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The fact that you ran a 15ft snake into the drain begs the question How long is the run from your sink to the main drain? Next is this run vertical , horizontal? does it go round any bends on its way ? and how does it terminate in the main drain?
If you are not on the ground floor most sink drains terminate in a soil stack riser and these connections are prone to "furring up" as they are slightly smaller in diameter at the joint point.
If however you can follow the sink waste pipe to an open gird or capped drain check the route for damage as a loose coupling can easily cause a blockage if it is weeping.
Again without more info' can only guess but if you are in a shared block check with the neighbours to see if they are having similar problems as it may be that the central riser is blocked.
If you have exhausted all options like Drain-O and caustic soda I would suggest trying to snake the clock out. First try with a long wire; you can buy one at any hardware store. If you snake the wire around the pipes and can feel the clog but still can't push it out you will need to do something a little more drastic! Head back to the hardware store and buy a thin but sturdy rubber hose. I don't mean the kind for the garden. They should have something cheap that is just hollow rubber tube. Because this is more substantial, you should be able to push the clog out. If pushing alone doesn't work, find someone with pretty good lung capacity to try forcing it out with elbow grease and fast breath. Good luck!
Our dishwasher drains into the same pipe our sink does, which I think is the case with almost all of them. If the drain pipe is getting clogged, it will be difficult for the dishwasher to drain. I would suggest to try drain cleaner (BE SURE TO FOLLOW DIRECTIONS) and if that does not help I would remove the hose from the drain under the sink and see if the hose itself is getting clogged. Our sink drain also gets to the point that drain cleaner does not work, so I remove the "trap" and clean it out.
It sounds like your sink plumbing may be plugging up. Unplug garbage disposal if possible and check for obstructions. DO NOT place your hand in the unit while plugged in. Try to look into it with a flashlight. If nothing is seen then you can take the traps off of the sink plumbing and check there for obstructions. If this is also clear then try some clog cleaner in the sink drain to see if that helps.
It is clogged and DO NOT USE ANY SOLVENTS DOWN THE DRAIN. NO kitchen sink should ever have any type of "draino" put in it as you was dishes/foods in it. There is definitely a clog. Unfortunately the trap plug doesnt usually work, do you have a PVC drain? Is there a "dandy" below the sink. It will also be PVC and have a larger nut on it, If so, unscrew it and snake the drain. GL
this is not supposed to happen, either drain not installed properly or drain is clogged. suggest trying drain cleaner first if sink has been in for a period of time. if sink is recently installed call whoever installed and have them fix the drain
You can purchase a device from Home Depot that will clean out the drain. In the plumbing business, we call it a blow bag. But some call it drain dog and so on. It's a black rubber bag that fills with water and then when it reaches a certain pressure it blocks the drain but runs water through it until the clog is dislodged. You attach it to a water hose and push it into the drain as far as you can get it. Run it for 15 to 20 min. and then pull it back out. There are several sizes to accomadate the pipe size. You sill need the one that does pipes up to 2 inches. You will have to remove your drain assymbly under the sink to do this. While you have the drain assymbly off, you can make sure it is clean as well. This will clean out the garbage that collects in the pipe. Hope this helps.
Your sink drain is clogged and the back pressure is not allowing the dishwasher to drain competely. Do not use a liquide drain cleaner, it will damage your disposal. take apart p-trap hopefully the clog is there, otherwise the line will need to be snaked.
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