if he ran water pressure from a hose, down the drain below the elbow; the problem is above the elbow. You may want to let some draino take the gunk out of the j bend, or elbow.
On Mon, 29 Jun 2009, Claudia wrote: > Okay, > > So, my bathroom sink hasn't been draining properly, for quite some time now. > When we brush our teeth, wash our hands, etc., the water goes down very, > very slowly! > So, I finally caught my dad on his day off today, and he came to see if he > could fix it for us! He did a few things. First, he took off the elbow > underneath the sink, but he couldn't really see any blockages. Then, he ran > a hose from downstairs to the sink, creating water pressure. When he did > this, the water was going down fine. > However, the pipe that leads from the sink and turns downward to the floor > and into the basement is very short; there is no room to put something in > there, to try to unstop the drain. > So, he was unsuccessful. > I > don't know if I'm explaining this correctly, but our drain issue has still > not been resolved, and now since the valves have been loosened, the pipes > underneath the sink are leaking. > > What kind of thing could I use to get in there and see what's causing the > blockage? My dad says that we may need to cut away a portion of wall > underneath the sink, near the pipe, to get at the issue. > > I hate this, especially I have no man to help me out with this stuff this > summer! > > > Claudia > > Join either of my groups; the first is for visually-impaired women, while > the other is for people wishing to discuss homemaking issues. > [email protected] > [email protected] > >
