{"id":955,"date":"2011-09-12T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2011-09-12T12:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carneyphc.com\/blog\/?p=955"},"modified":"2012-11-29T08:17:19","modified_gmt":"2012-11-29T13:17:19","slug":"how-to-fix-a-slow-drain-a-tip-from-warminster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/plumbing\/how-to-fix-a-slow-drain-a-tip-from-warminster\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix a Slow Drain: A Tip From Warminster"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever fill up a bathroom bowl or kitchen sink in your Warminster home\u00a0with water and then wait forever for the water to drain? A clogged drain<\/a> can take forever to free up and is often the source of frustration and a loss of precious time as you get ready for work or play.<\/p>\n

The solutions to fixing a slow drain can be very simple or complex, requiring a little patience or expertise to a major service or repair bill. Let\u2019s hope the solution is the former and not the latter. And here are some suggestions.<\/p>\n

If your bathroom sink is draining slowly, remove the stopper and inspect it for any \u201ccling-ons\u201d \u2013 namely hair. One of the most common clogs can be hair wrapped around the shaft of the stopper. Remove the hair, replace the stopper, run some hot water and check to see how quickly the water drains down. If that simple fix doesn\u2019t work, dig a little deeper.<\/p>\n

Hair can be tangled in the flange or the horizontal rod and clip, further down the pipe. You may need to dig out the hair or debris with a long object like a screwdriver or wire hanger. Don\u2019t bring out the \u201cbig guns\u201d like a snake or auger if something simpler will do the trick.<\/p>\n

Once the debris is cleared, you may even want to use a small hand plunger to force air down the pipe and remove any other residual debris that may be slowing down the water flow. These steps should clear up the problem. A liquid or granulated drainer cleaner may also break up the clog. Running hot water can do the trick, too.<\/p>\n

If these solutions don\u2019t work, a slow drain could be the result of a more serious problem. At that point you may want to use a snake on the problem or call a professional plumber to fix it.<\/p>\n

If your kitchen sink drains slowly, the problem could be a build-up of food or grease in the pipes. Once again, using a plunger or chemical drain cleaner may solve the problem. But don\u2019t discount the fact that something may be blocking the pipes, like a piece of bone or a child\u2019s small toy (if you have a mischievous toddler). A visual check of the problem might be the simple solution to the slow drain \u201cmystery.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you are at your wit\u2019s end and the water drainage continues to be a problem, call a professional plumber<\/a>. They may even be able to walk you through a cleaning process over the phone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ever fill up a bathroom bowl or kitchen sink in your Warminster home with water and then wait forever for the water to drain? A clogged drain can take forever to free up and is often the source of frustration and a loss of precious time as you get ready for work or play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[57,206,63,159],"class_list":["post-955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plumbing","tag-chalfont","tag-plumbing-repair","tag-sellersville","tag-warminster"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=955"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1876,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955\/revisions\/1876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}