I am a water repair shop in Kyoto, Japan. Many people will be saved in this video. It is very wonderful. I can't speak, but I looked up English in the translation function and commented English.
Awesome video I've been trying everything to clean the face basin for months and was unsuccessful until a few seconds after finding this video. Thanks again brother.
This video saved me. Our bathroom sink was stopped up for months. We would plugged it and the water would drain out just a little bit faster. Water would fill up quickly and would take about 10 minutes to drain out. I was just about to try to take the pipes apart to try to clean them out. I am a female and didn't know what I was doing. Then, I watched your video and you said to put your hand over the holes to get a better suction when plunging. I tried that and the water went down within 3 minutes. Thank You for this video
I almost did what you said and then suddenly I had an idea. I was able to get rid of the water and unclog my sink with a 5hp wet/dry shop vacuum. What was clogging it was something out of a horror movie, I'm just glad it worked .
The plunger worked for me! And i did happen to have a new one by the way! Thanks for posting! You saved me from calling a plumber. I was just getting ready to look one up!
Cheers mate, you helped me sort it within 5 mins. I was using a plunger but not covering the hole... I should have known because it's just like smoking a bong. The water did smell like bong water.
Thank you for posting this video! I am totally broke or I would donate to your Patreon right now. Good luck with your business and I appreciate the time and effort you put into sharing this with the world because you have probably helped a lot of people by showing them how to do this themselves. I can shave now and I appreciate it greatly! Take care.
As a longtime homeowner of a 140yr-old house...you tend to acquire a large array of tools like this after so many years. If you ain't got - go buy what you need. Or pay a plumber big bucks instead. No-brainer choice.
Thank you soon much this helped instantly!! I cleaned the trap and other pipe leading to the major pipe lines before hand but the water was still backing up. Using the plunger pushed whatever right through!! Thanks so much!!
This video was super useful. As soon as I covered the overflow drain with my finger, plunger did the work, and with just two pumps the clog was gone. Thank you so much.
Usually, the bathroom sink clog is hair and slime wrapped around the base of stopper, the thing that closes at the bottom of the sink. You often only need to pull that out and clean it off. To do this, detach the lever under the sink that raises and lowers the stopper. The stopper will pull right out.
Thanks!!!! Option 1 helped me unclogged my sink today. All I needed was some gaff tape to cover the hole (the part where you tried to cover with your hand) so the pressure would solely be on the main sink hole. While plugging, it was so much black stuff coming from the pipe I thought I struck oil lol!!!!! Thanks you, this video helped me a lot and I'm glad I didn't have to do option 2. You have yourself a new subscriber.
thank you. This was so helpful. I just did all the steps. It was disgusting and led to the main pipe behind the wall that is clogged up, but clearing all I did is totally helping and not the water drains.
Thank you so much! We have been in this house a year, trying to snake and drano a bathroom sink that drained slow. I just plunged it and it is draining good as new.
Great video, but I got a problem that the video doesn't address. I got a blocked sink, and the sewer line goes straight to another sink on the wall behind. I can't get my snake to go down the T to the main line. It keeps going straight across and coming out the other sink line on the other side of the wall. Any tips for getting the snake line to make the 90 and head down to the main line? Thanks!
I don't know what it's called, but the best declogger I've found is the one that shoots air down the sink. Of course, you have to cover the overflow with a rag and not just your two fingers (yeesh). It even helps with slow flowing drains.
if you'd used a power / drill-based auger with a longer (thus more flexible) tip, you LIKELY wouldn't have had to disassemble the trap. your crank snake simply doesn't have the rotation speed or flexibility to get around all those curves. had a similar situation this morning. it actually took more time to walk the snake from the truck to the upstairs sink than it did to clear the clog about 8 feet into the drain.
I went thru 5 bottles of strong Drano thru 5 months --- I stopped using bathroom sink out of frustration cause it's still clogged! Thanks for the thorough explanation and live example on how to take the pipes apart! I think my clog is somewhere deep in the last pipe... Something is blocking the water flow.
