Blocked kitchen sink

[WC1]

No worries. 🙂

 

[JCplumb]

Yeah sorry, I seem to have missed the link on my last post, it was something similar to the one on post 17 above.

 

[Londoner]

I've bought the 25ft snake. I can't thread it all the way down.

I'm not sure where the actual waste outlet is. The shelving under the sink seems to be fixed together permanently.

Could it be behind the dishwasher?

 

[Londoner]

I managed to get the boarding under the cupboards off to take a look.

• The sink is in the right hand corner as you look at the work surface.
• There is a pipe that runs from behind the sink all the way to the left hand corner of the room behind the cupboards.
• It looks like there is another grey pipe that connects to this.
• I can't see where they go (I presume into a main waste oulet)

 

[WC1]

Push it down the pipe until you feel resistance (hopefully the blockage). Lock it off with about 4inch of snake out of the pipe, push gently forward while rotating the handle. Repeat. Don't kink the snake - gentle pressure and rotating, let the tool do the work.

 

[WC1]

Pic of exposed pipework?

 

[Londoner]

I managed to get it unblocked......finally!

I think it was a combination of the snake and plenty of plunging.

Thanks for the advice - definitely saved me some £££ on a callout.

 

[WC1]

Spot on!

Roll the snake out and let it dry or you'll have a rusty mess next time you come to use it.

 

[BYP]

Good to hear you sorted it! I might be missing someone else saying the same thing, but never tip drain cleaner down a blocked drain or sink.