At some time you will be faced with a sink full of dirty washing up water that when the plug is removed just sits there and looks at you. And you stand there and look at it wondering what you can do apart from leave and hope it goes away on its own. If you are confident to do so, below is a guide for clearing a blocked sink but first here are a few tools you will need, Holland Park Plumbers can unblock drains.

Tools required:

Small soft plastic bowl, adjustable wrench (big), coat hanger, bucket, sink, plunger, old towels, cloths or rags and finally a torch.

Guide:

To begin, take the sink plunger and place it over the plug hole and plunge vigorously for a few goes. If the water remains, then, you can use the small basin to scoop some of the water out of the sink and into the bucket. Now take the wrench and being very careful, undo the lower part of the bottle trap. Once you have done this, the water should discharge into the bucket. Allow all the water and the contents of the U-bend or bottle trap fall into the bucket. Use the coat hanger to form a probing hook that fits the shape of your sink’s trap and use it, to rake out all those greasy locks of hair and bits of debris that was blocking the sink. A Holland Park Plumber uses the right tools. With some washing liquid and a small brush (possibly an older toothbrush) and clean, scrub and loosen all the residue left behind so it can drain away. Make good the sink trap and make sure it is sealed.


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