Friday, December 13, 2013
Well, that did work!
I hesitate to deal in household hints because I was so wildly wrong about "ants" that turned out to be termites.... but this one has no space for stupidity. I know the habits of my house's plumbing, and I know that only Drano has worked when the kitchen drain gets completely clogged. Drano takes 15 minutes to clear the clog. When it starts to move, the plunger helps it along.
Last week the drain clogged and I didn't have any Drano. The clog was urgent because the single-digit outside temperature required the "drip like a pencil" routine to keep water liquid. Well, what did I have that might help? CLR and vinegar. Checked the web to see if either of these had a record of working, and a few tips said vinegar would work.
I was dubious because some people impute magical powers to vinegar, but in this case the tip was exactly right. Poured half a bottle. After 15 minutes the clog started to move. Plunger completed the job. Same performance as Drano, but cheaper and less harsh.
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Artistic sidenote: The left-right placement of the Before/After causes a perspective illusion. Because the After part is to the right, we expect the sink to be closer to perpendicular, so it looks more angled by comparison to our template. It feels like the camera is farther to the right in the After part. In fact both pix have the same camera angle.
I was dubious because some people impute magical powers to vinegar, but in this case the tip was exactly right. Poured half a bottle. After 15 minutes the clog started to move. Plunger completed the job. Same performance as Drano, but cheaper and less harsh.
= = = = =
Artistic sidenote: The left-right placement of the Before/After causes a perspective illusion. Because the After part is to the right, we expect the sink to be closer to perpendicular, so it looks more angled by comparison to our template. It feels like the camera is farther to the right in the After part. In fact both pix have the same camera angle.Labels: Danbo
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