IN THIS PAGE:

·         Vinegar and Baking Soda to Clean a Drain

·         Using Baking Soda and Salt to Unclog a Drain

·         When Should Your Drains Be Cleaned?

·         Advice on Maintaining Clean Drains

Introduction:

 A common household necessity, baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) works wonders for cleaning appliances, clothes, and even clogged or foul drains.

Baking soda is a naturally occurring mineral component that has the ability to dissolve organic compounds like grease as well as mineral deposits. Baking soda fights odor-causing bacteria and fungus with its mild disinfectant qualities. Clogs may be avoided with routine baking soda cleaning. If baking soda doesn't work, consider using chemical drain cleaners or disassembling the drain trap.

Items You'll Require

Tools and Equipment;

• Pot Funnel Supplies

• Water that is boiling

• Use dish soap

• Baking soda

• White vinegar

• Salt

Guidelines

Bring Water to a Boil:

Boil water in a tea kettle over the stove or in a large microwave-safe measuring cup.

Add Hot Water and Dish Soap In Drain:

Carefully pour boiling water down the drain while squirting a small amount of dish soap that cuts grease. Greasy clogs will be easier to remove with the dish soap.

Put Baking Soda down the sink:

A cup of baking soda should be poured down the drain. If your drain is smaller and difficult to pour straight into the opening, you can use a funnel or a measuring cup for this.

Add Vinegar After:

Fill the drain with a cup of white vinegar that has been distilled. The resulting vocal reaction shouldn't come as a surprise. Vinegar is a weak acetic acid, whereas baking soda is an alkaline material. When the two are combined, they react quite powerfully to balance each other out; this reaction is what gives your drain its characteristic fizz.

Use Additional Hot Water to Flush:

Wait five minutes after the fizzing stops. Now is the time to bring two cups of water to a rolling boil. Pour this additional boiling water down the drain.

How to Use Baking Soda and Salt to Unclog a Drain?

Use the baking soda and salt procedure next if the vinegar and baking soda method fails to clear the drain. Since you won't be using the drain until the morning, it works best if you do this just before bed.

Guidelines

• Put Baking Soda down the sink:

One cup of baking soda should be poured down the blocked drain. Add salt to the drain.

Pour 1/2 cup of salt into the drain after adding the baking soda. This mixture should be left in the drain for a few hours, preferably overnight.

• Use Boiling Water to Flush:

Boil two cups of water in the morning and dump the hot water down the drain.

• Use Tap Water to Flush:

Use hot tap water to flush the drain again if it starts to empty. If not, you might have to try the baking soda and vinegar technique or repeat the procedure.

“In the event that the drain cannot be unclogged with the baking soda procedure, you will probably need to disassemble the drain trap.”

When Should Your Drains Be Cleaned?

Once a week, use a solution of boiling water and liquid dish soap (like Dawn) to clean drains. As soon as you realize that the water is draining slowly, clean your drain using baking soda. This method can also be used as a routine maintenance procedure for your drains. When it's time to replace the open box of baking soda that you keep in your refrigerator to absorb odors, use the old one to flush your kitchen drain.

These are some easy-to-follow techniques for cleaning drains with baking soda.

Advice on Maintaining Clean Drains

• To prevent food particles and hair from falling down the drain, always put strainer baskets on your drains.

• Grease and oil should never go down the drain. To prevent grease, oil, and fat from clogging the drain when cooking greasy or oily meals, wipe the cookware with a paper towel before washing.

• To avoid fatty clogs, periodically pour boiling water down the drain along with dish soap that cuts grease.

• To clean and revitalize your garbage disposal, use the vinegar and baking soda and salt approach or the baking soda and vinegar method. Cut the quantities of baking soda, water, vinegar, and salt in half and proceed as directed above to get rid of garbage disposal odors.