What seemed like a simple task has now turned into hours, not the mention the mess and stink from pulling the cable in and out. You look under the sink at the drain pipe exiting the wall and start cabling away but soon come to realize you’re having trouble getting the snake to go down. This is where people get into trouble, they figure I’ll go out to the home center get an inexpensive drain snake and cable the line myself.

It decision time, should I call the plumber or should try to snake out the drain myself? You remove the trap only to find nothing, you reassemble the drain pipes turn the water on and guess what! Your drain is still clogged. Now what? I bet the clog is in the “P” trap under the sink so I’ll bail out the water, take the trap apart and clear the clog.

You keep working on it and after and hour or two you still have a clogged drain. Oh and don’t forget the old reliable plunger!

So you have a clogged drain, what do you do now? Do you attempt to clear it yourself or do you call in a professional? That could be expensive, so you watch a couple of YouTube videos and decide to give it a go! At the very least you could try the good old baking soda and vinegar trick or take a chance with some of the over counter drain cleaning products.

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