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My drain in sink is clogged have tried proffesional strength drain cleaner still doesnt work any suggestions

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Rent a small snake drain unplugger

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    or just remove the pipes underneath and look for clogges

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How do I unblock a kitchen sink that still won't drain after I poured a huge bottle of Draino Max and 2 medium size bottles of Ace Hardware drain cleaner over a period of 3 days and as soon as I poure

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.

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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!
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