Can you Unclog my Clog??? HELP!!!

[christa]

My kitchen sink is clogged!!! I don't want to call a plumber on a holiday weekend!

It's a 2 sided sink . . . the right side is draining perfectly, so far. The left side was standing this morning. I poured half a bottle of Draino gel into it (that's all we had) and so far, it's been almost 2 hours and hasn't gone anywhere!

WHAT DO I DO???

I even ran some hot water in with it a few minutes ago, thought maybe that would help it go down. Still not going anywhere.

The drain is made really wierd, so I can't really stick anything down in the drain to loosen up anything that may be clogging it up. It's really stressing me out!!!

Any ideas???

[Karen]

Can you get underneath the sink and unscrew the pipes to take it apart and clean it out manually? There probably a horizontal pipe between the two sinks, and that is what is clogged. Be sure to
a) wear long sleeves (some garment you don't care about) and rubber gloves - there's Draino in there which is caustic, its whole role in life is to eat through things, so you do not want it on your skin!
b) clean everything out underneath there and have a bucket poitioned for the water
c) open windows before you start so the room is well-ventilated ...

[christa]

Oh no . . . I was hoping that you weren't going to say anything like that . . .

[Lizzie]

I agree with Karen, it's the only thing you can do at this time if you can't snake it and dissolving it hasn't worked. You will need a plumbers wrench, I think, to handle the nuts on those pipes. Better get to it and plan a treat for yourself later, after you've had a shower. Sorry!

[Lady's Human]

Short of taking it apart, a plumber's snake is about $15-20 at the hardware store.

If you do take it apart, get some HEAVY rubber gloves, and have lots of water standing by, you really don't want drano on your skin.

[christa]

Well . . . after an hour or so of consulting with my dad on the phone, we decided to try the plunger. Don't worry guys, I bleached the sink afterwards.

Good news is, it worked with one plunge!

Yay!

Shew . . . this has really stressed me out today!!! I hate home repair problems!