October 2009

A Simple DIY All Natural Recipe for Unclogging Drains

Baking soda and vinegar as you know are natural ingredients preferable to the manufactured chemical sodium hydroxide, also known as caustic soda or lye. Sodium hydroxide is the active ingredient in most grocery store drain cleaners. While the chemical isn’t too harmful for the environment since it’s broken down by the time it flows into oceans and rivers, it can be harmful to whomever it touches. And it can do a nasty number on the working of your septic tank.

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How to Clear a Slow Bathroom Sink Drain in Your Grass Valley Home

How to Clear a Slow Bathroom Sink Drain in Your Grass Valley Home So, it’s too late … the drain is completely clogged, your kid left the faucet running and water is cascading down the stairs from one floor to the next. What to do now? Well, for starters, try not to let the drain get to that point to in the first place. Keep a sharp eye out for signs of a sluggish drain.

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How to Clear a Toilet.

Don’t Flush Again If the toilet doesn’t flush the first time, don’t try to flush it again. This will dump more water from the tank into the bowl, causing the water level to increase and overflow. The toilet bowl will usually start to drain on its own, even though it will be very slow. Cover Your Hands and the Floor You want to make sure you are wearing a pair of gloves. Rubber cleaning gloves

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Should I use a store bought drain cleaner?

Should I use a store bought drain cleaner? The first thing you need to know before working on a clogged drain is that the drain cleaners you see advertised on TV or on the supermarket shelves are made of dangerous chemicals that will eat through rubber gloves, skin, certain kinds of pipe, wood and anything else they touch. If their fumes are inhaled, they can cause damage to the lungs, nose and mouth. If they

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