The baking soda does work. You cannot pour cold water as you did immediately after, only hot water otherwise it will crystalize. It has worked for millions in emergency cases.
@ThePunggolHandyMan Also, everyone doing videos on this are missing the main step. Immediately after pouring the vinegar, use your hand or something to seal off the drain. During the reaction, it produces gas and the pressure is what pushes the clogs.
It seems to me that an alkali on its own or an acid on its own would have some effect. It might be small due to the weakness of either bicarb or vinegar, but putting them in both together and causing neutralisation seems to prevent any possible reactions. The build up of carbon dioxide to clear the drain would only really work if the drain were completely blocked off.
Got news for you Man the House it does work. You have to add more baking soda in the drain than what you added same way with vinegar let it set for 5 to 10 minutes. Then you have to pour boiling hot water down the drain. I've used this method for more than 50 years. Learned this from my parents.
Depends on how hot your water is, you can use just hot water from the sink. Also fill your sink with the drain plug closed. The pressure of a full sink of hot water draining is better than just running water down the drain.
I am a professional house cleaner and yes it does work. You heat the vinegar first, then pour it into the soda filled drain. Until it no longer boils. I repeat the procedure twice, if necessary and always finish with heated water to pour down the drain. If it is a bathroom sink, have a small strainer or something else to catch any hair that boils out before it can go back down the drain.
My plumber told me not to do this and taught me a different trick: DAWN dish detergent, the same kind they use (still) on animals that get caught in oil flows. He said to pour Dawn down the drain, let it sit for a few minutes, then flush with hot water. Works like a charm. I do it once a week and it keeps my drains open.
Yes Dawn will work in greasy kitchen sinks. For bathrooms you need to get the hair out. They sell a long thin pokey thing that works!! Pulls the hair right out. Bad clogs may take several attempts, but works. Grab a beer while you do it. 😁
I like that you followed the directions for the chemical product and just did whatever for the vinegar and baking soda and then said it didn't work. Very scientific and honest. Great proof.
Baking soda & vinegar works, used it for yrs. Use more!! AND, got rid of Drain Flies. I may have done the process about 3 Xs. I put a real good handful over the drain, slowly add vinegar until soda is IN the drain. Allow to sit & bubble. 15-30 min. Follow w very hot water. If need, repeat. I use in all drains. Best to do monthly instead of waiting till there’s a problem.
A plumber told me to get a box of table salt pour it down the drain, boil a pot of water and pour it down the drain and it will unclog the drain. I KNOW THAT WORK FROM EXPERIENCE.
First of all before you judge if something works or not follow the instructions; you use a cup of baking soda and a cup of vinegar, let set for at least a half hour and pour hot water, not cold down the drain; and it does work on kitchen sinks, you talking about like and subscribe, get it right first💯
if you notice, this is NOT a kitchen sink. its a bathroom sink, meaning its probably has a lot of HAIR plugging it, meaning vinegar and baking soda may not help. kitchen sinks have all the grease and fats plugging up the pipes.. therefore using baking soda, vinegar, and hot water should do the trick!
Using a Kinetic Water Ram works wonders! No chemicals just the laws of physics! Worth the money invested to purchase as you’ll use it many times in the future.
Baking Soda + Vinegar works for me. If clogging is persistent, then i pour hot water afterwards then use a plunger to move the stuck solids inside the sewage pipe. This technique do not damage my piping materials if using acids or other chemicals.
From my experience, this is what I found that actually works. 1. For soft clogs, use the baking soda and vinegar mix. When you do it, make sure to close the drain opening with something to allow the gases to push the grime and gunk out the other end. That's essentially what it does. Then rinse with hot (not boiling water), do this with a large pot or two pots of water. Repeat until the clog is fixed. Do this every week to prevent. Also, don't put food or hair in drain. If you need to shave, get a safety razor (the one with single blade razors made of metal, they are way more affordable in the long run and give you a better shave without ingrown hairs and razor burn), they don't clog like cartridge razors. Rinse in bowl instead of sink and throw in toilet or outside, garbage, etc. Buy drain catches or strainers if you can to reduce clog. 2. For hard clogs, use enzyme cleaners. Green gobbler is one of them. They are safer, and better for environment, and actually work. Let it do it's job over night. It takes a while. But it will get almost everything. 3. Use a plastic drain snake, or regular drain snake to finish the job if needed. 4. If worse comes to worst, you might need a pro as a last resort. That's what I have used. No serious issues since.
Yes the chemicals are designed to dissolve proteins means it can cause burns to your skin it does not harm plastics. However if your pipes are made of metal please check and see if the chemicals you use are suitable. And always fluxh it through with lots of water once the job is done If you look at 04:26 the chemicals dissolved and pushed the hair away
Once a month before going to sleep . I pour a 4 pound box of baking soda down each drain followed with a few minutes of HOT water . Then to pour a gallon of white vinegar [ household ] down each drain . This as to deodorize the drains , though said to keep them clear . Never to pour grease , oils , etc down any drain , ever .
Four pounds of baking soda would completely fill a standard drain from the trap to the top of the drain. What you're trying to loosen or dissolve is in the trap which now has 4 lb of dry powder sitting on top of it. It would take gallons of hot water to dissolve the the baking soda ebiubh gor anything to run through the drain (and trap ) and the gallon of vinegar when reached the solution of baking soda and water would be beyond the trap probably n thr 4-6-inch line to the sewer. A minimal home having a kitchen bath or shower and vanity sink would have 12 to 16 lb of baking soda solution and three to four gallons of vinegar in its drains.
I had a really tough plugged up sink, and it was plugged deep in the pipe. I used some stuff called liquid lightning, and it is a powerful acid. You need to remove as much water as you can and put a coating of some Vaseline around any chrome fittings, because it will discolor them. With gloves, and safety glasses on pour some down the drain. Wait a couple minutes, then flush water down it, and it has always worked for me. We use to use it to unclog drains on A.C. units to. I used it on an outside drain that my plumbing snake could not reach, and it did the job, but be very careful with it, and use it only if a plunger fails to work on inside drains.
if it is sulfuric acid like Kleenout you have to be carful what pipes you put it down though because it will clear the clog and the pipe lol. depends what acid liquid lightning had
You need to use a LOT more baking soda and vinegar ( 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup each) and let it sit for hours then pour boiling hot water ( ideally from a height). Also lots of dish soap and boiling water can also help. Zip-tie type drain cleaners and plungers can also help, especially if you seal other air openings ( ie pressure). If none of these work, a careful clean out of the P trap ( and surrounding pipe) can help. Ideally do a combination of the less invasive techniques, every 6 months or so to keep drains moving freely.
The best thing to use is a snake. Works 100% of the time. Baking soda and Vinegar need hot water, not cold to work. It's great for preventing pipe clogs. Do it every two months. First, boil water and slowly pour it down the drain. This will melt grease and soaps and that is what you want to do. So do it slowly for max heat. Then do the baking soda/vinegar thing. Let it sit for 15-20 minutes. Then flush with boiling water as instructed before. The best way to keep your pipes clean is to do things to prevent it from happening. Regularly clean the pipes. And baking soda/vinegar is the least expensive way. Also, Ammonia is great to break up grease but the smell is bad. I pour a few gallons of Ammonia in my mainline and let sit over night. Again use hot water first to losen things and flush with hot water to clean after a few hours. Great maintenance.
For a start, boiling 'anything' should NEVER be put down a drain - it might surprise you to learn that metal is rarely used in plumbing anymore and boiling liquid destroys the plastic used now. Sheesh. As for gallons of ammonia - the wildlife - the fish, the ducks, etc., etc., do not thank you for that. I wish people on here who give out damaging, erroneous information did not have a means to publicize their dangerous nonsense. No wonder our planet is in distress.
