How to UNCLOG A KITCHEN Sink The EASIEST WAY Guaranteed
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- How to UNCLOG A KITCHEN Sink The EASIEST WAY Guaranteed - How to Unclog a Sink
Is your kitchen sink filled with nasty standing water? No matter how hot the water is, is your sink still not draining? Well, today I'm going to give you a few ways to help clean those pipes and get the water FLOWIN!
Intro ► 00:00
Use a plunger to unclog the kitchen sink ► 00:27
How to unclog a kitchen sink on the garbage disposal side ► 02:19
How to unclog the garbage disposal with a plunger ► 02:43
How to unjam the garbage disposal ► 03:10
Cleaning out the P-Trap under the kitchen sink ► 03:50
Taking the pipe out of the trap adapter ► 05:06
What if you have a soldered trap adapter ► 05:18
Clogged T slip joint pipe under the kitchen sink ► 05:28
Catch all the water ► 05:40
Putting kitchen sink pipes back together ► 06:35
Turn the hot water on ► 07:09
Double-check the slip joint nuts ► 07:25
How to check for leaks under your kitchen sink ► 07:31
Last resort to unclogging the kitchen sink ►07:45
Outro ► 08:01
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Single Grammy here...I watched your video and got my courage up to take the pipes apart under the sink and I found the clog!! Hallelujah! Thanks for your detailed instructions!
You still single though?
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But seriously, this is one of the best "how to" videos I've seen for this issue. Excellent explanations of all the options to try before calling a plumber with all the right safety tips. Fixed our sink using this advice in less than 20 minutes (not counting the time I spent watching the video). Thank you!!!
Thank you Sir for helping me unclog my sink. It’s 1:00am in the morning and your video has saved me from washing dishes in another sink later this morning. I can go to bed satisfied knowing I fixed it without the help of my husband. Ha! I’m very grateful to you and praising God for a fix!
I was just doing this at work lol great content.
Best DIY video I ever watched. Fixed my sink in 10 minutes with the last method
Watching your videos inspired me to go to school for plumbing mate. You always keep it real big man
Thank you so much! I successfully removed a clog from my P-Trap! After watching your video I had absolute confidence I knew what I was doing. Thank you so much!!!
Thank you! Plunger worked great after your great tutorial
Even though it wasn’t the fix I needed this time, I still picked up a few learnings, so, I’m glad I watched it anyway. 👍🏻
Fantastic video! Thank you so much! I was able to get my kitchen drains cleaned out and working beautifully after following your directions.
Using the plunger helped with unblocking the clog. Thanks for the video.
Thank you,thank you I finally did it fallowing your advice ❤
Thank you so much I unclogged my garbage disposal because of you!
This was a very helpful video! Thanks a ton
Awesome video Roger. The only thing I would do different if I saw straws on the side without the garbage disposal I wouldn't be plunging it down. I would be taking it apart and taking the straws out. You don't want to get those jam further down. I understand you did say in the he taken down but a lot of times when you punch you'll get them in that horizontal line but it won't actually push it through to the garbage disposal and then eventually it could clog it up again. Thanks a lot!
Thanks. Now I got to try and get it done.
I love your videos and thank you for sharing!!
Plunger worked like a dream, thank you so much!
Great to hear!
Thank you so much! The information in this video helped me to unclog my kitchen sink. I saved so much time and money because I didn't need a plumber to come out! Thank you so much!
You are so welcome!
Lifesaver!!! Thank you! Luckily the plunger worked for me but was prepared to go further thanks to your information.
Glad it helped!
Roger thanks!
Just moved in a year and half ago,
One drain in the kitchen sink, no disposal,
Remove 95% grease from going down the drain but there always seems to build up.
Tried vinegar-baking soda procedure 3 times,
Still keeps clogging.
Tried 2 sessions of 1/2 bottle draino gel,
Still slow & clogging.
But the plunger was the WINNER!
God Bless you for sharing your information 👍🏼
loved this, off to try things! thank you!
Thank you so much for the plunger method
Did it work for you?
