How to Unclog a Kitchen Sink
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- Опубликовано: 31 мар 2013
- When you have a really bad sink clog, sometimes using a plunger or
plumbers snake just wont get through the clog. In these situations you
may need to start opening up pipes. In most cases the problem is near
the P-trap which is directly under the sink. This video will show you
how it's done. 
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PLUMBERS TRICK: To save you all the trouble of pulling the pipes apart in the future (for this exact problem)....In the beginning of the video when you had both sides of the sink full and turned on your disposal, if you had put the plug in the side that did not have the disposal on it and held it in tightly so it didn't pop up from the pressure, the disposal would act as a water pump and push the blockage right out. You saw how it filled the other side of the sink when you turned on the disposal. Same thing will happen but while holding down that sink plug it will make the pump push the water past the clog. You may have to do this a few times before it blows everything clear but it works every time. If it wont blow it open then chances are the clog is so deep in the pipe that a snake needs to be used. When you try this method the side of the sink with the disposal needs to be half full of water. The disposal will then pump that water into the lines under pressure. BEWARE that when you shut off the disposal to quickly hold your hand slightly over the disposal drain because if it didn't clear the clog water may shoot back up suddenly. Like I said it may take a few times to get it open depends how tight the clog is. Great video for home owners!!!
Did this tonight...worked just like you said...THANK YOU Rob Reynolds.
Rob!!!!! Omg thank you for the tip...hopped on RUclips (bc you can find ANYTHING on here, what did we do before RUclips and Google?!?!) bc my kitchen sink got clogged on the side of the garbage disposal and was backing up water while my dishwasher was running!!!! Yikes. Happened on this vid and saw your trick posted! Took all of 5sec to fix it, would have cost me at least $100 for a plumber to come out! Your awesome.....bravo!
Mr Rob - You're The Man! Used your Plumber's Trick on my clogged kitchen sink this morning. It worked the 1st time just like you said. Both sides were so full of gunk I had to bail into a bucket almost all the left-side to put the plug in and half the disposal side. Held down hard on the plug, flipped the switch and PRESTO problem solved. I am truly grateful I took the time to read some replies and came across your post. THANK-YOU! :)
Great to hear it worked for you. Your very welcome sir.
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7 years later and our man Rob is still saving sinks all over the globe. This single mama thanks you from the bottom of my heart. Not only did it work but I get to feel like a bad ass doing on my own, with your advice of course! Thank you, thank you, thank you! If you’re ever in New Braunfels, Texas I will buy you a beer!❤
Thank you very much. A helpless single lady is very proud of herself! I managed to unclog the sink (at 4am) follow your method.
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three girls appreciate your help! totally unclogged the sink with your help and no plumber !
Help isnt for free. The three girls have to pay one way or another
8 years later you’re still helping!!! Just fixed mine! Thank you so much!!
why are people so damn negative holy shit if it didn't work for you look at another damn video n move on the man took his time to post a video for those who are lost n needs help didn't like his style to fucking bad grow the help up jeez...anyways this video saved my night although smelled really bad I got it cleaned out thank you very much
Six year old video and still works like a charm. My mother decided to dump a whole Chinese buffet in our poor old garbage disposal, only to clog our pipes. I watched this video and took out the pipe farthest back. All those leftovers that were still well good enough to eat came plunging out. This video is a lifesaver! Thanks so much 😀
Did you save any of the food?? 😅🤢🤮😂
Seven years later… I followed your instructions step by step, but no clog or food found. Clog could’ve been inside the garbage disposal unit itself where I could not get to. So I read the comments and followed Rob Reynolds’s advice which worked like a charm!!! Thank you!
I had the same problem and was hesitant to try to unclog the sink until I examined this video. Thank you very much. You saved me time and money!!
I 100% agree with everyone else. Thank you so much for posting this step-by-step video. It helped me locate the clog in the u-pipe as well as build my confidence. I felt like a Champ. Take care and be safe always!
Dude I know this video is old,I'm 50,I know nothing about plumbing,and I watched your video,my blockage was in my pea trap...thank you thank you thank you,you saved me alot of money I did not have...God bless you
I am a female who watched this and fixed my sink. This is a skill I will remember. Thank you!!!
I was about to give up on unclogging the disposal. I said, I have one more method to try. This was it and it worked. Thanks.
Thank you so much! You just helped me with the most annoying clogged bathroom sink problem! Thank you, thank you, thank you. The best part is, I had my 5yr old daughter watch your video with me, then help me take everything apart and fix it back up! My sink works like a champ now!
