Dealing with Grease Blockages
Written by Lee Wyatt (last updated October 29, 2018)
Have you ever noticed how quickly and easily a kitchen sink can collect grease, and get blocked up? It can happen surprisingly quickly. Dealing with grease blockages isn't that difficult. All you really need to do is to use a little imagination, and perhaps a little elbow grease. Here are a few methods that you can use to get not only your creative juices flowing, but also the water in your sink.
- Caustic cleaners. Perhaps one of the best ways to begin dealing with grease blockages is to use a caustic cleaner. Caustic cleaner are drain openers and cleaners that usually contain a concentrated caustic soda. Use a generous amount (about one capful) of the cleaner, and pour it down the drain. The cleaner and water will help begin to eat away the grease and biological blockages in the drain, and allow the water to begin running smoothly once again.
- Dish soap. Using dish soap such as Dawn is a great way to help prevent clogged sinks from getting clogged by grease. This is in large part due to the nature of this kind of soap, which has been formulated to cut away grease. While it may not work particularly well with total blockages, it can help prevent them.
- Hot water, vinegar, bleach. If your sink is totally blocked, pour some really hot water down the drain. The hot water will melt the grease, and then allow the water to flow normally. After doing this, create a mixture of hot water and vinegar (about a 50/50 mixture) and pour it down the drain. This will help remove whatever remains of the grease blockages in your sink. To really ensure that you don't have any smells remaining from the grease blockage, and to help get rid of any particularly stubborn grease, pour another mixture of 50/50 hot water and bleach down your drain.
- Don't pour grease. The single best way to deal with grease blockages is to never let them form at all. This will mean that you do not pour any grease down your kitchen sink. If you don't pour the grease down, it can't cool and solidify in your drain, and thereby causing a blockage.
As you can see by these simple methods, you can easily find yourself dealing with grease clogged drain. Don't wait till the expensive plumber comes around, or you have a mess to clean up. Rather, take a little time and you can easily prevent or deal with the problem yourself.
Author Bio
Lee Wyatt
Contributor of numerous Tips.Net articles, Lee Wyatt is quickly becoming a regular "Jack of all trades." He is currently an independent contractor specializing in writing and editing. Contact him today for all of your writing and editing needs! Click here to contact. Learn more about Lee...
Pet Adoption
Pet adoption is as serious of a process as adopting any member of your family. It is also the best way to go when looking ...
Discover More
Cleaning Stained Hearths
Whenever the weather begins to get a little colder, or you are looking for a romantic evening, thoughts naturally begin ...
Discover More
Maintaining Your Aquarium
If you have some pet fish, one of the most important things that you can do is to learn how to take care of the aquarium. ...
Discover More
Cleaning Stainless Steel Kitchen Sinks
Stainless steel sinks need a little love and attention to look clean and shiny. Of the six cleaning methods given here, ...
Discover More
Removing Garbage Disposal Odors
Have you noticed that no matter how hard you seem to try, that there are some times when you just can't seem to prevent ...
Discover More
Cleaning Pipe
Not all pipe problems call for a plumber. In many cases, you can clean out pipes yourself using certain tools and methods.
Discover More
Comments