Our kitchen sink is suddenly completely clogged. Since yesterday and especially today is extremely cold (-30) I think fat I poured into the sink in the past day or so has hardened in the pipes. Not water, snaking, etc. has not helped. Will pouring Lye or something else help if it's hardened fat??
Clogged kitchen sink...Fat!?
use some liquid plumber and when you get it unclogged i always pour a little dawn dishwashing liquid down my pipes every couple of days with some very hot water for 2 or 3 minutes (dawn is great at cutting grease) and it will prevent this from happening in the future, also washing used coffee grounds down your drain with hot water keeps the pipes cleaned out. it acts as an abrasive.
Reply:yes try the lye .......never pour fat down the sink
Reply:never pour fat down the sink, and never leave pots, pans sittiing in the sink with water over them and fat. Lye would work but be very careful, one tiny droplet splashing up towards your face could blind you. Lye is as corrosive as battery acid.
Removing a section of pipe below and cleaning it out is a better choice.
Reply:do not put lye down a drain ,it will eat the pipe up and you will have a bigger job to fix . that the trip off and use a snake to clean it out andopen it up then run hot water down the drain after that put dnain-o dwon and let set for a hour at will be clean again. never pour fat down the sink agian ,put it in a can
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