I've used vinegar and baking soda successfully for decades. Pour in baking soda, pour in vinegar, give it a couple minutes and pour in some boiling water.
Great and informative video! What I also deeply appreciated is the number of commenters, who also gave insight into fixing a universal problem. So, thanks to all of you! ♥
There was never a problem to this hack because every tutorial about this trick always mentioned pouring boiling hot water at the end. I don't know why this guy missed it.
aLL those likes must be from foreigners.....lol.....we've used vinegar and baking soda for many many years. Then,as some have said, use very hot or boiling water afterwards. It works!!
Hair is the main reason sink and shower drains get clogged. If hair is the problem, just do your best to physically remove the hair from the drain (plenty of videos on how to do that). I wouldn’t recommend using chemicals to try to break down the hair and clear the drain before trying to physically remove as much hair as possible first. After removing as much hair as you can, boil some water and dump it down the drain. If that still doesn’t clear the drain then you can try chemicals.
I'm afraid I have to agree with the comments below. Hot water down the sink for a few minutes, the correct amount of baking soda and vinegar, wait 5-10 mins, and than you MUST flush with boiling water and it does do the job. What you shouldn't do when you use a foaming cleaner, is wash the waste back down the pipe. Scoop it out and than flush, again, with boiling water, since most of your clogs are food waste & soap this works great. Another tip, NEVER put anything down your sink except water and always scrap dishes into the trash before washing. The less that goes down the drain the better. Garbage disposals are a HUGE mistake, especially for septic systems.
I live a NYC apartment... I've used white vinegar & baking soda for clogs for decades... IT WORKS! And my Super loves me... because he NEVER has to "snake" my drains... sinks or tub... I've NEVER seen 👀clumps like this vlogger produced... EVER!
You may notice that the active ingredient is SODIUM HYDROXIDE. It's a lot cheaper to just buy a can of sodium hydroxide crystals for about $5, add 5-10gm to the sink and flush it down with a little bit of water and give it an hour or two to work. If the pipes are plastic, dissolve the sodium hydroxide in a little bit of water in a cup first. let it cool down before pouring it to avoid melting the pipe. If the blockage is a few feet from the sink, you may have to repeat with the chemical a second time to push it onto the blockage. Flush with water after a few hours. One can is good for 50 times or so, cost for each time = $0.10.
For the record sodium hydroxide isn't the safest thing to use. I certainly wouldn't want that on my skin. Yes lye works great but 100 percent lye is dangerous as the amount of people that will try and wash it off afterwards is silly. Also if the drain doesn't clear now you have lye in the pipes ... Not fun for anyone
@@evancurtis5458 It's not as dangerous as you make it out to be, unless you get it in your eyes. It all depends on the concentration and the amount. If you get it on your hands, rinse it off within 10 sec and it would do no harm. I do that all the time. People that make the bamboo leaves wrapped glutinous rice packages for the dragon boat festival have their hands in contact with lye for hours on end, and can feel the burning sensation on their hands. If u put a bottle of Drano down the drain and it does not clear, u basically have a similar but a lot more expensive situation. Just give it more time. As long as the blockage is due to something organic, it'll dissolve. It's good for dissolving a whole dead body.
@@evancurtis5458 It's not as dangerous as you make it out to be. It all depends on the amount and concentration. I would rather dip my whole hand in a bucket of lye than in a bucket of boiling water, as long as there is water available for me to rinse it off right away. A short skin contact does not do any harm, as long as you can rinse it off within 10 sec or so. People that make bamboo leaves wrapped glutinous rice dumpling for the dragon boat festival have their hands come into contact with lye for hours on end, and can feel the burn on their hands. Pouring a bottle of Drano down the drain creates a similar but far more expensive situation if it doesn't clear. If the blockage is due to something organic, give it more time and it'll dissolve, as lye can dissolve a whole dead body. Or dilute it with more water and scoop it out to be disposed of in another drain.
@@tkjho I am sure you have been safe with it and are handling it properly. PH scale is 13-14 FPA diamond is 3-0-1. It's extremely corrosive if not one of the most corrosive bases. It reacts with water moisture in the air. Yes other drain cleaners use these chemicals and may cause similar irritation, but not in the same exposure rates. I didn't want someone to try to save $3 and end up having to seek medical attention.
We can't get that stuff in Ireland. Caustic soda, added to COLD water and mixed with a stick (Warning - don't get any splashes on your skin or clothes or it will burn). When it heats up, pour it in the shower drain and leave for at least half an hour. Avoid breathing in the fumes. Finally, rinse with hottest water you can get - maybe a kettle. Works great but be careful of caustic and rinse the bucket out afterwards and dispose of the stirring stick.
The cheapest way is to fill the sink with just water to maximum level and release it to see if the weight of water can push all the gunk forward into the drain. If not, use a plunger to help clear the drain, along with the weight of water. If the water level goes down a little, turn on the tap for continuous water flow to maximize the weight of the water. It works every time for me. It is a waste of money buying chemicals or foams to unclog your drains. Just simple physics will do!
This is a bathroom sink. Bathroom sinks have hair, and sometimes shaving products from shavers etc etc.. which require a strong chemical or mechanical unclog. I do believe baking soda and vinegar works on old food and grease, in kitchen sinks.
Hey man, Thanks for your video! I saw videos of many doing the exact same thing with the baking soda and Vinegar, and was gonna do the same, but comments there say otherwise too. Which further led to me finding your video. Thanks for showing how this method may worsen the situation. You did us a great service. Appreciate!
You don’t know what you’re doing. I’ve been using baking soda and vinegar for years once every month to keep the drains clear. You pour 1 cup of baking soda down the drain, followed by 2 cups of scalding hot vinegar, and let it sit for 1 hour or overnight (which is what I usually do) then flush with scalding hot water. Been doing it for over 40 years
Thank you, I have been struggling to get my shower drain to unclog. I think I finally made some progress tonight but it's been slow going. I tried the baking soda and vinegar trick but while it's working well, like I said, it's been slow going. Thank you for introducing this product. I'm going to try to see if I can find it. I would like to be able to take a shower without a half inch of water pooling around my feet. The worst part about it is I think that the tenant before me caused this.
I know the feeling. The shower now drains - slowly but it still drains meaning the shower can be used - but the bathroom sink still doesn't. Interesting part is, if I pour drain cleaner down it gobbles it up like candy but use water and it just sits there for hours. Like you, pretty certain it was the previous tenant who caused the issues.
Probably hair clog. Get long thin drain unglogger for hair, Amazon? Some local stores may have it too. Use as directed. Works great. I've been a professional house cleaner for 35 years.
I don’t like to use strong chemicals in my drains if I can help it; I live in a mobile home, and the pipes underneath can keep strong chemicals trapped behind a clog or discontinuity within the drainage pipe. I have used baking soda and vinegar with success many times. As one commenter here stated, you have to use warm/hot water, not hot water, to rinse the mixture down the drain. Much safer for maintenance workers who need to get directly into the drainage pipes!
I can't say about mobile homes but if baking soda and vinegar works the alls good. However in my line of work, I have met guys who would reccomended the baking soda hack over the phone so they can charge more because it will make the clog worse
I also live in a mobile and we have one sink that won't unblock. Tried the bicarb and vinegar with hot water and it did nothing. Water still won't drain.
