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2. How To Clean Your Kitchen Sink Drain In 3 Easy Steps - AOL

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   How To Unclog A Kitchen Sink Drain If a sink drain is clogged and you want to try to clear it before having to call a plumber you can try an enzyme cleaner or boiling water. Both can be helpful at ...

3. 7 Common Reasons You Have a Clogged Kitchen Sink - AOL

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   A clogged kitchen sink can be caused by a number of things. We broke down the most common reasons a kitchen sink and pipes get stopped up—and steps you can take to remedy the situation.

4. How to Clear a Clogged Sink Drain - AOL

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   If none of the above tricks work, you can try to unclog a kitchen sink or bathroom sink by using the Zip-It drain-cleaning tool. But for pesky clogs, try snaking the drain, suggests Sokolowski.

5. Chemical drain cleaners - Wikipedia

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   The reaction is exothermic, releasing heat to soften the fats. Drain cleaners can also contain aluminum, which reacts with sodium hydroxide to produce bubbles of hydrogen gas that help to break up the clog. [11] The pressure buildup by gas generation can cause weaker pipes to burst, [11] and the heat generation can also soften plastic PVC pipes.

6. Plumber's snake - Wikipedia

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   A man clears a sanitary sewer pipe with a motorized snake. Plant roots and other material being removed from a drain. A plumber's snake or drain snake or drain auger is a slender, flexible auger used to dislodge clogs in plumbing. The plumber's snake is often reserved for difficult clogs that cannot be loosened with a plunger.

7. Air gap (plumbing) - Wikipedia

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   This "air gap" is visible above the sink as a small cylindrical fixture mounted near the faucet. In the base cabinet under the sink, the drain hose from the dishwasher feeds the "top" of the air gap, and the "bottom" of the air gap is plumbed into the sink drain below the basket, or into a garbage disposal unit. When installed and maintained ...