Clogged kitchen(twodrain) sink. I have drano'd and snaked, please help?

It is a VERY slow draining clog. About 1/2 hour for a full sink. I have cleaned out the upper pipes, and drano'd, and this morning I used a snake and got some black oily hair and gunk. Mostly oily black gunk.(by the way the black stuff doesn't smell like bile or anything, sort of oil-like) I snaked clear to the end of my snake. What now? I really can't afford a plumber right now. I have heard baking soda and vinegar works, or bleach. Please help.


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Clogged kitchen(twodrain) sink. I have drano'd and snaked, please help?
Pull the p-trap %26amp; undersink drain apart and clean out all the parts. Then run your snake down the sanitary T to clean out all that you can downstream. If it wont clear you will really need to call a plumber.





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Reply:I have never had any luck with baking soda and vinegar. I use a plunger when mine gets clogged. If you have a disposal then use the plunger on the side opposite the disposal. Remember to cover the sink drain that you don't plunge.
Reply:I would pour a kettle of boiling water down there.





When you have cleared it, ask the men in your household who poured their engine oil down the sink!
Reply:You can try "Liquid Fire" . But be very careful, It will burn you. Pour a small amount down the drain (follow the direction on the bottle). Wait about 10-15 min. then run the hot water. Liquid fire is designed to remove hair and grease.
Reply:I gather it is both sides of the sink that are slow in draining.





DON'T use bleach if you have a septic system!





You can try the baking soda and vinegar trick, but it only really works for clogs that need to be broken up. If you do this, be sure to seal off the other drain. Pour a healthy dose of baking soda in, add the vinegar, and quickly cap the second drain. As the pressure builds, the idea is that it will only be able to go down because you sealed the drain. You can use the palm of your hand to seal the drain.





If you already pulled out a bunch of greese and hair, chances are good that there is more of it that also needs to be extricated. Try the snake again. If you get more out, keep using the snake until you get nothing. You can also try the foaming pipe snake product (I think liquid plumber makes it).
Reply:You can try pouring a full box of baking soda down the sink, and then pouring vinegar after that. The bubbling action may force the obstruction to move.





Following that little trick, boil a huge kettle of water, and try pouring that down the sink as well.





If that doesn't work, you have a grease clog, which unfortunately can't be fixed with a snake. In case you are interested, I'm including a link that describes the whole procedure for removing a grease clog ~ unfortunately, it's not something that you can do yourself.
Reply:Try the baking soda and vinegar



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