I cant begin to tell you how grateful i am for this advice Rob.
I spent the some of the day taking apart all of the pipes under the sink and even using draino, which didn't work.
I was on the cusp of going to buy a drain snake, but the store closed 10 mins before I could leave, so i started watching drain videos
I see your comment, give it a go.. .and voila!!! the pipes actually drain water now.
Thanks Rob, 8 years later and still a legend ;)
WOW!! Rob, thank God, you, the internet and You Tube for saving me countless frustration and cost!!! I first tried salt, hot water, vinegar, Dawn and lastly plunging in various combinations. Nothing worked. I tried simply holding the stopper in the drain without the disposal, and running the disposal as instructed. The drain cleared!! Praise God! Now we can wash baby bottles in the kitchen!!
Thank you, thank you.
Thanks for the video! I'm someone who is awful with home repairs. This was super easy to do, required no tools, and most importantly, saved me $$$
I’m here 2020 and you helped me unclogged my kitchen sink thank you so much 😊
2021, same for me. Thanks man!
2021
okay rite on
Same! Just fixed mine!
I'm a 62-year-old woman and I just fixed my clogged sink thanks to your video!!
Thanks to you, I was able to get over my fear of taking apart the pipes to unclog my kitchen sink. My garbage disposal was still spinning but not draining, and I still had drainage in the other sink, so I knew that clog was somewhere in between the two sinks. Your video helped me to figure that out. I feel like Wonder Woman!
YOU ARE WONDER WOMAN! THIS IS WHERE IT STARTS!!
I'm trying to get over my fear of taking apart the pipes for a clogged sink right now. Hoping to understand more the more I watch. I'm just scared of something bad happening. I don't want water spraying out at me either!
But your comment gives me a bit more courage. So thanks. I'm glad to know I'm not alone in feeling this way. I just don't want to make anything worse and I've never done this before or messed with pipes period.
Thought I'd give you an update. Missi ok n accomplished. Your comment really helped because I knew it was at least normal to feel the way I felt and you overcoming your fear somehow helped me overcome mine. My mom will be so impressed when she comes home and sees it's fixed. Thank you for your help!
@@kellylott9296 Right on!
@@reginamunoz8394 your message was a huge help. Kind of the final kick in the butt I needed. Thanks!
This definitely did the trick! My sink wasn't nearly as badly clogged as yours, but was going to get there probably in a year's time. Glad I can do this type of maintenance on my own from now on and save myself a couple hundred bucks! Thank you!!!
Thank you for this! Just successfully unclogged my kitchen sink! Great instructions. Great video. I am so appreciative!
I'm not really a handy man (which I'm not proud of) but you made me look like an expert in front of my family when i did exactly as the video instructed! Did it in like 7 minutes too. I appreciate this video a lot. Thanks man!
Thanks so much! I had tried at least 10 other RUclips videos and either what they suggested did not work or I could not figure out how to do it. After 12 hours of trying different things and calling plumbers who could not come, we did this and it worked! Our pipes and connections were all healthy - but there was several inches of solid fat to clear. Thanks for doing a great video.
Wow, thank you! My sink had the exact same problem. Apartment managers weren't home, but I was able to fix it all myself. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
7 years later I fixed my song bc of you!! Thanks!
Here many years later, followed your instructions and fixed my sink! Thanks for saving me yet another bill!
This helped so much. My friend and I had to unclog her drain and did this step by step. Sure got the job done! Thanks!
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I tried literally everything and this video helped me perfectly step by step! I'm home alone and rather than waiting for my husband or calling my dad I did it myself. 😭 thank you!
Tierra Koch girl same ! I’m the kind of person that if something needs attention and bugs me I will just do it myself , like with my oil change I do it myself not even let my boyfriend , I’m afraid he will do something wrong 😂 I HAVE TO DO IT MYSELF
Rob Reynolds saving sinks around the world! amazing! worked for me! thank you!
Came home from a 6 week holiday. Sink filling up/ blocked like in the video.
This video fixed the problem and was great instruction 👍👍
Many thanks
This was a FANTASTIC walkthrough. When I saw how the water transferred from one sink to the other when garbage disposal on, I KNEW this was going to help me solve the problem. THANK you for saving me a hundred bucks on a plumber. I would have been embarrassed to see how easy the fix was - DOH!!!
