Clogged sink drain hocus pokcis

Got a sink drain that slows up about every 5 years- everyone trys to take the real grease out and put it in the dog food can , but over the years its happens- have a hand driven wire spool thing and it hit it about 12 foot from the basement floor- the guys that plumbed it had so many twists and turns,, didnt understand that but Im no plumber- just know its suppossed to be all down hill- so - is there any mixtures anyone has put together to disolve grease in pvc pipes?? Got dranno once and it didnt work,, looking for any home ade brues,,,   

Been Trying that ,,, but not that much,, good thinking

Edited by DougG - 08 Dec 2023 at 4:41pm

Ah,, very nice ! Thanks,,,,

Try something longer for a snake , say a electricians snake to break through , once you get beyond then boiling hot water . 
 Other thing is to figure out about how far your present snake reaches and cut the pipe and glue in a T or Y so next time you can clean the line or use that expanding water plug to jet line . 
 I have a 2" cast line about 30' long and it use to plug often , last time I used my pressure washer and a reverse flow jetting nozzle and ran through line as I put a cleanout just above where line enters floor . 
 If you don't have time to glue in new fittings , cut line and use a Fernco coupling to rejoin ends of pipe after cleaning the line (rubber coupling with or without SS outer wrap .)

Edited by Coke-in-MN - 08 Dec 2023 at 7:27pm

The first one I can attest to as I have used it many times.  Success rate?  I'd say about 19 out of 20.
IF it's grease, I'd say try the last one, it sounds promising.

Pour 1/2 cup baking soda, followed by 1/2 cup vinegar down drain.
Plug drain and let sit for one hour.
Then, pour a pot of boiling water down drain. Repeat if necessary
This will clean out a lot of clogs so try it first before running to the store to buy a commercial drain opener.

or

Mix 1/2 cup table salt and 1/2 cup baking soda together, and pour down drain.
Let sit for about 30 minutes (or overnight if it’s a tough clog).
Follow with a pot of boiling water.

or

Salt + Borax + Vinegar Drain Cleaner
Pour 1/4 cup salt, followed 1/4 cup Borax down drain.
Pour 1/2 cup vinegar down.
Finish with a pot of boiling water.
Let sit for one hour or until it clears.
Run hot tap water to rinse any remaining solution down.

or

Dish Soap and Hot Water
Boil about two liters of water and mix in a few tablespoons of liquid dish soap.
Take this mixture and slowly pour down the sink.
This method may take a few tries, but it will work great on grease clogs because it is heating the grease back to a liquid so it can travel all the way out of the pipe.

Baking soda and vinegar works for me.

Yeah tried that - now its really stopped up, was slow but now REAL slow - gonna have to get an auger I believe

Where in MO are you located Doug? Road trip? Send me a pm

Edited by Pat the Plumber CIL - 10 Dec 2023 at 9:06pm