Insert the snake into the drain until it hits the clog.
Clogged bathroom floor drain.
Allow your sink to drain completely.
We ve all seen this happen.
A clog in the tub usually builds up over a period of several weeks with the tub draining more and more slowly each day.
Bathroom sinks can become clogged by hair beard trimmings hair care products makeup and soap scum.
Slowly pour in 1.
Carefully feed the hook end of the wire down the drain.
As with a sink clog start with the plunger.
Twist the wire around and try to snag the clog.
It s rare for a bathtub to suddenly become stopped up.
Stiff wire or wire coat hanger slow moving or stopped up drains are common in bathroom sinks.
But luckily the fix is usually simple and takes only about 15 minutes.
Mix cup baking soda with cup table salt and pour it down the drain.
However there are a variety of options you can try starting with the easiest ones that require only a few household items.
Gently pull the wire back out once you ve caught the clog.
Use a hanger to pull out the clog.
A clogged drain typically caused by a backup of hair and soap scum that has been accumulating for some time.
First unscrew the screen from the tub drain and use a bent wire to fish out any hair and soap scum.
If it s electric you ll need a power drill to run the plumber s snake.
Clogged drains are always a hassle but some like a plugged p trap under the sink or a stopped up toilet requires only a wrench a plunger and a little elbow grease to unclog.
If the drain is clogged with hair take a metal hanger and twist it till you have a long piece of metal with a small hook at one end.
The problem is almost always caused by hair and gummy soap scum that get caught on the stopper or pivot rod and clogs the drain.
It s not powerful enough to clear a complete clog but can help keep your drains fresh and flowing.
Sink clogs most often occur at the stopper mechanism or inside the p trap which is the curved pipe under the drain.
Sometimes the best way to unclog a shower drain is with a plumber s snake sometimes called a manual auger or electric auger.
If it s manual you ll have to manually turn the handle to operate it.
There s no single solution that will always fix a clogged bathroom sink.