Thank you for posting this!! We followed your steps and got our sink unclogged. You are a life saver! 💕
Thank you so much...my parents werent home and i had to do the dishes and accidentally put all the food into the dispenser and it got clogged up...So me being a 15 year old female and my brother 13 we sat down opened everything up and nearly fainted from how gross it looked and smelled...but we got it done and lets just say my parents will never find out.
Omg i'm a 14 years old female too and I accidentally broke it too but we haven't fixed it yet, wish us luck😀😀
Bro same that's me rn👎🏼
Your parents would be proud tell them after you fixed it just make sure all joints are tight or it'll leak and ruin your cabinets
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Dea Jaf same situation I’m in right now but I’m home alone lol
Thank You very much for making this video. I used this video to repair my mom's sink. She put abunch of noodles down the garbage disposal and this happened. You saved alot of people a plumbing bill with this video. God Bless
ROB REYNOLDS Thank you so much! 3 days of despair trying to unblock my double sink. What a star you are fir sharing such a simple trick. Took many tries but worked perfectly. Thanks again! 😊 xx
I know this is an older video but thank you SO much! I’m a single mom and I fixed my drain in a matter of 5-10 minutes. 😊
Ahhhhhh. Thank you SO much! After plungging, stopping one side then the other then plungging again, I found my packed clog in the P trap. Piece of cake!
Wow!‼️
You the man Reynolds. Did your trick three times. And then boom blockage gone. I took apart all the pipes, used a snake,Draino, baking soda & vinegar, plunger etc. Wish I saw your post before I did all that. You saved me some scratch brother thank you!!!
I'm a single mom and you helped me tons! Thank you for giving real easy instructions for me! You saved me $300 that damn handyman was gonna charge me. Thank you again! Keep posting because I'm following👍👍👍
Thanks you! Your video gave me the confidence to take apart and fix my clogged drain!
Appreciate your video. Was able to use this technique and drain my sinks successfully. However, I wasn't ready for that powerful splash of water while opening the tubes. Had to clean alot more than I thought.
Plumbers trick below worked, thank you so much!!! I’m so grateful I didn’t have to take the pipes all apart to clear the clog! Thank you Rob Reynolds!!!
My kitchen sink clogged last night and I can't get a plumber out until after the holiday. Thank goodness I found your video and was able to fix it myself. My clog was in the very same pipe that's close to the wall or outside pipe. I used a clothes hanger, an old toothbrush and paper towels to get all of the gunk out. Thank you for saving Christmas!
Thank you so much! My sinks clogged Sunday of Memorial weekend with my husband working a 15 hour shift and your tutorial saved me. It was so easy too. The only thing I had some trouble with was putting everything back 😬. But if a 50 year old housewife can do it, anyone can!
I was clogged for hours man don't get off work untill 11pm I watched this and although the water went everywhere my bucket to catch was too small 🤦🏾♀️😂😂😂😂😂😂😂I still was able to untwist the pipe and drain the pipe and no clog thank you!!
This was the exact problem. I was considering hiring a plumber for something as simple as this. This video saved me a lot of money! Thanks!
Did this today. Worked on the first try! Thanks for saving me the trouble of pulling apart the pipes.
Thanks for the video! I removed the trap and the sink drained. Few things I did, 1 drained the sink as much as possible with a plastic cup I had lying around. I also put a plastic sheet under the trap in case any water spilled - I was very limited on my bucket/pan options...I actually ended up using an empty dog food bag which worked really well to catch the water haha
Great video! I suspected the same spot as you did but wasn't brave enough to pop the pipe open. But I am fully satisfied by the fix in your video :)
This is legit! After watching I did exactly what you did and finally my sink is now working and free of gunks! Thank you so much!!
Mr. Rob, you saved the day!! I have been trying to fix my clogged sink for two days, I have watched so many videos and no luck. I just tried your advice and it worked, sink is unclogged in 2 minutes. Thank you so much ❤
Couple of tips when you install the plumbing, run the water very hot for a couple minute after you tighten the compression nuts. Then re tighten them, this heat them up a allow an extra half turn or so. Also you can wrap some paper towels around all of the joints then let the water run for while, if you have a slow leak you will be able to tell exactly when it's coming from before you discover it days later when the bottom of your cabinet is soaked.
John Potkay the paper towel technique is one my father taught me. The water shows up great! Good tip.
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I'm so happy it helped you!
