It is never fun to have your drains clogged with hair in the shower or food in the kitchen. I put off cleaning out my drain because I thought it would be difficult and take forever. Luckily my boyfriend showed me this easy and effective method to help remove the buildup from clogged drains! It was actually kind of fun and reminiscent of elementary school volcanoes!
DIY Natural Drain Cleaner
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup baking soda
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 1 gallon of boiling or extremely hot water
- bathtub stopper or thick washcloth
Steps:
- Pour 1/2 cup baking soda into your drain. Be sure that it all goes down. You can use your fingers or a long tool such as a chopstick to help.
- Pour 1/2 cup white vinegar into the drain and cover immediately with a stopper or a rag in order to keep bubbles in the drain instead of them releasing into your sink or tub
- Wait 2 minutes
- Pour the second 1/2 cup of white vinegar down the drain and, like in step 2, cover
- Once covered, wait 15-30 minutes
- Uncover and dump one gallon of boiling or very hot water down the drain
Note: Depending on how clogged your drain is you might have to repeat.
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hey! I have a small kitchen drain I need to unclog – should I decrease the amounts or does this recipe apply to any size drain? Thanks SO much!! – SCR
i know this same recipe to unclog stuff (toilet, shower drain,etc) but i've never covered it.
i was just wondering why the covering. 🙂
thanks!
ps. this recipe is SO MUCH BETTER than all the uncloging products i've ever used.
You cover it to keep the reaction where it needs to happen. I didn't cover my sink drain quickly enough, and it bubbled all over the sink! It still got the job done, though 🙂
P.S. If I replied twice, I apologize- wasn't sure if the first reply went through.
I've been reading your blog all day and your posts are amazing. This is so cool. Can't wait to try it!!!
Thanks so much, Lauren. I just tried this and it worked wonderfully! After 1 round there was still a little gunk left in my drain so I just scrubbed it with an old toothbrush and it came right off.
I am sure this is effective, but why the need for both vinegar and baking soda together plus hot water? When mixed, baking soda and vinegar essentially just create diluted salt water. You could cut out one of the ingredients altogether! Or just use them at different times to prevent this reaction, if you want to apply the benefits of both ingredients.
I love this trick, I do the same thing !! 🙂
The coffee grounds is also good for clean up the pipes 🙂 it removes odors too 🙂 ! Baking soda with vinegar are top to whiten clothes, tablecloths or white curtains too 🙂 !!
Great tip! I poured the mixture in the drain and waited an hour. It works. In my opinion 15 minutes are not enough. Best regards!
Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks for sharing this helpful tip! We constantly have a problem with clogged drains and this recipe is just for us! Greets!
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