The problem with using chemicals - if it does not clear the clog, you have to disassemble the trap and pipes with dangerous chemicals in them. If a drain is totally clogged, I just go straight for the trap and pipes.
True!!! I poured 250g of baking soda and followed by 500ml vinegar, after a few minutes i poured liters of boiling water, baking soda became like a cement. It finally came out in clumps when i used a drain snake and pressurized pump.
The baking soda & vinegar hack is not for unclogging a drain, but a professional plumbers' hack for regular maintenance on the pipes elbow. It will remove the buildup, I have been doing this for years and very rarely have a clog! You left that lump of baking soda and poured vinegar multiple times over it. My Plummer said pour boiling water after 5 minutes which will dissolve any clumps.
Under the sink should be a removeable trap. Put a small container of some kind under the drain and remove the trap. That’s where your problem might be. Shine a flashlight down and see if you can see the problem area. Clean out. Put trap back on. If it’s further down than that then you’ll have to try something else.
Wow! I’m glad I watched this. It explains why the Baking soda and vinegar made my sink clog much worse!!! I’ll have to head to the store for some strong drain unclogging chemical solution tomorrow. I sure hope I didn’t do any major damage to the pipes!
I use Vinegar, baking soda, and hot to boiling water to maintain my drains. I use a professional product if the drain is clogged. FYI. I love the name Mr. Perfect
Use hot/boiling water, NEVER cold water. The cold water is why it crystalizes. I had a clog today, used nothing but baking soda and hot water, and it's running fine now.
I saw a video with: baking soda, vinegar and dish soap/detergent with precise quantities, that I don't remember now, mixing everything first and then showing that it worked ok
I find that a plastic drain snake works wonders. It's just a 36 inch piece of plastic with a bunch of whiskers that catch hair when you pull it back out of the sink. Just ram it all the way down the sink, lift it up, clear the hair, repeat about 5x, and your sink is totally clear! The cost per treatment of your sink is $0, and the cost of the drain snake is $5 at a local hardware store (Cobra TOOLS Drain Cleaning Tool - Ace Hardware - $3.99).
The point of the baking soda and vinegar trick is to cover the hole after to make it air tight. The chemical reaction builds pressure and assuming your hand (what your covering the hole with) is stronger than the clogged material, the pressure should push the clog through. Also you would need to cover the overflow as well if youre doing it from the top of the sink. It's best to do it from the pipe that directly leads out to your sewage
before even watching I learned to never use the baking soda and vinegar method. And I always used with boiling water. Last time I could not get water draining fast, I pulled the traps and lo and behold, they were clogged like an artery with old baking soda. I've never seen it clear a clog drain anyway---I thought I was doing "Mainenance" but all i was doing was putting in a substance to slow my drain.
I thought you might show all that sandy soda caked right in the pipe. Hell it can't CLEAR itself, much less some legit sludgy clog. I know I won't ever put baking soda in the drain again. Seeing is believing. @@ThePunggolHandyMan
What sort of baking soda are you using? Plain old Arm & Hammer along with vinegar has worked since grade school science projects and has never solidified into a "rocks" when I have used it to clear my drains. It's much safer for the environment than using man made chemicals, as well as safer for your plumbing.
Because it's a bathroom sink hair and gunked up soap may be the culprit and it'll come back time and again.... there's a plastic tool at most home depots or Lowes that are about 5 bucks. It's a couple feet long, usually yellow with plastic teeth. You put it down the hole and push back and forth. The gross mass of hair that pulls out is both amazing and satisfying!! I do this every 6 months or so now, in the shower drain as well. You can sanitize the plastic tool to use again instead of throwing it away if you're not too grossed out and just keep using it - bonus! :)
A half cup of salt down the drain followed by a half cup of soda, next a cup or vinegar. I leave 4-5 hours or overnight then pour boiling or very hot water down the drain and flush with hot water for 5-10 minutes.
Using boiling or even very hot water before or after the bicarb doesn't work either, it just sits in the basin until it's cold - very very slow draining sink. Tried this several times and it was a monumental failure, if anything the sink now drains even more slowly.
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baking soda and vinegar works for my drain, he had old baking soda. run hot water after baking soda and vinegar then let it sit for few minutes then run hot water or boiling water again.
interesting edit at 2:00. A "rock" of undissolved soda magically appears at the mouth of the drain. Soda and vinegar followed by hot water always worked for me.
Good to clear sinks routinely, BEFORE they block, especially the kitchen sink. A mechanical plunger will then often suffice. Frequenty depends on type and frequency of use the sink gets...
Bro you did it wrong you have to pour boiling hot water down the drain first (or at the very least the hottest temperature water from your sink for 15 minutes straight) then wait 15 minutes, thennn you put the baking soda followed by the white vinegar, then you pour more hot water down the drain, then follow up with warm water, then cold water if you’re afraid of boiling your pipes Also, if you know hair is what’s causing the clog, remove that first with a hair plyer
And what if the hot water sits in the sink until it's gone cold - like it does in mine. I've tried the bicarb and vinegar and all that happened was the water went cold and it still doesn't drain. Might work with some drains but didn't for me.
Baking soda and vinegar worked very well together. Period. You have to put the baking soda down the drain and then the vinegar and has to sit for a half an hour. Then you pour scalding hot water down the drain it works. But before you do that, I put a cup of salt down the drain and a cup of vinegar. Then follow with scalding hot water. My drains are all clean.
Guys please do not pour boiling hot water into a porcelain sink. You risk damage and cracking due thermal shock. especially since quite a number of my viewers live in cooler climates, the sudden difference in temperature may cause damage to your sink and pipes. Not to mention, If you're dumping a hot pot of water in, you risk scalding yourself. A regular tap already splashes water everywhere, what more a waterfall of boiling water! I would not ever reccomend anything that could potentially cause damage or injury. I would not reccomended it in a metal sink either. In any case, my mantra is the same; there are proper products for the job!
Or u could use common sense and skip your safety instructions all together. Yeah I know there are stupid people who will scald themselves, but I guess they will learn something in life from it then.
I poured washing up liquid down and left it for 15 minutes. Then baking powder and boiling water. Used a plunger and lots of gunge came out into the outside drain. Did it one more time and bingo..completely cleared it.
The scenario is started with a clogged drain, with standing water. Where did the water go when you did the baking soda vinegar application? Can’t place the baking soda in the sitting water and put vinegar in, you would get a bunch of frothy water.
Yes 😊 I've tried on a really bad second bathroom toilet. Used Dawn dish detergent baking soda vinegar and hot h20 sit for hour add boiling h20 again then flush. Definitely works ☺️
Hi thanks for your engagement! Your method work For clogs cost by Fat. Bathroom sinks are normally blocked by hair which does not dissolve in vinegar or baking soda or hot water. It requires A strong chemical to break down v hair so that you can wash it down the sink
@@ThePunggolHandyMan The block was in the laundry line where black soap scum was a mess… Sir the blockage was Not Hair! It backs up in Shower and Kitchen sink…. I treated all of these… and ran a cleaning hot scalding water through the clean cycle
Didn’t work for me. And it truly seemed like it just made it worse. Maybe I had some cold water in my p-trap from running the water earlier. Who knows?
Baking soda and vinegar is more of a prevention method rather than a cure once the drain is blocked. Your drain is already clogged, so you need more immediate power. For best results with a chemical solution, leave it in the drain overnight and then run hot water through it in the morning.
There is an important second step with the baking soda/vinegar solution and that is filling your sink with hot water, opening the drain and basically blowing it all out of your sink pipes and down the line. Where assumedly it no longer causes problems, idk.