I like these sorts of videos. I figured it was doable, but not being a plumber myself, wasn't sure if there was something I had to watch for when taking the pipes apart under my sink. My setup is different; I have a straight pipe that runs from the disposal side to a t intersection and then the p trap. A little struggle to get the t out, but once I did, the offending bits came out easily. Saved us money and time.
Thanks past Roger!
GreAt video roger best plumber I know
Had a blockage in our kitchen sink and the wife was about to call a plumber when i ran downstairs and said a plumber has walked me through how to sort it. loe and behold 20 mins later the blockage was clear and the water flowing faster than ever before through the pipes. thank you soo much for the step by step in the easiest way possible to understand and follow! saved us a small fortune and youve gained a new subscriber definitely going to be checking out your other videos incase i need a little plumbing know how again in the future. much appreciated
You are a true hero of the household! Keep up the great work
Great demonstration. I will be trying it any minute & hope to avoid plumber expense.
Good luck!
Thank you
72 YO Grandma got the courage up to actually get under my sink and find and clear the clog. Thank You
We're smarter than the average guy, soooo! 😊
thank u so much sir youre a legend
the reset button/twisting the bottom with that tool that has been sitting there since forever really saved me. It immediately worked after having issues with standing water
Thanks, good help.😊
DONE! Great vid sir…took less then 10 minutes
You are the man!!!!❤❤❤❤
Thank you for explaining your troubleshooting process. Clear and easy to follow.
Use this video. Saved me $$$
I had to do this last night. My daughter when she does the dishes wont run water long enough after running the disposal, so naturally it blocked the p trap and the pipe from the disposal to the p trap. Only thing I did different, was to take a tupperware container and mostly empty the sink and disposal side, into a bucket first, before opening up the p trap underneath into a bucket. This way I was sure, that the bucket would hold all of the water that was in the sink, and when I broke open the connections, I let it slow drain first, so that it wouldnt splash all over. Then took each connection loose, cleaned each pipe, put it back together, then flushed it with a large bucket of hot water on each side, so I had volume and pressure, and ran some more hot water down each side to be sure.
Very good, probably should be a once a month job for everyone.
Was able to do this job in 3 minutes! Great Vid!
Nice work!
Great video btw!!
Thank you for the help! With this guidance I was able to learn, fault isolate, and clear the issue in a short amount of time. Clear and concise instructions. Much appreciated!
Excellent!
Hello Roger Wakefield
I am a NY Plumber !
I use a very bright LED pocket size flashlight 🔦 to light up the tail piece and P-trap. If the slip joint fittings are clogged I just charge the customer to replace everything and go ahead and cable the line for 100% customer satisfaction. Everyone’s happy. 😃
You just saved me so much money 💰
Thanks for the video 👍
My pleasure!!
The thumbnail game is 12/10
Thank you for this encouraging video. Both sides of my sink would not drain last night and after doing everything I thought I could without having to dismantle the pipes, your video gave me what I needed to clear it. It was easy and turned out to be disgusting buildup in the pipe leading to outside, BUT I DID IT! Got it cleared.
What did you do?
Worked for me!!!!! Thank you
Glad it helped!
It worked for me. I would add two extra comments. Encourage the ladies, yes you can do this. And the water won't spray out everywhere like on TV. The recommendation to go slowly made me more confident. Thanks.
This was very helpful thank you!
I'm so glad!
this is cool
Thank you! Great video
Glad it helped!
Thank you so much for this! Now I'm ready for the next time my sink clogs up!
Glad I could help!
Got 'er done, many thanks!
Great job!
Thank you so much!!
Glad it helped!
Thank you !! ❤
You're welcome 😊
Plunger on the disposal side worked for me. Had to do about 30-40 thrusts before success but beat calling a plumber
Your comment was so helpful in helping me overcome a bad clog. 40 thrusts with the plunger did the trick, thanks for posting it!
If it is in the wall, I have found most times you can run a garden hose up in it, wrap it with a old rag or towel, give it a blast of water, be sure to have a catch can in case it does break lose, repeat the blast a few times, if it breaks lose, let the hose run for a while, if it does not break lose, then you may need a drain snake, from one Roger to another.