Thank you so much!! I fixed a clog in the P-trap, tightened everything back together and everything was as good as new! It was some white sludge
Hi !thank you very much,you made that so very simple that I tried it myself and it work like a charm,am 81 years old and after watching your videos I fixed mine , I called off the plumer,again thank you.
My husband and I tried this method once before, but because of where we live, plus it's a very old house, the water gushed out and spilled EVERYWHERE even though we had a bucket underneath it, and the water was black. I'd do this as a last resort.
So what we did instead that worked: I put on gloves and pressed down on the sink stopper as HARD as I possibly could, (since it was completely submerged) while he plunged the other side where the garbage disposal is, then just ran it, and since I was pressing down to prevent any water going back up on my side (which was easier said than done, so much pressure, I had to hold it down using all the strength I could muster) The water eventually went down, and pushed the air bubble through, and it drained correctly again.
But in the future, I run the garbage disposal with hot water for a few seconds before putting any food down there. Foods I realize you should avoid:
Rice (NEVER put any rice down there) potato skins, mushroom stems, oil and anything else extremely thick like stew leftovers, etc. I just strain the food, and pour it in a grocery bag, seal it up and put it in the trash, and take out the trash not long after. Hope this helps for others!
Update: we STOPPED using the garbage disposal and use a sink stopper. Everything goes in the trash. Our plumbing can’t handle anything but liquid.
Cucumber peels clogged up my sink and here I am, learning how to unclog it.
I just put rice in my sink. Lord help me.
@@Morgan-yl4uk yeah, it’s pretty nasty. Like sewage and dirty water. Not poop, thankfully, but it’s not pleasant.
We actually stopped using our garbage disposal. Everything solid goes into the trash.
Very helpful, I unclogged my sink without calling a plumber
hey! just wanted to say thanks! I usually would have called the plumber and spent a couple hundred but me and my son just fixed our sink in 10 min! so thanks for sharing this video, it is truly appreciated!
Thank you, this was extremely helpful. My kitchen sink has had clogging issues for a long time, following this video helped me finally fix problem.
Thank you for posting this! I just fixed my own sink! :)
Thank you Rob. Husband was out of town, and your trick worked perfectly! Thank you again!
@Rob Reynolds, you are the man!!! Worked the first time. You saved my relaxing Father's Day... "I guess shoving egg shells in the garbage disposal for years final caught up to us." The quote from my wife. Much love my man.
Thank you so much followed your video and unclogged my sink. Didn’t have to ask hubby and call Plummer!! To God be all the Glory!!👏🏼
I just unclogged my kitchen sink with your help. Thank you. Side note: Goddamn was that disgusting.
Yes it was!
Unless you did it with your bare hands. Did you use gloves? :)
North Perth Plumbers
i get easily grossed out lol i couldnt do this. il leave it to my man
yes.. so gross!!
Lol
Holy hell, you are a life-saver.
Thank you for helping these new clueless homeowners unclog our sink in 15 minutes!!!
Thank you SO much for the video. My elderly dad lives with me and due to COVID I am trying to avoid having people into my home. I was able to successfully remove the clog! And saved some $$$. Thanks, again!!!
Hi, my sink looks and behaves EXACTLY like yours. I followed all the steps but there was no blockage in any of the parts of pipe discussed in the video. However, after I put everything back together and ran water threw it both sinks began to fill up again as before. I guess the only place the blockage could be is farther back towards the wall of the sink. I could not disconnect any more of the piping heading farther toward the back of the sink due to the previous homeowner epoxying the joint together - however as far back as I could see looked clear. Do you think our blockage is even farther back? It does take a while for the sinks to fill up again when I have the water running on a medium speed. I'm thinking we will have to call a plumber but any tips/advice you could give would be most appreciated!
By the way, great video, very clear, it made me feel confident to try and tackle my first ever plumbing problem as a new homeowner :)
Start a crank manual snake after the last joint, may get lucky~
Thanks Geo, fixed my problem and now I feel like a maaaannn!!! Lol
Rob Reynold, your advice worked like a charm. I was about to call a plumber I was stumped. I took the pipes apart they were clear, plunger no succes, 25 fr snake and nothing, draino fail and watching this video and for some reason I decided to read the comments and I am glad I did. Thank you
Thank you Rob Reynolds for your plumber’s tip. I had plunged both sides of our sink and was going g to snake it when I found this video and your tip. SUCCESS! I literally unclogged our sink in seconds. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
You saved my day! I feel so accomplished to not have had to call my dad or brother to fix my sink. Woo hoo!!