Hi Man the house, ive tried both methods and actually dismantled the pipes and found that its clogged below ground level drainage piping. Tried both methods and its still clogged. Have used all sorts of methods but to no avail. Any suggestions?
About a cup of robust dishwashing liquid down the drain will help with clogs. Leave it overnight and then flush. If that's not quite strong enough, pour the same amount of fresh clorox (it does go stale) down the drain and let it sit for 15-20 minutes, then flush. That WILL always work.
If it is a bathroom drain all you need to do is pour a cup or two down the drain. It will unstop the drain in less than five minutes. Clorox eats proteins up and hair is protein. Drains that have grease and other contaminants may not like this method?
I saw advert s for a foaming toilet cleaner powder you stick the measured amount into the loo,it goals up cleaning the inside of the bowl without you having to use gloves hands etc to c k e an it,I'm wondering if this might work on drains too? Our bathroom has always had slow sluggish drainage it's a pain in the proverbial and I use baking soda and not water whenever it begins to slow the flow out of the drain so it kinda keeps on top of it a bit . Hmmm I would love something like that for the shower
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Why did you add clumps of baking powder ? For any chemical reaction to happen efficiently it is suggested to use powder (the more the surface area , the more vigorous the chemical reaction) ..... If you add clumps of Baking powder then you will get clumps later also.
😑… it’s now big deal people.. Thanks for the tips. It’s always nice to get different opinions. Whatever works for you or not.. take it or leave it. Haha
The baking soda does work. You cannot pour cold water as you did immediately after, only hot water otherwise it will crystalize. It has worked for millions in emergency cases.
Thanks for your input! I'll do another with hot water to show the effect again
@ThePunggolHandyMan Also, everyone doing videos on this are missing the main step. Immediately after pouring the vinegar, use your hand or something to seal off the drain. During the reaction, it produces gas and the pressure is what pushes the clogs.
@darrend9800 in that case a plunger will do a better job won't it?
Works for millions of AMERICANS IN AMERICA 😂
It seems to me that an alkali on its own or an acid on its own would have some effect. It might be small due to the weakness of either bicarb or vinegar, but putting them in both together and causing neutralisation seems to prevent any possible reactions. The build up of carbon dioxide to clear the drain would only really work if the drain were completely blocked off.
Got news for you Man the House it does work. You have to add more baking soda in the drain than what you added same way with vinegar let it set for 5 to 10 minutes. Then you have to pour boiling hot water down the drain. I've used this method for more than 50 years. Learned this from my parents.
Yep...vinegar method worked for me and it is much safer for the environment.
Baking Soda and hot water? Vinegar still required?
@@barbarascott3945 ---Not true. Unless your plumbing is made of silly putty.
@@barbarascott3945your wrong
@@barbarascott3945😂
When using baking soda and vinegar always flush with boiling water to prevent solidifying.
Depends on how hot your water is, you can use just hot water from the sink. Also fill your sink with the drain plug closed. The pressure of a full sink of hot water draining is better than just running water down the drain.
I always used warm tap water. No solidification in over 30 years. Ever.
Will boiling water not bust the pipes ??
@@dawnwhittle2004it can also damage the rubber seals from the heat.
And I cannot reccomend hot water if someone gets scalded from dumping a vat full of boiling water, I don't wanna be responsible
I am a professional house cleaner and yes it does work. You heat the vinegar first, then pour it into the soda filled drain. Until it no longer boils. I repeat the procedure twice, if necessary and always finish with heated water to pour down the drain. If it is a bathroom sink, have a small strainer or something else to catch any hair that boils out before it can go back down the drain.
How did you fit a sofa in your drain? LOL
@@firstlast1947 Well, it was a miniature sofa made from baking soda! Just have to stuff it in there a little at a time. LOL
@@firstlast1947 where do u see sofa i see soda
My plumber told me not to do this and taught me a different trick: DAWN dish detergent, the same kind they use (still) on animals that get caught in oil flows. He said to pour Dawn down the drain, let it sit for a few minutes, then flush with hot water. Works like a charm. I do it once a week and it keeps my drains open.
I'll try this, thanks for sharing😊
I just think that is bad for septic tanks. Septic tanks need the bacteria and Dawn will kill it.
I’m impressed that a PLUMBER told you this-they have everything to gain from you calling them! I’m buying some Dawn today-thanks!!!
Yes Dawn will work in greasy kitchen sinks. For bathrooms you need to get the hair out. They sell a long thin pokey thing that works!! Pulls the hair right out. Bad clogs may take several attempts, but works. Grab a beer while you do it. 😁
What if garbage disposal gurgles on left sink & rt and pouring scalding water on right makes it come up on left (and vice versa). Gurgles constantly.
Tried baking soda and vinegar many times already and it always work.
Very hot water afterwards yes
Does it help in the bathtub drain where a lot of hair is involved?
@@sweetbeep Yes
@@sweetbeepyes. Best if you do it as part of a routine, before the clog.
@@wordsculpt thanks!
I like that you followed the directions for the chemical product and just did whatever for the vinegar and baking soda and then said it didn't work. Very scientific and honest. Great proof.
Just used baking soda and vinegar today to unclog my garbage disposal. Worked like a charm
Baking soda & vinegar works, used it for yrs.
Use more!!
AND, got rid of Drain Flies. I may have done the process about 3 Xs.
I put a real good handful over the drain, slowly add vinegar until soda is IN the drain.
Allow to sit & bubble. 15-30 min.
Follow w very hot water.
If need, repeat.
I use in all drains.
Best to do monthly instead of waiting till there’s a problem.
A plumber told me to get a box of table salt pour it down the drain, boil a pot of water and pour it down the drain and it will unclog the drain. I KNOW THAT WORK FROM EXPERIENCE.
First of all before you judge if something works or not follow the instructions; you use a cup of baking soda and a cup of vinegar, let set for at least a half hour and pour hot water, not cold down the drain; and it does work on kitchen sinks, you talking about like and subscribe, get it right first💯
Thanks for the info! Ten minutes left to go until the hot water.
if you notice, this is NOT a kitchen sink. its a bathroom sink, meaning its probably has a lot of HAIR plugging it, meaning vinegar and baking soda may not help. kitchen sinks have all the grease and fats plugging up the pipes.. therefore using baking soda, vinegar, and hot water should do the trick!
What do u do for hair?
@@Notturnoirdrain snake
Didn’t work for me
Let vinegar baking soda sit a while before running hot water down drain
@@2ndGenMilbourn97what's drain snake?
Using a Kinetic Water Ram works wonders! No chemicals just the laws of physics! Worth the money invested to purchase as you’ll use it many times in the future.
Thanks you for your input. I do show how to use other methods in my other videos on the channel. Have a look!
Baking Soda + Vinegar works for me. If clogging is persistent, then i pour hot water afterwards then use a plunger to move the stuck solids inside the sewage pipe. This technique do not damage my piping materials if using acids or other chemicals.
You're correct! My son it with hot vinegar, followed by boiling water. It set up like a rock and he had to take my drain apart!
From my experience, this is what I found that actually works. 1. For soft clogs, use the baking soda and vinegar mix. When you do it, make sure to close the drain opening with something to allow the gases to push the grime and gunk out the other end. That's essentially what it does. Then rinse with hot (not boiling water), do this with a large pot or two pots of water. Repeat until the clog is fixed. Do this every week to prevent. Also, don't put food or hair in drain. If you need to shave, get a safety razor (the one with single blade razors made of metal, they are way more affordable in the long run and give you a better shave without ingrown hairs and razor burn), they don't clog like cartridge razors. Rinse in bowl instead of sink and throw in toilet or outside, garbage, etc. Buy drain catches or strainers if you can to reduce clog. 2. For hard clogs, use enzyme cleaners. Green gobbler is one of them. They are safer, and better for environment, and actually work. Let it do it's job over night. It takes a while. But it will get almost everything. 3. Use a plastic drain snake, or regular drain snake to finish the job if needed. 4. If worse comes to worst, you might need a pro as a last resort. That's what I have used. No serious issues since.
