All you need is one cup of baking soda and one cup of vinegar.
- First, pour boiling water down the drain. Then push the baking soda down the sink drain, using a spatula if necessary.
- Next, pour vinegar into the drain.
- Finally, flush the drain with boiling water again.
How do you fix a loose kitchen sink pipe?
Put a bucket under the pipes to catch water then if any pipes are loose, try tightening the connection. Most plastic drain pipes can be tightened by hand and without tools. Run some water through the drain and wait and see if tightening stopped the leak.
How do you use plumbers putty on a kitchen sink drain?
Roll plumber’s putty between your hands into a rope the size of a pencil and wrap it around the lip of the kitchen sink drain opening. Press the kitchen sink strainer firmly down into the putty, add the rubber gasket, friction ring and locknut under the sink, and retighten the locknut.