Great DIY Advice ROGER! I like you already
I just use a supply line on the shut off .I have one I use just for this
Better than a rubber garden hose, is the steel hose. You can twist it further in as they're very flexible. Also, you can see the debris attached to the ridges of the steel hose. I tried that and it removed a lot of debris.
Hey Roger, thanks for the video. My dishwasher drain feeds into my disposal. If I am going to try the plunger method to unclog my sink, do I need to figure out a way to stop up the dishwasher drain hose?
New honeowner and removing the P-trap and cleaning it did it for me! Fixed our problem, thank you so much! ❤
Fantastic!
thank you
You're welcome
Thanks
It worked on the first plunge. I had already wasted a bottle and a half of liquid plumber and drano that did not work.
Well done tutorial
Drain cleaners 👎 plungers 👍
Another way to try to unclog the kitchen sink if it’s both sides that’s stopped up & you have a garbage disposal is: Plug off the basket strainer side, fill disposal side with hot water & turn on disposal while holding down plug on other side. Sometimes the disposal will force the water through the pipes & clear the blockage. It’s worked several times for myself. I’m a service plumber in Florida.
will this put too much pressure on the pipes? i think this method will work for me.
Worked for me. Thanks
Worked for me as well. Thank you!
This worked for me thank you so much!
Genius, thank you! It makes so much sense!
Thank you 👍👍🤠🤠🤠
No problem 👍
It also helps to put Vaseline on the lip of the plunger to increase suction.
GREAT VIDEO. Single gal here and channel helps alot. Thank you
Happy to help! Congrats to you for being the professional in the house 💪
the bellows style plungers seal kitchen sink drains almost perfectly. and I like to go with more of a short brisk plunge cycle to try to break up the clog rather than trying to push it through.
and with a disposal, as often as not, it clogs because people run small waste down it without cycling it.
but I had one time the disposal was "clogged" because someone knocked the plug off the countertop and it landed upside down in the drain. once it was covered with food residue, it was mistaken for a clog.
roger wakefield you are the best the best ever
I appreciate that
Save my evening, was in the middle of making dinner and my sink got clogged. Thank you, Roger!
thank u for not blasting shitty sound effects that change my volume at the beginning
👍
Спасибо мне помогло😊
Roger use a 16 gallon wet vac. Use same as plunger. If clog is before vet it should work. Can do same thing on toilet clog. Merry Christmas to you and the family. 🎄
Roger we fucking love you! Keep up the work with this awesome content!
I've heard of people using baking soda and vinegar, pouring it in and plugging it quickly. I have not done this myself, but if I were to, I'd one-up it with diet coke and mentos. That would make a good video! 😆
Not a bad idea Ron! If it is a tough stoppage it might not be strong enough to break it. Worth a shot though!
When this happened to me last year, I found out my house, which was built with close to top of the line appliances & fixtures, cut a corner on the disposal...no reset switch, no tool. Lucky I remembered old school, broom handle to the rescue!
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Both my kitchen sink bowls won't drain. When I plunge the side with the disposal, water is forced up out the dishwasher air gap. When I plunge the side without the disposal, nothing happens, I don't make any progress. Is there an easy way to stop up the air gap so that the water isn't forced out of it instead of towards the clog? I'm hesitating to upen the p-trap because I did try Draino and the chemicals are all still sitting there, draining it all is going to be a challenge.
I had to cut out a P-trap in a resident room with a saw-zaw after the construction crew pushed all of the concrete dust, backing material and grout into the shower drain and it turned into a cement block over time.
Great day in the morning! People are crazy. Smh
Can you do a video on disassembling and cleaning the garbage disposal?
Lemon rinds and ice and salt do wonders! Most manufacturers have recommended methods similar to this in your owners manual. You can find pdf online if you don't have paper copy.
I also like to pour about a 1/4 cup of dish soap in afterwards, let it set, then flush with super hot water while running it for about 2 minutes!
What if the Ptrap connectors are glued, how do you take it apart?
By calling a plumber.
Thank you u save me money I fix it 👍
Glad I could help
What do you do if someone glued all of your under-sink plumbing together? Is there a plumber hit-man hotline?
My p-trap is literally glued to both the discharge arm and the riser. FML.