I have a clog in my bathtub drain .. prob lots of hair .. will the vinegar and baking soda work for that?
No.. baking soda and vinegar does not dissolve hair
@@ThePunggolHandyMan do the chemicals dissolve hair?
Yes the chemicals are designed to dissolve proteins means it can cause burns to your skin it does not harm plastics. However if your pipes are made of metal please check and see if the chemicals you use are suitable. And always fluxh it through with lots of water once the job is done
If you look at 04:26 the chemicals dissolved and pushed the hair away
@@ThePunggolHandyMan ok thanks. How do I check to see if my metal pipes are suitable with the chemicals?
Once a month before going to sleep . I pour a 4 pound box of baking soda down each drain followed with a few minutes of HOT water . Then to pour a gallon of white vinegar [ household ] down each drain . This as to deodorize the drains , though said to keep them clear . Never to pour grease , oils , etc down any drain , ever .
Four pounds of baking soda would completely fill a standard drain from the trap to the top of the drain. What you're trying to loosen or dissolve is in the trap which now has 4 lb of dry powder sitting on top of it. It would take gallons of hot water to dissolve the the baking soda ebiubh gor anything to run through the drain (and trap ) and the gallon of vinegar when reached the solution of baking soda and water would be beyond the trap probably n thr 4-6-inch line to the sewer. A minimal home having a kitchen bath or shower and vanity sink would have 12 to 16 lb of baking soda solution and three to four gallons of vinegar in its drains.
@@psdaengr911 I do this to keep drains clear , not for any blockages , etc . And haven't had any clogs due to this .
I would think that 4 pounds of baking soda followed by enough vinegar to dissolve it regularly is a ridiculous waste of money
I had a really tough plugged up sink, and it was plugged deep in the pipe. I used some stuff called liquid lightning, and it is a powerful acid. You need to remove as much water as you can and put a coating of some Vaseline around any chrome fittings, because it will discolor them. With gloves, and safety glasses on pour some down the drain. Wait a couple minutes, then flush water down it, and it has always worked for me. We use to use it to unclog drains on A.C. units to. I used it on an outside drain that my plumbing snake could not reach, and it did the job, but be very careful with it, and use it only if a plunger fails to work on inside drains.
if it is sulfuric acid like Kleenout you have to be carful what pipes you put it down though because it will clear the clog and the pipe lol. depends what acid liquid lightning had
Is it safe to use in an old house with old pipes?
You need to use a LOT more baking soda and vinegar ( 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup each) and let it sit for hours then pour boiling hot water ( ideally from a height).
Also lots of dish soap and boiling water can also help.
Zip-tie type drain cleaners and plungers can also help, especially if you seal other air openings ( ie pressure).
If none of these work, a careful clean out of the P trap ( and surrounding pipe) can help.
Ideally do a combination of the less invasive techniques, every 6 months or so to keep drains moving freely.
The best thing to use is a snake. Works 100% of the time. Baking soda and Vinegar need hot water, not cold to work. It's great for preventing pipe clogs. Do it every two months. First, boil water and slowly pour it down the drain. This will melt grease and soaps and that is what you want to do. So do it slowly for max heat. Then do the baking soda/vinegar thing. Let it sit for 15-20 minutes. Then flush with boiling water as instructed before. The best way to keep your pipes clean is to do things to prevent it from happening. Regularly clean the pipes. And baking soda/vinegar is the least expensive way. Also, Ammonia is great to break up grease but the smell is bad. I pour a few gallons of Ammonia in my mainline and let sit over night. Again use hot water first to losen things and flush with hot water to clean after a few hours. Great maintenance.
For a start, boiling 'anything' should NEVER be put down a drain - it might surprise you to learn that metal is rarely used in plumbing anymore and boiling liquid destroys the plastic used now. Sheesh.
As for gallons of ammonia - the wildlife - the fish, the ducks, etc., etc., do not thank you for that. I wish people on here who give out damaging, erroneous information did not have a means to publicize their dangerous nonsense. No wonder our planet is in distress.
I've used vinegar and baking soda successfully for decades. Pour in baking soda, pour in vinegar, give it a couple minutes and pour in some boiling water.
Great and informative video! What I also deeply appreciated is the number of commenters, who also gave insight into fixing a universal problem. So, thanks to all of you! ♥
There was never a problem to this hack because every tutorial about this trick always mentioned pouring boiling hot water at the end. I don't know why this guy missed it.
aLL those likes must be from foreigners.....lol.....we've used vinegar and baking soda for many many years. Then,as some have said, use very hot or boiling water afterwards. It works!!
professor Amos is by far the best product I ever used
Hair is the main reason sink and shower drains get clogged. If hair is the problem, just do your best to physically remove the hair from the drain (plenty of videos on how to do that). I wouldn’t recommend using chemicals to try to break down the hair and clear the drain before trying to physically remove as much hair as possible first. After removing as much hair as you can, boil some water and dump it down the drain. If that still doesn’t clear the drain then you can try chemicals.
I'm afraid I have to agree with the comments below. Hot water down the sink for a few minutes, the correct amount of baking soda and vinegar, wait 5-10 mins, and than you MUST flush with boiling water and it does do the job. What you shouldn't do when you use a foaming cleaner, is wash the waste back down the pipe. Scoop it out and than flush, again, with boiling water, since most of your clogs are food waste & soap this works great. Another tip, NEVER put anything down your sink except water and always scrap dishes into the trash before washing. The less that goes down the drain the better. Garbage disposals are a HUGE mistake, especially for septic systems.
I live a NYC apartment... I've used white vinegar & baking soda for clogs for decades... IT WORKS!
And my Super loves me... because he NEVER has to "snake" my drains... sinks or tub...
I've NEVER seen 👀clumps like this vlogger produced... EVER!
Yeah that's some really sad old baking soda plus he used cold water like come on bro🤣
@@Pixie_Barrow2024 I guess he had to use cold water. Otherwise he couldn't have made a video.
@@adelaova9868 🤣
Vinegar and boiling water cleared my sink poured vinegar leave for half hour then pour boiling water u might have to do this few times it does work
Baking soda and vinegar worked for me. I put hot water after 30 minutes it wasn't ready yet but the next day was pretty good
You did the baking soda and vinegar, then waited 30 minutes to do the hot water?
next time, try covering the drain hole right after adding the vinegar.. it'll work much better :)
@@Aeoxmusic you mean cuz the gas pushes stuff down?
You may notice that the active ingredient is SODIUM HYDROXIDE. It's a lot cheaper to just buy a can of sodium hydroxide crystals for about $5, add 5-10gm to the sink and flush it down with a little bit of water and give it an hour or two to work. If the pipes are plastic, dissolve the sodium hydroxide in a little bit of water in a cup first. let it cool down before pouring it to avoid melting the pipe. If the blockage is a few feet from the sink, you may have to repeat with the chemical a second time to push it onto the blockage. Flush with water after a few hours.
One can is good for 50 times or so, cost for each time = $0.10.
