Get the pipe free
The water doesn't drain anymore? Whether in the kitchen, bathroom or basement. In many cases, it is possible to clear the pipe again without using chemicals.
What you need:
- Spiral for pipe cleaning or
- Hose attachment for high pressure cleaner
Free the pipe - this is how it works without chemicals
- Anyone who has tried several times to clear a clogged sewer pipe with chemical pipe cleaners, is to his disappointment that these remedies do not actually have the desired effect in all cases demonstrate. Hair and fat residues in particular cannot be removed with these agents, or only with great difficulty.
- Therefore, opt for mechanical options to free the sewer pipe again.
- A spiral that can be used to clean the pipe is very effective. This is a longer, quite flexible wire spiral. Push this spiral into the clogged pipe until you feel a (slight) resistance. Now turn the crank at the other end by hand so that the spiral works its way through the clogged area.
- It is advisable to run the coil over the blocked area several times so that the tube is not only minimally cleared of the blockage.
- Place a tub or a larger bowl underneath so that the dirty spiral does not contaminate your floor or apartment. To wash At the end of the work you clean the spiral again.
- Success can also be achieved with a high-pressure cleaner in the case of clogged sewer pipes. However, you have to make sure that the high water pressure comes in the right place. For this purpose, you can buy an additional, flexible hose from many devices, which - just like the spiral - is inserted into the blocked pipe and works there with water power.
- Make sure that you only apply pressure carefully, otherwise it can happen to you that the water power backfires in the event of severe clogging. However, this method has the advantage that there is no sweat-inducing self-work.
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