Cookie Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Hello, What would you all recommend I use to unblock two sinks? They are not completely blocked, just rather slow to drain and a bit smelly. Urgh. All tips welcome - ta muchly! Love, Cookie. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleata Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 ooooo in my green recipe book it says baking soda and some lemon scented viegar will deoderize you drains as well as fizzing away any gunk 1/2 cup of soda and 1 cup on scented white vinegar. you can use any essential oil you like. covers e snk hole untill fizzing ends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melcotton Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Sounds a great idea Fleata - just the recipe I need at the minute! Mel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleata Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 glad to be of help. the book i have is called Clean house, Clean Planet. By Karen Lgan. Its a US book but apart from borax which i can't find, it's full of 100's of great cleaning recipies. if you need anymore ideas pm me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melcotton Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 you can buy borax from the green shop. They have a website www.greenshop.co.uk it is £3.50 for 500g or £6.00 for 1kg. Mel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeramaSilly Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Or at the Dispensary in Boots. Sophie x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 for Borax pop into your local Lloyds Pharmacy as they can either order it or some branches may have it in stock A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 I use the soda crystals which I use for making the home-made washing powder. It always has lumps in which is a bit annoying for the wash powder, so I save the lumps and pop them on the drain hole and slowly run warm/hot water over them until they've dissolved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 I use soda crystals on blocked sinks too Lesley - I wash them down with some boiling water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Posted June 6, 2006 Author Share Posted June 6, 2006 Ooooh - loads of fab ideas - thank you everyone I will have fast flowing beautiful smelling sinks later this week once I've restocked with baking soda or soda crystals Cookie. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 You can get the soda crystals in the laundry section at Tesco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Mix 1/2 a cup of bicarb with 1/2 a cup of salt, pour down the drain and add vinegar. The salt acts as a scoureron the way down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 That sounds so much more fun then just soda crystals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Sounds like amateur explosives to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 And of course the best way to unblock is to undo the trap and remove the gunk Yukky I know, but the best way (it also helps if you have an (& Paul) to do it for you) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 You mean he doesn't get the pressure washer onto it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 imagine the back blast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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