Nine times out of ten if the clogg is under the sink and not in the main line on a double sink it is in the tee of the continuous waste. There is a very small channel inside that tee Wich almost always cloggs up. Self employed Plumber 33 Year's experience in NEW YORK State
What if you don't have garbage disposal and two drains below
1 cup of vinegar, 1 cup of baking soda, plug over the drain opening, let sit 15 mins, the follow with hot water. This usually will break up minor stuff when the plunger fails.
Before we start, do we shut off the water valve?
I didn't have to on mine. Just finished.
Easiest way in the world is to change the wifi password, pop a beer, and tell your kid you will get the new password when the clog is removed 👌 🤣🤣🤣
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Thank you. My clog is the wall.
Didn't realise my plunger was a sink plunger, no wonder it's doing such a bad job with my toilet. 😆
Cleared the sink right up. 😄
The more you know 😅
Plunging the sink will loosen the strainer causing it to leak.
What if you run the water on full and it takes a minute or two to plug (back up) that’s bad huh? It means the clog is further down the system. And the last resort is snaking the damn thing. Correcto?
Working on this issue as I type. All piping is clean no debris. Appears to be wall drain issy. I used a drain stick in wall drain and it went in and out without issue.
If the issue is the wall drain would other sinks start backing up?
Next step is to call a plumber.
Same issue. Tried a 15 foot drain snake with no problems... now do i get a 30 footer or longer or just call a plumber? By the timw i buy a longer snake thats about the same cost as 1hr from a plumber.
Instead of a plunger use a shop vac, sucks up the standing water in the sink and will pull gunk out of the trap.
Fml, wife decided to try putting lasagna noodles down the garbage disposal as I was yelling not to do it… She got half way through before the water started coming back up both drains. The pressure created from the garbage disposal side caused water to shoot up the other side’s drain. Tried all the steps, plus my drain snake (didn’t fit through either drain). I then disassembled the drain with fun stinky pasta drain slurry all over the place. The trap was so clogged that every time I snaked it, the clog just resealed. I had to take off the trap to unclog it, thankfully no sewage gases burped up while I was doing so. Long story short, I had to disconnect and reconnect all of the pipes (including the trap), in order to get the clog. I got my hopes up for a second with baking soda and vinegar but it turned out to be a false positive 😢. It was less messy than the plunger, that was an experience…. Anyway, thank you for the recommendations, one clogged sink done!
Garbage Disposal is the reason for logging the sewer system . It makes the pressure not to clean the P-trap , it just bring the dirty in the P-trap go to the sewer . You should clean the P-trap instead using the Garbage disposal .
What about if you don't have a garbage disposal
It may take 2 hours plus. Still working on mine
But my p-trap looks different than that setup. It’s sitting on the board and the pipes are at the back of the disposal.
.....and here I am on Thanksgiving morning...
Uh oh…hopefully you get it fixed before the party starts! Good luck and happy thanksgiving
I did! Your instructions on removing the pipes to locate my blockage, and a phone call to my dad (for moral support), worked like a charm! I learned my lesson...potato peels. And I'm thankful for you! ❤
We got both clogged, tried everything, but nothing has worked so far. We removed the pipes under sink, and water flowed freely from both sinks, so we think that the plug must be past the wall. Snake could only go in up to 16 inches past the wall.
I guess we have no choice but to call a plumber.
Me too
Heya Roger, thanks for this guide! :-) My bathroom sink is doing something weird for quite some time, perhaps you can shed a light on what's wrong and what I could do: It's generally draining rather slowly, running the tap on full blast will fill it up in a minute. I go at it with the plunger, just a few pushes, and it starts to drain quickly again. Once it's empty, it burps loudly, and becomes clogged up instantly again. I can repeat that as often as I like. It's almost like an air bubble gets stuck somewhere. What could that be, and is there a way to resolve that without taking the drain apart? I've been flushing with almost boiling water to take any greasy residue out, and take great care to not drop hair etc in the drain, so I have no idea what could be in there and why.
you have (or had considering its 10 months old) a clog. More than likely its comprised of hair, soap and other bathroom based misc stuff. Youre gonna need a drain snake since at this point, its likely stuck along the path and is narrowing the pipe thus slowing the draining process.