The chemicals in liquid drain cleaners can damage your pipes and release toxic fumes. Manual tools are gentler on you and ...

Fill the sink about halfway with hot tap water. Position the plunger over the submerged drain. Cover the sink overflow (the small drain hole in the basin) firmly with a folded cloth. If you skip this ...

A sink has a splash reach of two metres. Furthermore, when solid material goes down a drain, pressure is released upwards. “So you’re getting plumes of bacteria out of drain systems all the time,” ...

A man was rescued by Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and taken to hospital after he got his entire left arm stuck in a kitchen drain pipe in a Jurong West HDB flat. The incident occurred at about ...

The water in your sink has started to rise... or not drained as fast as usual. Both are signs of a drain clog that you might be wanting to tackle as soon as possible. But before you reach for the ...

Hair, grease, particles of food or other debris gradually build up in the wastepipes of kitchen and bathroom sinks, and can occasionally lead to a partially or fully blocked pipe. Don't ignore the ...

Dried out Lake Jackson drains away near Porter Sink on Nov. 26 Tallahassee’s Lake Jackson began receding over the weekend leaving caverns and pools of water. Birds and residents fished the pools on ...

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QUINCY (WGEM) - When cleaning dishes after Thanksgiving dinner, food could get stuck in the drain and could become a problem. David Keck, owner of Keck Plumbing, said he sees a lot of issues with ...

It's simple to forget about cleaning drains, but they can become one of the dirtiest spots in your house because of all the food scraps, soap and greasy materials that wash down the plughole daily.