How To Remove A Sink Stopper - Mother Daughter Projects

How to Clean a Clogged Bathroom Sink

2/27/2019

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Product:

• Snake Hair Drain Clog Remover Cleaning Tool (Amazon)
• Whink Hair Clog Blaster (Amazon)

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Thank you for this! Exactly the info we were looking for, no more slow draining sink. In addition to normal sink grime and hair, my kids had apparently shoved Q tips down the drain! It leaked when we put the nut back until I finished reading the instructions and rotated the hole in the stopper to the front. (Whoops lol)

So glad it was helpful! Oh kids :)

Thank you. I read a wikihow post which seemed really complicated and then I went to start on my sink and wasn’t sure how to remove the stopper. I had both of my daughters with me and we removed the stopper, cleaned it, attempted to snake the drain, and replaced it with only a minor amount of ugh. Thank you

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing :)

Thank you so much!!!! You made it so easy to clean out an annoying drain!!

You're welcome!

i have a slow tub drain and i cant seem to remove the tub drain plunger...any tips. the screw is stripped

Helpful hints always handy, especial if they work!!

Thanks so much for the clear how-to! Made all the difference between eternal procrastination and now running drains. Did two of them today. BTW I found that just doing step 3 (removing the nut) and leaving the lever assembly otherwise intact also can do the trick.

Thank you for sharing this, Steph & Vicki. Your explanation was very clear and concise, and I also appreciated the comment from Nic (above) because I'm the type of person who takes things apart and then can never figure out how to put them back together. Leaving the lever assembly intact and just removing the gray nut worked perfectly!

Thanks so much! I have been looking at scary plumbing websites that involved tools (who has tools??) but this is exactly what I needed. My boyfriend was extremely impressed by his handy-dandy girlfriend saving the day!

You're welcome! Happy to help!

Thank you so much for posting this! I am a 54 year old single home owner who is trying to learn to do more minor household repairs on her own. After viewing your video, I successfully unclogged my drain! Now I can head off to sleep knowing that tomorrow I will not have to deal with anymore standing water!

Awesome!! Thanks so much for sharing Cindy!

Great Info! This was sooooo easy! Thanks for tutorial.

You're welcome!

Thanks for providing this helpful information. I found your video before others and it worked for my sink drain. Nice to be able to fix things that are easy without screwing them up too!

You're welcome! Glad it was helpful!

Thank you!! This worked perfectly!!

You're welcome! Happy to help.

The double sink in the kitchen keeps backing up. We have used the plunger, boiling water, and the snake. After using the snake it drained well for about 4 hours and then plugged up again. When we pulled the snake out of the drain there wasn’t any residue on it. It was pretty clean and the sink drained For a short time We fed the snake down the drain for 25 ft. The drain starts with a 1 1/2 in galvanized pipe for about 25 ft and then into 2 in pvc pipe. Any suggestions?

Thanks, handy homeowners! Your how-to guide was super helpful, exactly what I needed! It would have taken me way too long to figure out rhat nut on the back of the pipe on my own. For what it’s worth, I took the PVC pipe apart, too, and cleaned it out. That’s super easy; no tools needed. Plus I didn’t have one of those hair-cleaner-outer gadgets like you did. Got everything lined up and put back together with no leaks and no extra parts. Thanks again!

Awesome! So glad it was helpful!

This is exactly what I needed, and it's so validating knowing I'm not the only one with this issue. The partner and I moved in a few months ago and have just been putting up with the problem, so I am deeply thankful for the time and effort you put into this thorough and detailed tutorial! :D :D

You're welcome! So happy to hear it was helpful!!

THANK YOU!!!! I'm trying to avoid loosening pipe to access trap. My daughter decided soap carving was her new hobby along with making own bath bombs. I'm really not sure what Drano Max & boiling water would not cure but .... I have scooped water once a day for 3 days bc there faucet apparently has an unnoticed drip as well..... so happy to have found this site. Single parent here whose parents are deceased and she always called on dad. I do not like having to call on my daughter's dad (he does help me actually) and my older brother like our dad was stays super busy..... Thank you!!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!!

You are welcome! So happy you found our site!

Thank you so much for an easy, straight forward tutorial. Yall are the best!

This helped so much thank you

Just saved myself a plumber’s fees by following your instructions! Now my bathroom sink drains so much better. Thanks for your advice!

Awesome! So glad it helped!

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