- drain cleaning
1. Put a tablespoon of baking soda into the kitchen drain about once a week, then slowly pour in 1/4 cup of vinegar or lemon juice and let it stand for 30 minutes. Next run run hot water through the drain to eliminate minor buildups and odors.
2. Pouring a strong salt water solution down the kitchen sink drain will eliminate odors and keep grease from building up.
3. There are a few ways to clear clogs the environmentally conscious way: The plunger is always the first tool we recommend. The plunger is a sustainable, reusable tool that doesn’t put goop in our water supply. It creates suction and forces open the clog. If the plunger isn’t doing the job, take one-fourth cup baking soda and one cup vinegar and dump this solution over the offending clog. Follow with a pot full of boiling water. Let this stand for 15 minutes. If the drain did not clear, try plunging again. It is possible that the vinegar-baking soda combo loosened it.
4. We don’t recommend using a chemical drain cleaner solution. Some chemical drain cleaners will harm plastic drain pipes and the chemicals are not good for your health or the environment.
5. Call a licensed plumber for anything beyond regular drain cleaning and simple unclogging of drains.
