Drain Cleaning
Once a month, in between things like laundry or blog updating, I put the kettle on to boil.
While I’m waiting for it to boil, I pour 1 cup of baking soda down the kitchen drain. I follow it with 1 cup of white vinegar.
When the kettle boils, I remove it from the heat and dump it down the kitchen drain behind the soda/vinegar mixture.
I fill the kettle again and bring it to boil.
While I’m waiting for it to boil, I pour 1 cup baking soda and 1 cup white vinegar down the bathroom drain.
When the kettle boils, I remove it from the heat and dump it down the bathroom drain behind the soda/vinegar mixture.
I fill it again and bring it to a boil.
While I’m waiting for it to boil, I pour 1 cup baking soda and 1 cup white vinegar down the bathtub drain.
When the kettle boils, I remove it from the heat and dump it down the bathtub drain.
Keeps that nasty Drain-o stuff from making an appearance and keeps the drains clean and dandy.
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Do you find that this helps with any yucko smells as well? I am having smelly garbage disposal issues.
Yes, actually, that’s the reason I started “cleaning” my drains in the first place. This stuff really helps, especially on the monthly
(Dang, that disposal can really get funky.)
Awesome tip! My husband does this when we’ve run into slow-drain trouble… now it’s going on the preventive maintenance list!
wow, that’s a seriously handy tip! thanks lady!
funny–i just did that the other day. drano freaks me out. good tip!
Such perfect timing! Seriously, when I came to this morning on the bathroom floor, knocked out cold by wicked foaming draino fumes, I thought to myself: Must find alternative cleaning method. Also thought: must start opening windows when cleaning bathroom.
Thanks for the tip!
loooooove this tip
Another tip for funky disposal smells is to cut a lemon into quarters and put it down the disposal. The grinding action gets the lemon into tight corners and the acid helps cut some of the grease.