What to do if the water pipe is blocked

Whether you live at home or open a homestay, you must have encountered the problem of blocked water pipes. What I want to share with you today is the solution to the blocked kitchen sink pipe!

Our family is on a low-fat diet, and my mother loves cleanliness very much. After eating and washing dishes every day, she will definitely clean the sink well. However, from the first few weeks, it was found that the speed of drainage has slowed down, and there is a phenomenon of stagnant water. Of course, my past experience in homestays made me think of two easy-to-use and cheap cleaning magic weapons when I encountered a blocked water pipe: baking soda powder and citric acid powder. First add baking soda powder, then add the same amount of citric acid powder, and finally add some water (hot water is better), so that the two will chemically change, and a lot of bubbles will start to flow from the water pipe. At this time, we Leave him alone and do other things. After about half an hour, the bubbles disappear completely, and then rinse with water to easily complete the cleaning. I just used baking soda powder and citric acid powder to clean the water pipes of the sink, and the drainage situation has improved significantly, but it does not feel as fast and smooth as in the past after cleaning in the homestay.

A few days ago, after dinner, when my mother washed the dishes, the water in the sink actually accumulated and did not drain! How to do? Let's try the water pipe method of baking soda powder and citric acid powder again, but this time the magic weapon fails! Dad decided to buy water pipes from Tongle and other products on the market. But when I bought it, I found that the label on the can said that this product is not suitable for use in plastic pipes, but the water pipes in the sink are almost all plastic pipes. I was worried that the strong chemicals would corrode the plastic water pipes, so I left it unused. Only use the ultimate move, go to the plumber!

The water and electricity store we found is jointly operated by father and son. This time we sent our son to help us deal with it. Although he is young, he has a very serious attitude, and his actions are not sloppy at all, and he handles it very carefully. This time I learned a few tricks from him and categorize them briefly:

Immediate rescue for blocked water pipes:

Avoid using Tongle and other products to pass the kitchen water pipe. This kind of product is divided into solid granular and liquid. In particular, it is not suitable to use solid granular. Solid particles are easy to block the water pipe.

Warning: Make sure that the water pipe under the sink is only blocked and not broken and leaking, otherwise the following trick (manual exclusion) may fail or cause another disaster.

Manual drainage (as shown below): Cover the sink with the drain cover, fill it with water, and take out the black suction cup that leads to the toilet. After opening the drain cover, press the overflow hole of the sink with one hand at the same time (to prevent the air from running out), and use the action of passing the toilet with the other hand to continuously pressurize the drain pipe, which affects the required action time according to the degree of blockage of the water pipe. After about a few minutes, you will see some dirt floating out of the water pipe and floating on the water, which means that the blockage has been successfully cleared. If the hand pressure overflow hole is not tight enough or the action of pressing the suction cup down is incorrect, the effect may be weakened!

Machine drain: Basically, manual drain should clear most water line blockages. If it still doesn't work, you must use machinery and equipment to pass the water pipe (the machine is excluded). If you reach this step, please directly invite a plumber or a special water pipe! Because this kind of equipment is not cheap to buy, and we only need to run the water pipe once in a long time. As long as you use the machine to pass the water pipe, the fee will jump from at least 2,000 (in the Greater Taipei area).

Daily maintenance of water pipes

Daily usage habits are very important. If you are used to pouring soup, water, or greasy gravy into the water pipe, it is normal for the drain pipe of the sink to block.

But what if, like our family, we eat less oil and clean after each meal, but what if we still get clogged? The advice of the plumber is similar to what is said on the Internet. For daily maintenance, you can consider washing dishes with warm water occasionally. In addition to reducing detergent and cleaning dishes quickly, washing dishes in warm water also helps to melt grease in the water pipes. In addition, regularly flushing the sink with hot water is also a very effective maintenance method for the water pipes.

Sink and water pipe construction

In addition to treatment, in addition to daily maintenance, there is also a congenital prevention that is easily overlooked. This is very important. In fact, during the construction of the sink, the degree and frequency of water pipe blockage are determined to some extent.

The thickness of the drain pipe is used, and the thin one is easy to block.

