I'm wondering if perhaps, if you have one of those plugs that works on a lever, if something hasn't got tangled up in there, like a hair tie or just some hair build up. I would think you could either run some drain cleaner through there, or disconnect the lever and remove the plug to see if there is something there.
----- Original Message ----- From: Claudia To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 8:10 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] My Bathroom Sink! 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] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
