A clogged kitchen drian could mean a costly visit from the plumber.
As a son of a plumber I couldn't be seen to have to call in someone else.
(Besides, Dad's retired and hung up his drain rod long ago.)
In the "old days" we put the trap directly under the kitchen sink so you could fix it in the kitchen. Well, in my 6 or 7 year old house it's different. The trap is in the basement.
It tried poking a hanger wire down through the cleanout under the sink but to no avail.
I made a quick call to dad to see if he still had a drain rod. He suggested instead I go down to the basement and unscrew the trap. Thankfully It's still unfinished above the laundry room.
Here he reminded I needed to hang a bucket under the trap when I unscrew it.
Once unscrewed I was able to shift the horizontal drain to one side and get my fingers into the gunk to pull it out.
Question: How many drinking straws can you get down a drain before it clogs?
Answer: Eight Straws, 3 popsicle sticks and several old grey vegtable remains.
Uggh ! well its fixed and it only cost me a hour of my time.