Thank you so much! I am definitely going to try this 👍
For the record sodium hydroxide isn't the safest thing to use. I certainly wouldn't want that on my skin. Yes lye works great but 100 percent lye is dangerous as the amount of people that will try and wash it off afterwards is silly. Also if the drain doesn't clear now you have lye in the pipes ... Not fun for anyone
@@evancurtis5458 It's not as dangerous as you make it out to be, unless you get it in your eyes. It all depends on the concentration and the amount. If you get it on your hands, rinse it off within 10 sec and it would do no harm. I do that all the time. People that make the bamboo leaves wrapped glutinous rice packages for the dragon boat festival have their hands in contact with lye for hours on end, and can feel the burning sensation on their hands.
If u put a bottle of Drano down the drain and it does not clear, u basically have a similar but a lot more expensive situation. Just give it more time. As long as the blockage is due to something organic, it'll dissolve. It's good for dissolving a whole dead body.
@@evancurtis5458 It's not as dangerous as you make it out to be. It all depends on the amount and concentration. I would rather dip my whole hand in a bucket of lye than in a bucket of boiling water, as long as there is water available for me to rinse it off right away.
A short skin contact does not do any harm, as long as you can rinse it off within 10 sec or so. People that make bamboo leaves wrapped glutinous rice dumpling for the dragon boat festival have their hands come into contact with lye for hours on end, and can feel the burn on their hands.
Pouring a bottle of Drano down the drain creates a similar but far more expensive situation if it doesn't clear. If the blockage is due to something organic, give it more time and it'll dissolve, as lye can dissolve a whole dead body. Or dilute it with more water and scoop it out to be disposed of in another drain.
@@tkjho I am sure you have been safe with it and are handling it properly.
PH scale is 13-14
FPA diamond is 3-0-1.
It's extremely corrosive if not one of the most corrosive bases. It reacts with water moisture in the air.
Yes other drain cleaners use these chemicals and may cause similar irritation, but not in the same exposure rates. I didn't want someone to try to save $3 and end up having to seek medical attention.
You have to use very hot water after the baking soda and vinegar. It does work!
We can't get that stuff in Ireland. Caustic soda, added to COLD water and mixed with a stick (Warning - don't get any splashes on your skin or clothes or it will burn). When it heats up, pour it in the shower drain and leave for at least half an hour. Avoid breathing in the fumes. Finally, rinse with hottest water you can get - maybe a kettle. Works great but be careful of caustic and rinse the bucket out afterwards and dispose of the stirring stick.
The cheapest way is to fill the sink with just water to maximum level and release it to see if the weight of water can push all the gunk forward into the drain. If not, use a plunger to help clear the drain, along with the weight of water. If the water level goes down a little, turn on the tap for continuous water flow to maximize the weight of the water. It works every time for me. It is a waste of money buying chemicals or foams to unclog your drains. Just simple physics will do!
Does this work for bathtubs where a lot of hair is involved?
Holy cow it worked!!!!!!! It was really easy too. Thanks
This is a bathroom sink. Bathroom sinks have hair, and sometimes shaving products from shavers etc etc.. which require a strong chemical or mechanical unclog. I do believe baking soda and vinegar works on old food and grease, in kitchen sinks.
THANK YOU!
Hey man, Thanks for your video! I saw videos of many doing the exact same thing with the baking soda and Vinegar, and was gonna do the same, but comments there say otherwise too. Which further led to me finding your video. Thanks for showing how this method may worsen the situation. You did us a great service. Appreciate!
Thanks for watching! Along my line of work I came across many who had their sinks choked with baking soda and vinegar. So I had to make this video!
No. The video is wrong. This guy used cold water when you need to use hot first and after. Rookie mistake.
Maybe you should have known what you were doing in the first place?
You don’t know what you’re doing. I’ve been using baking soda and vinegar for years once every month to keep the drains clear. You pour 1 cup of baking soda down the drain, followed by 2 cups of scalding hot vinegar, and let it sit for 1 hour or overnight (which is what I usually do) then flush with scalding hot water. Been doing it for over 40 years
I do the baking soda and vinegar just now and it worked I do it all the time them hot boiling water never fails me
Thank you, I have been struggling to get my shower drain to unclog. I think I finally made some progress tonight but it's been slow going. I tried the baking soda and vinegar trick but while it's working well, like I said, it's been slow going. Thank you for introducing this product. I'm going to try to see if I can find it. I would like to be able to take a shower without a half inch of water pooling around my feet. The worst part about it is I think that the tenant before me caused this.
Yes it's likely hair n stuff that's choking
I know the feeling. The shower now drains - slowly but it still drains meaning the shower can be used - but the bathroom sink still doesn't. Interesting part is, if I pour drain cleaner down it gobbles it up like candy but use water and it just sits there for hours. Like you, pretty certain it was the previous tenant who caused the issues.
Pour hot water down first then do the baking soda and vinegar. Then follow with more very hot water. It fixed my problem which was just like yours.
Probably hair clog. Get long thin drain unglogger for hair, Amazon? Some local stores may have it too. Use as directed. Works great. I've been a professional house cleaner for 35 years.
Keep running boiling water as hair problems take longer
Yes boiling water poured over top of the vinegar and baking powder it works
I don’t like to use strong chemicals in my drains if I can help it; I live in a mobile home, and the pipes underneath can keep strong chemicals trapped behind a clog or discontinuity within the drainage pipe. I have used baking soda and vinegar with success many times. As one commenter here stated, you have to use warm/hot water, not hot water, to rinse the mixture down the drain.
Much safer for maintenance workers who need to get directly into the drainage pipes!
I can't say about mobile homes but if baking soda and vinegar works the alls good. However in my line of work, I have met guys who would reccomended the baking soda hack over the phone so they can charge more because it will make the clog worse
I hope we have that kind of chemical you bought in the store in our country 😭 cause I have a problem right now in our shower drain
Oh no! Remember you want a declogger not a cleaner!there is a difference
I also live in a mobile and we have one sink that won't unblock. Tried the bicarb and vinegar with hot water and it did nothing. Water still won't drain.
@@MayYourGodGoWithYou I tried it last day and it really worked! But I need to buy lots of it just in case it will clogged again
The problem with using chemicals - if it does not clear the clog, you have to disassemble the trap and pipes with dangerous chemicals in them. If a drain is totally clogged, I just go straight for the trap and pipes.
True!!! I poured 250g of baking soda and followed by 500ml vinegar, after a few minutes i poured liters of boiling water, baking soda became like a cement. It finally came out in clumps when i used a drain snake and pressurized pump.
Its better to just use warm vinegar and let it sit, rinse with water.
The baking soda & vinegar hack is not for unclogging a drain, but a professional plumbers' hack for regular maintenance on the pipes elbow. It will remove the buildup, I have been doing this for years and very rarely have a clog! You left that lump of baking soda and poured vinegar multiple times over it. My Plummer said pour boiling water after 5 minutes which will dissolve any clumps.
I think the vinegar and baking soda is for regular maintenance (with boiling water) NOT clogged drains??
Your chipper tone about something utterly mundane brightens a stormy day 🌞
Under the sink should be a removeable trap. Put a small container of some kind under the drain and remove the trap. That’s where your problem might be. Shine a flashlight down and see if you can see the problem area. Clean out. Put trap back on. If it’s further down than that then you’ll have to try something else.
That's too advanced for millennials
Wow! I’m glad I watched this. It explains why the Baking soda and vinegar made my sink clog much worse!!! I’ll have to head to the store for some strong drain unclogging chemical solution tomorrow. I sure hope I didn’t do any major damage to the pipes!
Yup! Well I've unclothed waaay too many sinks filled with baking soda crystals to know that it's not the best idea!
