{"id":1284,"date":"2023-05-31T12:48:31","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T02:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuflow.net\/brisbane-south\/?p=1284"},"modified":"2025-10-08T16:59:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T06:59:14","slug":"blocked-drains-prevention-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuflow.net\/brisbane-south\/blocked-drains-prevention-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Blocked Drains: Prevention + Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Blocked drains affect all households at one time or another, causing minor annoyance such as water draining slowly from the shower or kitchen sink, through to major dramas with sewer or water pipes backing up and requiring emergency attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT TO DO IF YOU HAVE BLOCKED DRAINS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

If the blocked drain is in the kitchen, bathroom or laundry, try one of these tips before you call a plumber:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Pour boiling water into the clogged drain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Mix 1 cup of vinegar with \u00bd cup of bicarb soda to create a chemical reaction and leave in drain overnight.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Tip some bleach into the drain pipe.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Check the u-bend of the sink to see if the blockage is there. Put a bucket under the sink, unscrew the connections and remove blockage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Use a plunger to remove build-ups.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Purchase a commercial chemical cleaning product from the supermarket or hardware store (such as Drano or Drain Clean).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    These tips are useful for removing or dissolving build-ups of grease, hair, lint, or food particles but may not be effective on solid blockages. If this is the case, it’s time to call a plumber with expertise in cleaning and repairing blocked drains<\/a>, like the team at Nuflow Brisbane South.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    MAJOR OBSTRUCTIONS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Major obstructions to drains tend to involve:<\/p>\n\n\n\n