We have four sinks, three showers and three toilets and with six people living in this house they can get clogged. Instead of expensive chemicals to unclog our drains, we use an inexpensive alternative that doesn't have any nasty fumes.Homemade Drain Cleaner
1/4 cup baking soda
1/2 cup vinegar
Pour baking soda down drain and follow with vinegar. Let sit for 20 minutes.
This cleans our grease clogs, most hairballs, and even helps clogged toilets that plunging hasn't helped. We let it sit and foam up in a clogged toilet and then a few more plunges and down it goes.
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8 comments:
hmm. that is one recipe I won;t be tasting...but useful. I tried my hand at Soft Shell Crabs this week. Hope you'll stop by the recipe exchange here:
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And I added your link to my recipe!
Great tip! Thanks for hosting!
~Liz
Gayle, thanks so much for sponsoring this event. I loved your tip. Vinegar
is a cleaning staple around her. I use it (1 cup per gallon of water) to maintain my wood floors and cabinets. I also use it for windows and my counter tops. Have a great day...Mary
What a great, frugal alternative! Thanks for sharing!
Shannon
I needed that tip...our disposal keeps backing up. Always with perfect timing, too.
This is my first time participating in this event. Thanks so much for hosting!
I use baking soda and vinegar every so often to "sweeten" my kitchen sink drain. Hope I don't need to try it in the bathroom anytime soon. We have a 2 1/2 year old GRAND who loves putting things down drains.
I need that recipe as we're having trouble with out tub and I dislike chemical alternatives. Thanks!
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God bless,
Amanda
Gayle, I tried the baking soda and vinegar in my bathroom sink this morning and it worked better than the expensive drain cleaners. I was a bit hesitant to try it but am I ever glad I did. Thank you so much for all the great tips!
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