I'm sure you poured cold water instead of hot water afterwards
He left out the HOT water step, which hardened the bacon soda. Can't fudge the process. he did and that was the results.
Just remove the plug and clean it as well as go under the sink and disassemble the u-shape tube and again clean it, simple as that.
As stated below: Finish with boiled hot water and it works! I am a landlord and the baking soda, vinegar and boiling water always works.
Im curious if it works too on deep pipe
I use Vinegar, baking soda, and hot to boiling water to maintain my drains. I use a professional product if the drain is clogged. FYI. I love the name Mr. Perfect
Use hot/boiling water, NEVER cold water. The cold water is why it crystalizes. I had a clog today, used nothing but baking soda and hot water, and it's running fine now.
You forgot the boiling water. You are wrong. It does work!!
I saw a video with: baking soda, vinegar and dish soap/detergent with precise quantities, that I don't remember now, mixing everything first and then showing that it worked ok
Baking soda and vinegar had work for me with a really hot water following after. 👍
I find that a plastic drain snake works wonders. It's just a 36 inch piece of plastic with a bunch of whiskers that catch hair when you pull it back out of the sink. Just ram it all the way down the sink, lift it up, clear the hair, repeat about 5x, and your sink is totally clear! The cost per treatment of your sink is $0, and the cost of the drain snake is $5 at a local hardware store (Cobra TOOLS Drain Cleaning Tool - Ace Hardware - $3.99).
The point of the baking soda and vinegar trick is to cover the hole after to make it air tight. The chemical reaction builds pressure and assuming your hand (what your covering the hole with) is stronger than the clogged material, the pressure should push the clog through. Also you would need to cover the overflow as well if youre doing it from the top of the sink. It's best to do it from the pipe that directly leads out to your sewage
Baking soda and vinegar are edible and safe and non toxic especially in homes with gardens.
Hot water not cold when you use baking soda and vinegar! I use it all the time and it works.
If you pour hot water straight after the soda and vinegar it works..
Not really. Got water does not dissolve hair
Didn't work for me. The bakeing soda and vinager and hot water didn't work
before even watching I learned to never use the baking soda and vinegar method. And I always used with boiling water. Last time I could not get water draining fast, I pulled the traps and lo and behold, they were clogged like an artery with old baking soda. I've never seen it clear a clog drain anyway---I thought I was doing "Mainenance" but all i was doing was putting in a substance to slow my drain.
Well you're 1 of the few out of so many that actually believes me 😆
I thought you might show all that sandy soda caked right in the pipe. Hell it can't CLEAR itself, much less some legit sludgy clog. I know I won't ever put baking soda in the drain again. Seeing is believing. @@ThePunggolHandyMan
What sort of baking soda are you using? Plain old Arm & Hammer along with vinegar has worked since grade school science projects and has never solidified into a "rocks" when I have used it to clear my drains. It's much safer for the environment than using man made chemicals, as well as safer for your plumbing.
Because it's a bathroom sink hair and gunked up soap may be the culprit and it'll come back time and again.... there's a plastic tool at most home depots or Lowes that are about 5 bucks. It's a couple feet long, usually yellow with plastic teeth. You put it down the hole and push back and forth. The gross mass of hair that pulls out is both amazing and satisfying!! I do this every 6 months or so now, in the shower drain as well. You can sanitize the plastic tool to use again instead of throwing it away if you're not too grossed out and just keep using it - bonus! :)
Satisfying or disgusting?
A half cup of salt down the drain followed by a half cup of soda, next a cup or vinegar. I leave 4-5 hours or overnight then pour boiling or very hot water down the drain and flush with hot water for 5-10 minutes.
Using boiling or even very hot water before or after the bicarb doesn't work either, it just sits in the basin until it's cold - very very slow draining sink. Tried this several times and it was a monumental failure, if anything the sink now drains even more slowly.
Just maybe you did it wrong.... it works for others. Go figure! He left out the hot water.....
This guy must own the product he recommends don't fall for it.
2 Esdras 7:75
I answered and said, "If I have found favor in thy sight, O Lord, show this also to thy servant: whether after death, as soon as every one of us yields up his soul, we shall be kept in rest until those times come when thou wilt renew the creation, or whether we shall be tormented at once?" 76 He answered me and said, "I will show you that also, but do not be associated with those who have shown scorn, nor number yourself among those who are tormented. 77 For you have a treasure of works laid up with the Most High; but it will not be shown to you until the last times.
78 Now, concerning death, the teaching is: When the decisive decree has gone forth from the Most High that a man shall die, as the spirit leaves the body to return again to him who gave it, first of all it adores the glory of the Most High. 79 And if it is one of those who have shown scorn and have not kept the way of the Most High, and who have despised his law, and who have hated those who fear the Most High -- 80 such spirits shall not enter into habitations, but shall immediately wander about in torments, ever grieving and sad, in seven ways.
81 The first way, because they have scorned the law of the Most High. 82 The second way, because they cannot now make a good repentance that they may live. 83 The third way, they shall see the reward laid up for those who have trusted the covenants of the Most High. 84 The fourth way, they shall consider the torment laid up for themselves in the last days. 85 The fifth way, they shall see how the habitations of the others are guarded by angels in profound quiet. 86 The sixth way, they shall see how some of them will pass over into torments. 87 The seventh way, which is worse than all the ways that have been mentioned, because they shall utterly waste away in confusion and be consumed with shame, and shall wither with fear at seeing the glory of the Most High before whom they sinned while they were alive, and before whom they are to be judged in the last times.
88 "Now this is the order of those who have kept the ways of the Most High, when they shall be separated from their mortal body. 89 During the time that they lived in it, they laboriously served the Most High, and withstood danger every hour, that they might keep the law of the Lawgiver perfectly. 90 Therefore this is the teaching concerning them: 91 First of all, they shall see with great joy the glory of him who receives them, for they shall have rest in seven orders.
92 The first order, because they have striven with great effort to overcome the evil thought which was formed with them, that it might not lead them astray from life into death. 93 The second order, because they see the perplexity in which the souls of the unrighteous wander, and the punishment that awaits them. 94 The third order, they see the witness which he who formed them bears concerning them, that while they were alive they kept the law which was given them in trust. 95 The fourth order, they understand the rest which they now enjoy, being gathered into their chambers and guarded by angels in profound quiet, and the glory which awaits them in the last days. 96 The fifth order, they rejoice that they have now escaped what is corruptible, and shall inherit what is to come;
and besides they see the straits and toil from which they have been delivered, and the spacious liberty which they are to receive and enjoy in immortality. 97 The sixth order, when it is shown to them how their face is to shine like the sun, and how they are to be made like the light of the stars, being incorruptible from then on. 98 The seventh order, which is greater than all that have been mentioned, because they shall rejoice with boldness, and shall be confident without confusion, and shall be glad without fear, for they hasten to behold the face of him whom they served in life and from whom they are to receive their reward when glorified.
99 This is the order of the souls of the righteous, as henceforth is announced; and the aforesaid are the ways of torment which those who would not give heed shall suffer hereafter." 100 I answered and said, "Will time therefore be given to the souls, after they have been separated from the bodies, to see what you have described to me?" 101 He said to me, "They shall have freedom for seven days, so that during these seven days they may see the things of which you have been told, and afterwards they shall be gathered in their habitations."
