Don't start plumbing
projects after 8:00 pm. It doesn't end well. Just leave it until tomorrow.
Unless there is water spraying everywhere.
Our kitchen sink has
been problematic lately. I thought I fixed the drain a couple of weeks ago when
I pulled the measuring spoon out of the drain. But it's been plugging up again
and I'm out of drain cleaner. I needed to finish some dishes tonight, so I ran
down to the basement to grab my snake. I thought, "this should be quick
and easy." Wrong. The snake got
caught and I couldn't pull it back out. Only option was to take the trap apart
to figure out the problem.
The technical aspect
of this was pretty easy. Unfortunately my bucket wasn't big enough to catch all
the water/sludge that came out when I took the trap off. Do you know how bad
rotting food smells after it's been fermenting in the plumbing for who knows
how long?
So I cleaned up the
mess, got the trap cleared out, and freed the snake. Done right? Nope. Put
everything back together and ran the water to check for leaks. And there it
was…water filling the sink again. In a moment of brilliance I thought I'd try
the snake again. It's currently lodged in the drain and I'm in bed. I'll try
again tomorrow.
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