dissolving hair stuck in pipes...
Indeed, it is often the hair that obstructs the pipes of the shower and the sink.
So how do you unclog drains effectively...
...without using harmful chemicals for you and the planet?
Here are the 4 most economical methods to unclog pipes without buying chemical and toxic unblockers. Watch:
The most basic, certainly, but the most effective.
Just put a cup of baking soda down your drain and pour white vinegar over it.
The carbon dioxide air bubbles scrape the inside of the pipe and the expanding air pushes the clogs out into the pipe. Check out the trick here.
Do you know that certain probiotics in yogurt facilitate your intestinal transit? Well, the same goes for pipes!
Bacteria and enzymes break down fats and other cracra matter.
The only downside is that they don't break down the hair...
On the other hand, these living cleaners are excellent for regular maintenance of pipes and septic tanks. Check out the trick here.
If you have a completely clogged drain, a good method to unclog it is to use an air gun.
It is placed around the drain of the sink and propels air into the pipe.
The force of the air pushes the water at high speed and unclogs the pipe.
To easily remove hair stuck in the pipes, the unclogging snake is a miracle product!
The unclogging snake is simple and ingenious. It is a thin piece of flexible plastic about 45 cm.
It has kind of sharp teeth on each side to hook the hair. And you know what ? The drain snake costs only €14.99.
So I stuck the snake in my bathroom sink and when I pulled it out...horror! Watch me work :
After removing the hair, I wanted to make sure all my drains were really clean.
So I used the magic solution:bicarbonate + white vinegar.
First I poured 1/2 cup of baking soda down each drain.
I added 1/2 cup of white vinegar, and quickly closed the cap to keep the chemical reaction inside the pipe.
Thirty minutes later, I poured half a kettle of boiling water down each pipe to flush out the vinegar and baking soda.
There you go, you now know the 4 most economical methods to unclog your pipes without using toxic products :-)
Simple, practical and effective!
With these tricks, there's no longer any risk of them getting blocked!
A good way to save on the plumber while protecting the environment.
Of course, it is important to maintain the pipes regularly to prevent them from clogging.
To do this, remember to regularly pour boiling water or white vinegar (1 liter) in and leave to act overnight.
But the best thing is still to make sure that the clogs do not form.
To do this, avoid putting your hair in the sink when you brush it.
Same when you shave your beard, remember to put some newspaper.
Otherwise, put in a strainer, also called a strainer, to evacuate the water, but not the waste.