Same here, the clog is deep inside the wall, and a snake drum or a plumber are two expensive options for me. I'll just continue using this bucket to throw out the waste water into the toilet.
@@virginia7125 Update: I live in a 4 family apartment. 2 years ago after I complained to the landlord, he gave me a brand new sink and new pipes and the water was still clogging! So he then hired a plumber to use a super long snake..that cleared up the problem once and for all!! 👍
Build up from toothpaste can clog one of those side pipes fairly easily. Most of the time, it's at that lever thing stopping it up. They make a barbed zip tie that's good for hair if you shave or trim your beard over the sink.
Yay! The plunger worked! After cleaning the stopper which was completely dull of crud, running baking soda, vinegar and hot water, then resorting to Drano, this worked. Whew.
@@jakeb8298 for a sink, a regular cup plunger (but you have to cover the backflow hole on a bathroom sink). For a toilet, one of those flange ones with the bit that sticks out of the cup.
@@jakeb8298 it’s that little hole in the sink that seems to serve no purpose. Usually on the opposite of the faucet , maybe off to one side in the basin. But it’s easy to find: just plunge a little and it’s where water comes shooting out! (That’s why you want to cover it with a rag or something)
I have a Pedestal how would this work? I already tired but it broke and I have no way of finding the other half. But now at least it drains after 9 years lol I’m a handy 12 yr old
Dang I got my dads bathroom sink clogged cause my fist hit the drain thing and it went down and got stuck and watch is literally in there but thankfully it’s a little bit
Your not supposed to have a 90 degree fitting on it's side when using for drainage. That is one of the problems. The trap arm was too long, and it was good he cut it back but there should be a longer sweep with two 45's fitted together. Also, the washer was on backwards. The beveled end should face the wall fitting.
For those that have a u-bend pipe underneath your sink. 95% of the time, all you have to do is place a bucket under the u-bend, unscrew it and clear it to unblock to sink. Cheers👍
Wow, I had to watch til the end to found out if it worked. I would've been so disappointed if it hadn't. That being said... if the plunger doesn't work - I'm calling a plumber.
There is probably something in there. Just get a regular plastic bottle, fill it up with hot water, then hurriedly, put the mouth of the bottle into the sink drain and push the water bottle into the drain. This is way more strong than the plunger. Or maybe you can just easily remove that main pupe under it (if you know how to do it) and there will most likely be something inside.
1st lesson I learned was to keep my mouth closed. 😝.(splash).Thanks for the information but I must say this has the making of a Steven King horror story when it broke through the blockage.
Use a coat hanger to unclog the drain. It's a simple method. Feed the hanger through the sink hole & in an up & down motion force the clog to break up. This is fool proof.
I ran hot water for a few minutes then poured 1cup baking soda, waited 5min then poured 1cup white vinegar and waited 10min then poured another cup of vinegar. Now my gf is yelling "WHATS ALL THIS BLACK DEBRIS COMING UP FROM THE DRAIN?". I said let me finish, she said no, i said okay. Now im on the couch watching her lose her mind
youre the man lol, helped me unclog a sink thats been urking us for months. now she thinks im super husband lol. good deal
Same here bro 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
eyyy cool bro
Yess same here lol
I’m about to do the same thing for my exs mom 😉
I am a water repair shop in Kyoto, Japan.
Many people will be saved in this video.
It is very wonderful.
I can't speak, but I looked up English in the translation function and commented English.
👍 You did well. 😺
Thank You
Wow
良い仕事をしましたね、心配しないでください 😄
Well done!
Awesome video I've been trying everything to clean the face basin for months and was unsuccessful until a few seconds after finding this video. Thanks again brother.
This video saved me. Our bathroom sink was stopped up for months. We would plugged it and the water would drain out just a little bit faster. Water would fill up quickly and would take about 10 minutes to drain out. I was just about to try to take the pipes apart to try to clean them out. I am a female and didn't know what I was doing. Then, I watched your video and you said to put your hand over the holes to get a better suction when plunging. I tried that and the water went down within 3 minutes. Thank You for this video
Thanks so much from Barcelona! You just gave the courage to try it and I did. Pulled out a massive clot of hair. Basin is working perfectly!
