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Drain Cleaner
1/2 - 3/4 C. baking soda
1/2 C. white vinegar
boiling water
Sprinkle baking soda down inside your drain. You might want to pull out the plug to do this in the bathroom sinks and remove any excess gunk that has collected - such as hair! Next pour the vinegar down the drain and let this sit for 15 - 20 minutes. Finally, pour boiling water down the drain as the final step.
• Note: this should not be used to unclog a stopped up drain!
The Kitchen Sink
• Use the same drain cleaner recipe to freshen your disposal. When finished, run it with a lemon peel or some other fragrant fruit. Orange is nice and it's oils are a natural degreaser. I've been known to throw in a handful of herbs to give it a nice smell when I had some left over. My favorite is mint.
• To sharpen your disposal blades, turn on the disposal and grind up some ice occasionally.
Now, isn't that a fresh idea?
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Great ideas Amy.. I do have a few boxes laying around. As kids we used to use baking soda and vinegar to clean pennies!
ReplyDeleteI've been using the vinegar/baking soda combination as a drain cleaner for years and never have stopped up or slow drains.
ReplyDeleteGreat tip, I've done that for years and it does work well as a preventative measure. Who wants to pay a plumber?? I'm all about maintenance.
ReplyDeleteI actually tried this the other day but it didn't work. It may be that it's a really tough clog though. I ended up using a store brought drain cleaner and it's still having trouble. Has it worked for you?
ReplyDeleteMona, This is more of a drain maintenance rather than a clog eliminator. You may need to use something with more power to actually get it running again, but then maintain it regularly with this drain cleaner. It keeps it smelling fresher, too.
ReplyDeleteI have baking soda and vi negar that I use for other cleaning stuff. I'll definitely give this a try :) :) Thanks!!! Oh, you know what, have you ever thought of printing a blog book? It would be fun to have a collection of all your best stuff, recipes, cleaning, crafts etc in one book to read? Anyway, just a thought, as I was reading your post ;) :) Love and hugs from Oregon, Heather :)
ReplyDeleteHeather, actually, I've been trying to come up with an idea for a blog book for a while. I just didn't know what I should include in it. Pray for me on that if you would be so kind! And thanks for the encouragement - I'm sure that must be your spiritual gift!
ReplyDeleteAmy, if you've ever read Mary Jane Butters "Ideabook-Lifebook-Cookbook" that would be a good idea for how to order your topics. Otherwise, I'd pick from the topics as you have them listed on your right sidebar!!! Let me think on it for awhile what to include...for sure anything to do with homemaking,homekeeping, doing for yourself anything...crafts..also some inspirational posts scattered throughout, too!! That for sure!!! Love and hugs from Oregon, Heather :)
ReplyDeleteI've used this for a while, but probably not often enough. Never thought about following with boiling water, thanks for the tip!
ReplyDeletePS-I like to blog book idea too. You've probably got enough info to do a different book for each topic!
Love your blog!!!! It's such an inspiration!!! Recently I had read about this and told a friend and sure enough it worked, her kitchen sink drain was clogged and Viola!!! I am needing to do this same treatment to my bathtub!!
ReplyDeleteTried it. Didn't work.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that. If your drain is actually clogged, it won't necessarily unclog it, but it should clean it out; breaking down soap and grease scum and if used regularly it should help prevent build up.
ReplyDeleteI had read about this and told a friend and sure enough it worked, her kitchen sink drain was clogged and Viola!!! I am needing to do this same treatment to my bathtub!!
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