Don’t Worry If Your Kitchen Sink Is Clogged With Oil, You Can Easily Fix It Yourself With These Few Tips

Oil blockage: use the right "heat therapy" method to dissolve fat without damaging the tubes

In daily cooking, grease is the number one "killer" of kitchen sinks. Many friends find that the speed of entering the water has slowed down. Their first reaction is to poke with a stick, but the more they poke, the more clogged they become. In fact, using physical methods to clear blockages caused by fat accumulation is not as efficient as using chemical methods to dissolve them. You will see that the originally slow water flow gradually accelerates. This is the result of the condensed vegetable oil on the inner wall of the pipe being softened and washed away. This method is only suitable for mild grease blockage. If the water flow is completely stationary, you have to proceed to the next step.

Practical operation of Shui Ba Zi (Pi La Zi): Correct exertion of physical negative pressure

Using a water puller is not just about "sucking it" and you're done. The key is to create a closed vacuum state environment. And before use, be sure to ensure that there is enough water in the sink. The amount of water must be enough to submerge the rubber bowl of the water plug. This is the key to achieving air sealing. Next, you need to accurately align the water wand with the drain outlet, and then press it down hard to expel the air inside the water wand, and then pull it up quickly to loosen the blockage with the help of the adsorption force generated by the pressure difference. Here is a so-called pit avoidance guide: If you are facing a double-tank pool, when operating the blocked side, be sure to use a wet rag to tightly block the other drain outlet, otherwise the pressure will leak out from the other side, causing the suction to completely disappear. Repeat the operation for about ten times, and then test it by draining water. Generally, soft debris such as vegetable leaves and rice grains can be sucked out.

Disassembly of U-shaped water trap: cleaning the "treasure bag" of hard objects

If the blockage is a bone, fruit core or steel wire, then physical negative pressure is often ineffective. At this time, the target is directly pointed at the trap (U-shaped pipe). For the kind of sewer pipe with a sewage outlet that is often used in modern decoration, the simplest and fastest way is to first place a basin underneath, and then either do it yourself or use a pipe wrench to unscrew the sewage screw at the bottom. Then, take an old toothbrush or thin steel wire, go deep into both sides of the elbow, and hook out the debris contained in it. If you encounter an old-fashioned U-shaped pipe that cannot be disassembled, the entire elbow must be disassembled. Note that when reassembling, be sure to check whether the thing called the sealing gasket has shifted. Tighten it firmly by hand first and then turn it half a turn with the help of a tool. If it is tightened too tightly, it will easily cause the threads to be damaged, which will lead to water leakage.

Vertical pipe hook removal method: homemade tools to avoid the risk of "sticking"

When many owners encounter blockages in vertical pipes, they usually use wooden sticks or hard wires to poke hard, which can easily push debris deeper and even get stuck in the pipe wall. The correct housekeeping method is: first remove the sink drain (cage), which is usually where hair and debris gather. Then find a piece of thin steel wire with moderate hardness, bend its head into the shape of a small hook, then extend it into the inner wall of the pipe, slowly rotate it while reaching down, use your hand to hook soft items such as plastic bags or strips of cloth, and then gently pull upward. Using this "hook" rather than "poke" method, the integrity of the blockage can be retained to the greatest extent and removed in one go.

Advanced hand unblocker (spring tube): dealing with deep and stubborn embolism

The operation steps are as follows: first loosen the anti-rotation screw in a counterclockwise direction, then pull out the coil spring, and then insert it into the pipe until it hits the obstacle. At this time, pull the spring out 10 centimeters, then tighten the anti-rotation screw, and then shake the handle clockwise while applying forward thrust. When you feel that the spring passes through the obstacle and the resistance suddenly becomes smaller, it means that it has been opened. Then slowly shake the spring out and you will find that it is wrapped with old grease and fibers. There are contrasting effects. Compared with chemical dredging agents, physical rotation has stronger penetrating power and will not cause corrosion to pipelines.

Rubber pipe hydraulic flushing: use water pressure to open the "Ren and Du two meridians"

For sewer pipes with simple structures, the high-pressure water flushing method has immediate results. Then in the blink of an eye, he opened the faucet to the maximum extent and used the impact force caused by the water pressure to push away the blockage like a piston. This method is very effective for dense blockages caused by the accumulation of sand, stones and rice particles. It can be cleared after 2 to 3 minutes of flushing.

Pitfall avoidance guide and effect comparison: do-it-yourself money-saving rules

So in general, when it comes to unclogging the kitchen sink by yourself, the choice of tools plays a decisive role. Regarding the comparison of effects, the use of chemical dredges, such as strong alkali dredges, is less labor-intensive, but it has potential corrosion on stainless steel sinks and rubber seals, and its effect is limited on the grease formed by the solidification of cold water. However, the physical methods mentioned above, namely hot punching, negative pressure and mechanical rotation, although it takes 10 to 20 minutes, are zero cost and can cure the problem. Mastering these techniques is more than enough to deal with 90% of unexpected kitchen blockages.