This idea really works and able to fix my block sink. Thank you so much !!
I almost did what you said and then suddenly I had an idea. I was able to get rid of the water and unclog my sink with a 5hp wet/dry shop vacuum. What was clogging it was something out of a horror movie, I'm just glad it worked .
The plunger worked for me! And i did happen to have a new one by the way! Thanks for posting! You saved me from calling a plumber. I was just getting ready to look one up!
Cheers mate, you helped me sort it within 5 mins. I was using a plunger but not covering the hole... I should have known because it's just like smoking a bong. The water did smell like bong water.
Thank you for posting this video! I am totally broke or I would donate to your Patreon right now. Good luck with your business and I appreciate the time and effort you put into sharing this with the world because you have probably helped a lot of people by showing them how to do this themselves. I can shave now and I appreciate it greatly! Take care.
Dudes pulls out tools and shit like we’re supposed to have those just lying around
Bill Butliquor LMAO
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You funny dude. 😂
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As a longtime homeowner of a 140yr-old house...you tend to acquire a large array of tools like this after so many years. If you ain't got - go buy what you need. Or pay a plumber big bucks instead. No-brainer choice.
Thank you soon much this helped instantly!! I cleaned the trap and other pipe leading to the major pipe lines before hand but the water was still backing up. Using the plunger pushed whatever right through!! Thanks so much!!
This video was super useful. As soon as I covered the overflow drain with my finger, plunger did the work, and with just two pumps the clog was gone. Thank you so much.
Usually, the bathroom sink clog is hair and slime wrapped around the base of stopper, the thing that closes at the bottom of the sink. You often only need to pull that out and clean it off. To do this, detach the lever under the sink that raises and lowers the stopper. The stopper will pull right out.
Yep...almost died when I saw him remove the plumbing...LOL
Thanks a lot, your reply saved me, i did exactly as you said and it is resolved. so much helpful tip!!!
Thank you👍
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But in this case it was further down.
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Yessss the plunger worked! So easy! Thank you
Covering up the overflow hole then plunging did the trick for me. Thanks.
I followed your advice it works thank you.
You saved my weekend. Thank you!
Thank you thank you thank you ! I spent hours undoing the stopper only to find no hair ! The plunger worked within seconds !
Plunger did the trick after putting some tuck tape over that hole. I never thought to try covering the hole before. Thanks!
Ooooomg been trying to do it for half an hour, and couldn't get it right, and now I learned how to do it!!! Thanks 😳
Thanks!!!! Option 1 helped me unclogged my sink today. All I needed was some gaff tape to cover the hole (the part where you tried to cover with your hand) so the pressure would solely be on the main sink hole. While plugging, it was so much black stuff coming from the pipe I thought I struck oil lol!!!!! Thanks you, this video helped me a lot and I'm glad I didn't have to do option 2. You have yourself a new subscriber.
thank you. This was so helpful. I just did all the steps. It was disgusting and led to the main pipe behind the wall that is clogged up, but clearing all I did is totally helping and not the water drains.
THANK YOU! YOU SAVED ME A FEW 100
You're the man! Thanks for your instruction!
Bro the plunger method worked for me!!! Thank you!
Worked a treat - thank you 👍
Man we had been struggling with ours for a few days.... did this and boom!!! Thanks
Thank you so much! We have been in this house a year, trying to snake and drano a bathroom sink that drained slow. I just plunged it and it is draining good as new.
Thanks so much! You are awesome! Thanks for sharing! 😊😇🥰💞🙏👍🏾So inspiring!
Thank you so much!!! This worked great and unclogged my sink Immediately!
The plung method worked, thanks
Just take a long piece of a metal coat hanger and form a U shape at the end like a fishing hook. Works like magic.
thanks going to try it now
Thank you so much! It worked 👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻🥳🥳
Absolute legend, thats what u are. Got me and my brother feeling like mario and luigi
Thanks...it worked for me👍👍
Handy trick! Totally solved my problem. Thanks!
