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Try a whole bottle of el cheapo dishwashing liquid first. If you have a plunger, that really helps dislodge clogs after dousing with dishwashing liquid. Learned this from a plumber - first choice for unclogging is dishwashing liquid. After that, you go for the commercial drain cleaner if still needed.
I’m always unclogging the bathroom sink and will try this next time. Usually just use the plunger and an old toothbrush.. yuck
I'm also told that zip ties are good for dislodging clogs. Haven't tried this, but it sounds sensible.
You can buy these long wires for cheap at bunnings. Similar to the old coat hanger trick except these have Velcro on bottom. The trick is not to vomit while pulling something out that looks like a mouse.
I used a bendy bristle drain snake, a plunger, the snapped off pick from a floss pick and a crochet hook.
It worked well and is draining fast but I couldn’t get quite everything
Yeah, I was going to use the dish soap but the plunger and the bristly stick got a lot out.
There was a lot of physical matter like hair and lint and cat fur which is why I thought to use something to break it down.
Actually I still might hit it with the dishwashing liquid since there’s a bottle in there. Maybe anything further down might slide along down the pipes
That's the idea.
I’ve ensoapened it so hopefully it’s running nicely
give it a bit to soak, then plunge the crap outta it to agitate and break up everything, then hit it with hot water