Homemade drain cleaner/Drano

tealowl

Hello,

I have slow drains in my house, and I wanted to see if anyone had tips on how to unclog or fix slow drains. I don't want to spend a bunch of money on Drano.

I know I can use baking soda/vinegar and then boiling water, but has anyone had luck with this mixture? If there's anything else I could try, I would appreciate the tips!

zaraceligon

I use a can of soda,what I did was to remove with a stick , all the hair that it was stuck, and the I put the soda in the drain and I wait for like 30 mn,then I put very hot water,it work fine for me,I think will be the sme thing with the baking soda and

tealowl

Like club soda?

I'm trying to bs/vinegar/hot water tonight and see what happens!

MrsAB1316

Usually even just boiling water can help, but the baking soda/vinegar/boiling water combo has worked for me!

MrsAB1316

Also another tip: When we've boiled something...pasta, potatoes, etc... we dump the boiling water in the tub as an "in between" cleanings thing. "Reuses" the water and helps keep clogs cleared.

SidraJedi

teal owl:

Hello,

I have slow drains in my house, and I wanted to see if anyone had tips on how to unclog or fix slow d

dosafyre

If it's something like a shower drain...it's really easier to just remove the hair and stuff manually. They sell little drain snakes at hardware stores...which are reuseable.

Unknown

Google the steps of the baking soda/vinegar/boiling water drain cleaner. I've busted NASTY clogs with this method that drano couldn't touch. 

AnotherPreggo

Try a plunger.  Our tub was clogged from my terrible PP shedding, so DH just used the plunger in it.  Problem solved.