Use Dawn dish detergent. Pour it in, run some water too soap it up and let it sit. Works every time.
Soaps the reason why my sinks clogged
No it doesn’t work
Sometimes a teakettle full of hot water will melt it loose. If it's not hair.
@@gircakes ,
That's only if it's up high, not in the wall.
The plunger method worked thx
THANKS 👏SO MUCH VERY HELPFUL VIDEOS
Muchas gracias realizar este instructivo vídeo!
I'm basically a plumber after watching this
Plunger worked, thank you!
Thanks man, this time the job for me!
Great video, but I got a problem that the video doesn't address.
I got a blocked sink, and the sewer line goes straight to another sink on the wall behind.
I can't get my snake to go down the T to the main line.
It keeps going straight across and coming out the other sink line on the other side of the wall.
Any tips for getting the snake line to make the 90 and head down to the main line? Thanks!
I don't know what it's called, but the best declogger I've found is the one that shoots air down the sink. Of course, you have to cover the overflow with a rag and not just your two fingers (yeesh). It even helps with slow flowing drains.
its 2022, and I just want to say thank you for making this video, thankfully the plunger was enough to clear the sink for me
Thank you!
Thanks for the video 👍
if you'd used a power / drill-based auger with a longer (thus more flexible) tip, you LIKELY wouldn't have had to disassemble the trap. your crank snake simply doesn't have the rotation speed or flexibility to get around all those curves.
had a similar situation this morning. it actually took more time to walk the snake from the truck to the upstairs sink than it did to clear the clog about 8 feet into the drain.
Great vidio, got me out of trouble, Thanks.
THANK YOU
IT WORKED FOR ME
I went thru 5 bottles of strong Drano thru 5 months --- I stopped using bathroom sink out of frustration cause it's still clogged! Thanks for the thorough explanation and live example on how to take the pipes apart! I think my clog is somewhere deep in the last pipe... Something is blocking the water flow.
Checking on chainsaw fixes
Same here, the clog is deep inside the wall, and a snake drum or a plumber are two expensive options for me. I'll just continue using this bucket to throw out the waste water into the toilet.
Could it be the vent pipe is stopped up? Bird nests are famous for getting in those.
@@virginia7125 Update: I live in a 4 family apartment. 2 years ago after I complained to the landlord, he gave me a brand new sink and new pipes and the water was still clogging! So he then hired a plumber to use a super long snake..that cleared up the problem once and for all!! 👍
@@nancybrooklyn good to know snakes are the key
The clogging trick helped me lol there was a bunch of nasty gunk in there stuck and it passed through
That was a very helpful video- thanks
Build up from toothpaste can clog one of those side pipes fairly easily. Most of the time, it's at that lever thing stopping it up. They make a barbed zip tie that's good for hair if you shave or trim your beard over the sink.
Loving it!!
Can't believe all the negative comments. Always start with the plunger, then the snake under the sink.
Plunger method worked a treat🎉
This actually worked😏👍🏽
The plunger for the win!!
Yay! The plunger worked! After cleaning the stopper which was completely dull of crud, running baking soda, vinegar and hot water, then resorting to Drano, this worked. Whew.
Tracey Sparrowhawk if I’ve learned anything from clogs, always plunge before Drano. Drano is essentially useless.
@@TrekBeatTK what kind of plunger do you need?
@@jakeb8298 for a sink, a regular cup plunger (but you have to cover the backflow hole on a bathroom sink). For a toilet, one of those flange ones with the bit that sticks out of the cup.
@@TrekBeatTK where is backflow hole?
@@jakeb8298 it’s that little hole in the sink that seems to serve no purpose. Usually on the opposite of the faucet , maybe off to one side in the basin. But it’s easy to find: just plunge a little and it’s where water comes shooting out! (That’s why you want to cover it with a rag or something)
Me : I should really go to bed now
My brain : let's just watch this video of someone unclogging their sink with a snake
Use a rubber wine bottle stopper to plug the vent holes. It works!
Thank you so much .
Is this caused mainly from shaving cream & facial hair that goes down ?
