Mel B Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Whilst we were away last week our shower room sink refused to drain after hubby had washed his hair in it. Despite his best efforts the water wouldn't budge. I suspected the water had caused an airlock. "Ah-ha! I know what to do!" ... I took down one of my 'suction cup' hooks (usually stuck to the bathroom mirror) and used that as a plunger ... after a few good squishes over the plughole the water happily drained away. May be only a small thing, but it sorted out what could have been a messy problem! :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randonneur Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 You could also use the palm of your hand to create a vacumn, works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowtelse2do Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Sit over it, then build up a bit of flatulence. " Sometimes, all I need is the air that I breath" :D Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinklystarfish Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Make him have a full body wax before you next go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 A sink plunger is one of those things we have carried for years (I won't say how many but you can still see the hand written price on it - 3/9 ) ever since having a very slow kitchen sink drain away and it does get fished out of the box of bits now and then so is worth carrying and I commend the thought to the assembled house! Well done Mel - I wouldn't have thought of that - not that we have any suction hooks because in my experience the bl**dy things never stay in place - perhaps the liquid I use to form a seal is not as strong as yours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJB Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Sink plungers are great..........until you blow all the pipe joints ;-) (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marydot Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Couple of tablespoons of bicarb. of soda down the plughole, then 1/2 cup of white vinegar - stand back and be amazed! Don't know if it'll be any good if you have a flooded shower tray though. I do this down all plugholes couple of times a year, followed by a thorough rinse. Kills smells, dissolves grease and shifts gunge. marydot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 Randonneur - 2011-07-18 9:55 PM You could also use the palm of your hand to create a vacumn, works great. Tried that, couldn't get a good enough 'seal' to make the vacuum, hence the hook! :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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