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

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   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 clearing minor clogs.

3. How to Clear a Clogged Sink Drain - AOL

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   Follow the steps below to plunge your way to a clear drain. Fill the sink halfway with hot water. Place the plunger over the drain and pump up and down a few times.

4. Drain cleaner - Wikipedia

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   A drain cleaner, also known as drain opener, refers to a person, device, or product used to unblock sewer pipes or clear clogged wastewater drains.This term typically applies to chemical, enzymatic, or mechanical tools such as commercial chemical cleaners, plumber’s snakes, drain augers, bio-enzyme solutions, or toilet plungers.

5. Chemical drain cleaners - Wikipedia

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   Drain cleaners usually contain a strong base such as sodium hydroxide that decomposes hair and converts fats into water-soluble products. 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]

6. 11 Best Drain Cleaners to Quickly Unclog Your Sink - AOL

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   Get rid of gurgling toilets, clogs, and odors once and for all with these top-rated drain cleaners. The post 11 Best Drain Cleaners to Quickly Unclog Your Sink appeared first on Reader's Digest.

7. Lye - Wikipedia

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   Bottles of alkaline drain cleaners containing lye. Lyes are also valued for their cleaning effects. Sodium hydroxide is commonly the major constituent in commercial and industrial oven cleaners and clogged drain openers, due to its grease-dissolving abilities.