The design of the slag mesh bucket of the falling water head is good or bad. The denser the pores of the slag mesh bucket, the less food waste that falls directly into the water pipe and the probability of future blockage.

The camber and slope of the water pipe below the water head. If the camber is poorly designed or the slope is not too level, it is easy to cause the flow of water to be too small during use, and small residues or grease will gradually accumulate in the water pipe. The residue or grease is flushed back to the water line. Our family is such a congenital bad situation!

If there are frequent water pipe blockages in the home or homestay, it is found after inspection that it is due to a congenital poor design. You can consider asking a plumber to readjust the piping to reduce future troubles, which can be done once and for all.

Plumbing tool big evaluation! Understand the uses and prices of 11 tools at a time

Commercially available DIY plumbing tools

Water pipe dredging universal cleaning stick, Tongle and other commercially available pipe cleaners It is used to dissolve wastes such as hair, grease residue, leftovers and other wastes in the pipe wall, and can sterilize and clean the peculiar smell in the pipe, and can be used for pipe cleaning and maintenance. The alkali tablets sold by chemical companies have similar effects, but remember to be careful not to be splashed by strong alkali in your eyes, mouth and nose, and please take safety precautions!
>>The market is about 100~350 yuan, and it can be used for about 3 months.

Citric acid, baking soda powder chemicals It is used to dissolve wastes such as hair, grease residue, leftovers and other wastes in the pipe wall, and can sterilize and clean the peculiar smell in the pipe, and can be used for pipe cleaning and maintenance.
>>The market is about 30 yuan to 60 yuan, and it can be used from time to time.

Vacuum dredge It can deal with minor blockages. It can be used for toilets, washbasins, bathtubs, and floor drains with simple pulling action, and uses air pressure changes to remove blockages in the pipe.
>>The market is about 150 yuan to 650 yuan.

water pipe dredge It can deal with minor to moderate blockage problems. Put the simple spring plated steel rod into the blocked pipeline, manually turn the crank, the steel rod will rotate in the pipe, and achieve the effect of scraping the grease and hair, and block the pipe. Object removal, the length can reach about 7 meters.
>>The market price ranges from 600 yuan to 2,000 yuan.

Portable electric pipe machine Able to deal with minor to moderate blockages, the same principle as the water pipe dredge, the difference is that the electric motor unclogs, the steel rod can automatically rotate in the pipe and the steel rod can be automatically retracted, and the length can reach about 7 meters.
>>The market price ranges from about 1800 yuan to 10000 yuan.

Professional plumbing tools for technicians

toilet unclog
It is a hand-held toilet dredging tool, which can deal with the blockage of the S-shaped pipe inside the toilet. Compared with the machine steel bar dredging, it can protect the ceramic toilet from damage, and can quickly and safely remove the obstruction in the toilet.
>>The technician processing fee is about 1,500 yuan.

steel pipe
It can deal with minor to severe blockage problems, and is divided into 3, 4, 5, and 6 points for steel bars of different diameters, and handles water pipes of different sizes. The treatment method is to put the steel bar into the blocked pipeline, and use the pipe machine to dred it. The steel bar will rotate in the pipe to achieve the effect of scraping off grease, hair, and obstructions, and completely remove the obstructions in the pipe. The length can be up to about 60 meters.
>>Technician processing fee starts from about 1,500 yuan, or quoted according to on-site conditions.

water pipe machine
A machine for dredging water pipes, used to send and receive steel bars, make them enter and remove water pipes.

Straight steel bar
It is mainly used for dredging straight pipelines. It can be connected in series with different lengths. It is a solid steel bar. The length can be connected to about 60 meters, and it is mostly used for roof drainage pipes and sewage ditch dredging.
>>The technician processing fee is quoted according to the on-site situation.
Handheld tube machine
It is a machine and equipment for dredging straight drainage pipes and ditches, and is used to send and receive steel bars, make them enter and remove water pipes.

Carbon dioxide high pressure cylinder
Using high-pressure pumping method to dredge the pipeline, it can be used for sewage drainage pipelines, air-conditioning drainage pipelines, hot and cold water pipes, etc.
>>The technician processing fee is quoted according to the on-site situation.