Unclogging a Sink Using Air Pressure
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- We made a tool to help us unclog a bathroom sink using air pressure.
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Wonderfull I really apreciate your clear and conscise explanation.
This is what I was looking for.
My best regards.
Thanks for the addendum. Gives more context of the problem and things to be aware!
Thank you from 2024!
Oh and thank you for that last part on the video!!
@greenhawk46 That is true. The low purchase price for small air compressors makes it an attractive alternatives when you consider the cost of calling a plumber one or more times. And you get to keep the compressor and use it for other projects as well. I have one large and one small compressor - the big one is the workhorse of my shop.
your 10 mins video saved me so much $ I tried everything to unblock the pipe but nothing worked after watching your video I id the same way you did and it's worked thank you so much
Thank you Jeff .... this was very helpful.
Thanks. I had seen this done on a toilet a year or 2 ago, but I didn't know the air pressure. Our house is a mobile home added onto and with added duct work is very hard to access the pipes underneath. I rigged the hose on my small air compressor up wotih ductape on the hose fitting and used electric tape to fix it to the pipe under the sink below the trap. Worked in seconds! I had always managed to clear it for the last 18 years, but the clogwas too bad till I used the air. It took about 50-60 lbs pressure.
Thanks Bob, it's all a bit of a cluge but with a little creativity the job gets done in an unconventional manner. Nice work and thanks for watching.
Thank you! Super helpful!
Have tried the vacuum method and has so far worked for me. Would not try using pressure as if any joints are compression they might push apart whereas vacuum pulls them tighter. but just an observation you might get away with it for a couple of goes?
well, if i were a plumber i'd definitely make such a device but actually unscrewing & cleaning (or just replacing) the p-trap takes just a few minutes.
Now come up with a nifty name for your invention; while researching a tool I need to stop a 1 inch dripping supply line so that I could solder it I found a stopper called “dammit“.
CO2 cartridge (what you use in BB guns) work too.Thats what plumbers use. No need to buy expensive compressor. CO2 cartridge is about $5. You will have to modify the end of the hose for a CO2 fitting.
It sounds like a great idea but I am surprised that it worked because all drains are supposed to be vented. So does the block have to be upstream of the vent? If it is down stream, then would not all the air pressure be bled out through the vent (along with the water!)
The clog must have been before it reached the vent stack. He mentioned he did not take apart the plumbing so it very well could have been clogged in the trap (pretty common) which would make it well before the vent.
my rig was considerable more silly looking than yours, but, I didn’t spend a dime.
junk on hand.
after several other attempts,
including shop-vac, which, along with alternating compressor, would have been my next move.
still got the kitchen to do.
❤️
What are the parts that you bought to make that air compressor tool, I'm having the same problem with my bathroom sink. And already trouble finding the black tubing that you are using in this video please help.
Hi Xzavis, I bought everything at Home Depot - my suggestion would be to freeze the video when the tool is in full view and walk the isles of HD to find each of the pieces. I know that's not a very good solution but that is what it took to get this thing cobbled together. Be aware that when you add the air pressure it's going to try to escape from somewhere - either the vent leading to the roof of the overflow hole in the sink or tub. You REALLY need a helper - a rag soaked in water makes a pretty good plug for some of these escape points. If the clog is downstream of the vent your only option is to agitate the clog by adding air pressure and pulling off and then repeating. It does work though.
When all else fails...spud gun it.
Milwaukee airsnake thinks they’re innovative
elegant solution, but you have to have or rent an air compressor-
Show me this on main line sewer pleasr
Home Despot wants $79 for a sewer snake for four hours; the blonde Bimbo there could piss a white man off with her unprofessionalism and malice, so I thought of this.
You had to get under the sink to take out stopper why not just undo the trap and stick it in there.
Hi Richard, that would work too. In fact, that's a great idea....
Lol on how he makes it sound like he I vented this. We have been using co2 for years. This method does not fix your problem just opens the clog . Snaking is the best way to clear a drain
He invented the idea that you can cobble something together for $10 bucks and fix it yourself.