Thanks for your video- I'm a single mom! My clog was just like this one- and the plumber quoted me 130 per hr ( it's Sunday New year's Eve) but thanks to you- I fixed it MYSELF!😃
Purple Zen
I know you're a single mom but I bet you're receiving child support.
Thank you so much Bob Reynolds!!! The back pressure with the disposal on cleared the blockage in literally 2 seconds! You just saved me $200 and an hour of time!!!! Will not forget this plummer trick!
Today I'm wearing my plumber hat for the first time and tackling this exact problem. Thank you for the instruction, hopefully my project goes as smoothly as yours! Wish me luck! :)
Thank you so much for posting this easy-to-follow tutorial. I was just having the exact same problem and worked through it as you did. It fixed my issue immediately. 😊
I’m happy to hear that!‼️
That is why so many people like plumbers to do it. LOL
Thanks for the post!
I never thought of plunging the sink, so I tried it, & it worked/saved me so much time. Thank you!!
Thank you so much. You just saved me a lot of money to get a plumber out here to fix something that took a total of 15 minutes. and that includes the clean up.
Just wanted to say thank you! I just moved out on my own finally and the sink clogged within a month. This saved a lot of hassle.
Thank you so much. Hubby away on fishing trip and have to tackle this one myself, with success! and can now add plumbing to my list of many skills :-)
I had this problem b4 and I hired somebody to fix it,he opened the drainers outside and passed snake through the pipes, and i payed $80, last week I had the same problem , after watching ur video i opened the pipe and pass the $8 Home Depot snake through the pipe and it’s good now, thank u so much👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you Mr. Rob Reynolds for your "Plumbers Trick" advise!!! It worked like a charm!
For P-traps you can use almost any drain snake to clean the pipe. Just google Drain Snake or Pipe Snake. There are a number that are under $10 that could help clean out a P-trap. You would likely need a more expensive, longer one to clean out deeper clogs.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I just found the clog and put everything back together again! I didn't have to call a plumber!!!!! YAH!
Love the HowToWith Geo. I clogged my kitchen sink with carrots from juicing. Without thinking I thru the mulch in the sink, and switched on the garbage disposal. My friend was standing next to me when I was doing this, as sink clogging up, and telling my friend.."I do it all the time", friend replied "that much? your going to stop up your sink". In the moment she said this the sink was clogged. Finding the clog was easy in the pipes, and the whole thing had only taken under 20 minutes. Last night I was a wreck; worry, calling my landlord, time it takes to fix, and how bad can it be?? The weight was lifted. THANK YOU!
It worked, took several times but it cleared the drain. Thank you Rob.
Thanks for this!! I'm a single mom and I'm learning how to fix things myself, this helped so much!
Thank you for this. I'm dealing with the same issue. Ugh time to get dirty.. Or call landlord. Nah I'll get dirty lol
My landlord an asshat I just fix whatever it is. He bitch because we bought a stove because his brought on Christmas eve.
Aye 10 years later and I get fixed my sink feeling like a plumber, thanks for the video
You helped me so much. Thank you. Luckily the plunger worked, but you pointing out where the likely clog was was so helpful. Thank you.
Great Video Geo
Thanks this video helped me out a lot. I was able to unclog my sink myself.
Oh my goodness Rob Reynolds you're a genius. I was just getting getting to take all the pipes apart, but tried plugging the non-disposal side. It works immediately!! Thank you! and Thank you How to With Geo!
Rob I did exactly as you described and I really had to hold the stopper down on the drain that did not have the disposal but I pressed on it and held it down and did exactly what you said and voilà everything‘s clear the drain looks great you’re absolutely 100% right on thank you so much!
did exactly what you said and I have an unclogged sink thanks!
Thank you so much! I'm a woman and I did it without any help other then your video so Thank you😁
me too!
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Nobody cares if your a woman you didn’t even have to mention that.
Women can do anything men can do...this helped me too and I've been a guy my whole life. (But I get what you mean). :)
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I just watched your video I actually got depressed because my house has been experiencing draining problems. Thank you so much for your help visually and verbally it worked great and saved me a lot of money. 😘👊🏾
Yes you do rock....... thank goodness I read the paragraph about turning on the disposal with the other side blocked, it did work like a pump and flush the clog right down the drain..... it completely worked... I am so glad, I tried everything but nothing worked, I can’t believe I overlooked this simple fix .....thank you so much I really appreciate it.