102 I answered and said, "If I have found favor in thy sight, show further to me, thy servant, whether on the day of judgment the righteous will be able to intercede for the unrighteous or to entreat the Most High for them, 103 fathers for sons or sons for parents, brothers for brothers, relatives for their kinsmen, or friends for those who are most dear." 104 He answered me and said, "Since you have found favor in my sight, I will show you this also. The day of judgment is decisive and displays to all the seal of truth. Just as now a father does not send his son, or a son his father, or a master his servant, or a friend his dearest friend, to be ill or sleep or eat or be healed in his stead, 105 so no one shall ever pray for another on that day, neither shall any one lay a burden on another; for then every one shall bear his own righteousness and unrighteousness." .....2 Esdras 7:75
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baking soda and vinegar works for my drain, he had old baking soda. run hot water after baking soda and vinegar then let it sit for few minutes then run hot water or boiling water again.
mine to.
I just did it baking soda with boiling water and it worked
interesting edit at 2:00. A "rock" of undissolved soda magically appears at the mouth of the drain. Soda and vinegar followed by hot water always worked for me.
Is the music too loud? I can make it softer... thanks for the feedback. But I can't remove it for this video as it has been published
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You didn't do all the steps and that's why it caused a different chemical reaction. The hot water and the Dawn dish soap.
Good to clear sinks routinely, BEFORE they block, especially the kitchen sink. A mechanical plunger will then often suffice. Frequenty depends on type and frequency of use the sink gets...
Bro you did it wrong you have to pour boiling hot water down the drain first (or at the very least the hottest temperature water from your sink for 15 minutes straight) then wait 15 minutes, thennn you put the baking soda followed by the white vinegar, then you pour more hot water down the drain, then follow up with warm water, then cold water if you’re afraid of boiling your pipes
Also, if you know hair is what’s causing the clog, remove that first with a hair plyer
And what if the hot water sits in the sink until it's gone cold - like it does in mine. I've tried the bicarb and vinegar and all that happened was the water went cold and it still doesn't drain. Might work with some drains but didn't for me.
@@MayYourGodGoWithYou Did you get the hair out first with the long pokey thing they sell just for hair?
Baking soda and vinegar worked very well together. Period. You have to put the baking soda down the drain and then the vinegar and has to sit for a half an hour. Then you pour scalding hot water down the drain it works. But before you do that, I put a cup of salt down the drain and a cup of vinegar. Then follow with scalding hot water. My drains are all clean.
Guys please do not pour boiling hot water into a porcelain sink. You risk damage and cracking due thermal shock. especially since quite a number of my viewers live in cooler climates, the sudden difference in temperature may cause damage to your sink and pipes. Not to mention, If you're dumping a hot pot of water in, you risk scalding yourself. A regular tap already splashes water everywhere, what more a waterfall of boiling water!
I would not ever reccomend anything that could potentially cause damage or injury.
I would not reccomended it in a metal sink either. In any case, my mantra is the same; there are proper products for the job!
Or u could use common sense and skip your safety instructions all together. Yeah I know there are stupid people who will scald themselves, but I guess they will learn something in life from it then.
I poured washing up liquid down and left it for 15 minutes. Then baking powder and boiling water. Used a plunger and lots of gunge came out into the outside drain.
Did it one more time and bingo..completely cleared it.
The scenario is started with a clogged drain, with standing water. Where did the water go when you did the baking soda vinegar application? Can’t place the baking soda in the sitting water and put vinegar in, you would get a bunch of frothy water.
Does it work on toliets for cooking grease was poured down it?
Yes 😊 I've tried on a really bad second bathroom toilet. Used Dawn dish detergent baking soda vinegar and hot h20 sit for hour add boiling h20 again then flush. Definitely works ☺️
After sink a *soda* ,can we use lemon as vineger and then hot water? Is it work or not?
You have to use baking soda & Vinegar with a cup , hot water after 15 minutes is called a big pot of boiling HOT WATER! Drain running free……
Hi thanks for your engagement! Your method work For clogs cost by Fat. Bathroom sinks are normally blocked by hair which does not dissolve in vinegar or baking soda or hot water. It requires A strong chemical to break down v hair so that you can wash it down the sink
@@ThePunggolHandyMan The block was in the laundry line where black soap scum was a mess… Sir the blockage was Not Hair! It backs up in Shower and Kitchen sink…. I treated all of these… and ran a cleaning hot scalding water through the clean cycle
Ahhhh that's another video but I'm glad your problem is solved!
Didn’t work for me. And it truly seemed like it just made it worse. Maybe I had some cold water in my p-trap from running the water earlier. Who knows?
Works if the clog is not solid food
Thanks! Will try your recommendation!
Baking soda and vinegar is more of a prevention method rather than a cure once the drain is blocked. Your drain is already clogged, so you need more immediate power. For best results with a chemical solution, leave it in the drain overnight and then run hot water through it in the morning.
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Glad I could help! Couldn't be there to help but I try my best!
There is an important second step with the baking soda/vinegar solution and that is filling your sink with hot water, opening the drain and basically blowing it all out of your sink pipes and down the line. Where assumedly it no longer causes problems, idk.
He pulled out the chops sticks 😂😂
Worked! Thank you.
Baking soda and vinegar works for normal clogging, you're supposed to pour boiling water at the end to dissolve everything.
Hi Man the house, ive tried both methods and actually dismantled the pipes and found that its clogged below ground level drainage piping. Tried both methods and its still clogged. Have used all sorts of methods but to no avail. Any suggestions?
About a cup of robust dishwashing liquid down the drain will help with clogs. Leave it overnight and then flush. If that's not quite strong enough, pour the same amount of fresh clorox (it does go stale) down the drain and let it sit for 15-20 minutes, then flush. That WILL always work.
Add some dawn dishwashing liquid too
Baking soda and vinegar does work. I use it when I need to and works every time.
If it’s clogged how can you pour water down the drain for 15 minutes?
Good deduction! Very perceptive. If there is hot water in the basin for too long it will crack!
sounds like YOU need a plumber!
@@ThePunggolHandyMan You're wrong. It's not high temperature that cracks porcelain it's thermal shock from the sudden change in temperature.
I always thought that baking soda and vinegar was used as a drain freshener for the kitchen sink- not for de-clogging.
Well if you read the comments you'd realise that many of them are ardent fans of this method 😉
I think it does freshen the drains. Kills any mildew, I think.
Err not really
@@ThePunggolHandyManvinegar can be used for mildew
If it is a bathroom drain all you need to do is pour a cup or two down the drain. It will unstop the drain in less than five minutes. Clorox eats proteins up and hair is protein. Drains that have grease and other contaminants may not like this method?
I saw advert s for a foaming toilet cleaner powder you stick the measured amount into the loo,it goals up cleaning the inside of the bowl without you having to use gloves hands etc to c k e an it,I'm wondering if this might work on drains too? Our bathroom has always had slow sluggish drainage it's a pain in the proverbial and I use baking soda and not water whenever it begins to slow the flow out of the drain so it kinda keeps on top of it a bit . Hmmm I would love something like that for the shower
If your clogged drained was due to calcium and mineral buildup then the toilet bowl cleaner might work
Hard chemicals are very harsh to the environment and expensive. Use baking soda and vinegar but use boiling water not cold, it works fine every time.
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Why did you add clumps of baking powder ? For any chemical reaction to happen efficiently it is suggested to use powder (the more the surface area , the more vigorous the chemical reaction) ..... If you add clumps of Baking powder then you will get clumps later also.
Baking SODA
brother you have to cover the drain hole after putting in the vinegar so it creates pressure and blows through
Works for me 🤷🏼♀️
😑… it’s now big deal people..
Thanks for the tips. It’s always nice to get different opinions.
Whatever works for you or not.. take it or leave it. Haha
Lol thank you! Never knew BSV could be so controversial