Thanks i keep on plunging it didnt work but when i cover little hole it unplug. You save me sum money for a plumper
This idea flooded my house
Thanks blocking the drain hole worked
Wow. I tried the first water bottle way , and WOW it worked
I buy the acid and it has always worked for me over the years.
I have a Pedestal how would this work? I already tired but it broke and I have no way of finding the other half. But now at least it drains after 9 years lol I’m a handy 12 yr old
Wow! Great job.
When my dad comes home I am screwed
me too 😭😭 i’m frantically looking for videos that will help me unclog my sink
Anna A hope ur ok and didn’t get beat 👍🏻
random person no i didn’t i was able to do it thank youu😂✌🏼
Dang I got my dads bathroom sink clogged cause my fist hit the drain thing and it went down and got stuck and watch is literally in there but thankfully it’s a little bit
My parents tight we did not do it
Good job
Your not supposed to have a 90 degree fitting on it's side when using for drainage. That is one of the problems. The trap arm was too long, and it was good he cut it back but there should be a longer sweep with two 45's fitted together. Also, the washer was on backwards. The beveled end should face the wall fitting.
Thank you
Thanks
Thank you so much I used ur video and my sink has been blocked for two months working
Wouldn’t baking sofa and vinegar work?
Thank you i can wash my hands now 🤩
Nana Coulibaly ikr
Yo that plunger way of unclogging a sink actually works 😂. I just fix my sink that's been having problems for months in a single push great video
You supposed to curl the flap in on that plunger when doing sinks. Out for toilets.
@@virginia7125 why are you replying to my comment that's more than a year old, then telling me how to do it after I said it worked💀🤔
@@kamarjones156 It's just now showing up in my feed... Sorry
@@virginia7125 all good
For those that have a u-bend pipe underneath your sink. 95% of the time, all you have to do is place a bucket under the u-bend, unscrew it and clear it to unblock to sink. Cheers👍
How i unclog somethin is i take that drain cap thing off i take a flashlighta and use a object to get it out
All good, but why would you put the washer on backwards?
*Works well.*
Uploaded just in time for weekend project!
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You should have shown the clog you cleaned from pipe. And how to reconnect that stopper! Thanks.
I was waiting for him to pull out their long-lost hamster.
Thanks, I'd forgot to stop the overflow
If it leaks at the slip nut, its because you put the washer on backwards. Some good info though.
I noticed that too but thought it's okay
@@soupflood Agree. But it will leak there.
Wow, I had to watch til the end to found out if it worked. I would've been so disappointed if it hadn't.
That being said... if the plunger doesn't work - I'm calling a plumber.
There is probably something in there. Just get a regular plastic bottle, fill it up with hot water, then hurriedly, put the mouth of the bottle into the sink drain and push the water bottle into the drain. This is way more strong than the plunger. Or maybe you can just easily remove that main pupe under it (if you know how to do it) and there will most likely be something inside.
Hahaha same. The suspense was killing me!
@@baconandeggs9113 the water bottle trick works with light blockages. The snake is much better.
6:59 the nylon washer is on backwards
It you didn’t pull anything out, so how did you fix it?
That was the best whirlpool ever
1st lesson I learned was to keep my mouth closed. 😝.(splash).Thanks for the information but I must say this has the making of a Steven King horror story when it broke through the blockage.
Where can I get that orange snake??
Use a coat hanger to unclog the drain. It's a simple method. Feed the hanger through the sink hole & in an up & down motion force the clog to break up. This is fool proof.
My father did that...put a hole right through the pipe.
I have this problem too 😔😷safe
Remove the stopper get a old toothbrush and put it in the hole and spin then pull it up and u get all that hair and ect
Good idea ill try using my snake lol
I ran hot water for a few minutes then poured 1cup baking soda, waited 5min then poured 1cup white vinegar and waited 10min then poured another cup of vinegar. Now my gf is yelling "WHATS ALL THIS BLACK DEBRIS COMING UP FROM THE DRAIN?".
I said let me finish, she said no, i said okay. Now im on the couch watching her lose her mind