Fill the sink about halfway with hot tap water. Position the plunger over the submerged drain. Cover the sink overflow (the ...

If you're like us, you've noticed that every so often your kitchen sink drain starts to drain slowly or there's a funky smell emanating from it and it's stinking up your kitchen. Though it’s easy to ...

It often starts with a slow drain. Then your kitchen sink takes longer to clear, until one day there's standing water and a strange smell you can't ignore. You run the garbage disposal, but nothing ...

Knowing how to unclog a drain is an important life skill. But what’s even better than successfully unclogging a drain? Not having to do it in the first place. The problem is, many people tend to think ...

Q: What happens if I pour grease down the kitchen sink? A: I admit I’m cheating a little with this column, since this isn’t a question anyone posed recently. But I wanted to raise the topic because ...

Plus, how to prevent clogs in the future. We can’t tell you how many times our bathroom sink drains have clogged, mostly from hair. When the dirty water takes forever to drain after you've washed your ...

Wondering if baking soda can unclog your drain? Learn when this DIY method works, when it doesn’t, and the safest way to clear slow or clogged drains.

One of the first and easiest things you can do is simply flush your drain with a pot of boiling water. It’s not guaranteed to unclog physical or grease blockages, but if you have a slow drain that you ...

A funny thing about plumbing disasters is that they are, indeed, quite funny — unless they’re happening to you, that is. There’s a wild world of hilarious clogs out there: Sticks of deodorant, ...

There’s nothing worse than taking a shower and having the water pool at your ankles because of a blocked drain. While a plunger may be an effective cleaning gadget for your toilet, it doesn’t tend to ...