BrianSmith
Senior Member
- Joined
- Mar 20, 2014
- Messages
- 487
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Smartini
- Vessel Make
- 2002 Kristen 52' Flybridge Trawler
The sink in the Master - the one where all of the toothbrushing and shaving occur, the one with all the gunk that isn't just water going through it - has drained slowly almost since we bought the boat 2+ years ago. We've tried white vinegar a couple of times, but with not much success.
Yesterday, Fran (the brains of the operation) found this solution on some website somewhere, and it worked perfectly, the very first time! So, in the spirit of giving back to TF (I feel like I'm always taking), here you go:
Crunch up 2 Alka-Seltzer tablets and put them into the drain. (Small enough that the pieces all fall out of sight down the drain.) Pour in 1 cup of distilled white vinegar. Let that sit for long enough to heat a kettle of water to steaming (but not boiling). When it's hot, pour it down the drain, a couple of cups at a time, with a 10 - 20 second pause between pours.
One treatment, and the drain is flowing like Niagara Falls! Yay!
Yesterday, Fran (the brains of the operation) found this solution on some website somewhere, and it worked perfectly, the very first time! So, in the spirit of giving back to TF (I feel like I'm always taking), here you go:
Crunch up 2 Alka-Seltzer tablets and put them into the drain. (Small enough that the pieces all fall out of sight down the drain.) Pour in 1 cup of distilled white vinegar. Let that sit for long enough to heat a kettle of water to steaming (but not boiling). When it's hot, pour it down the drain, a couple of cups at a time, with a 10 - 20 second pause between pours.
One treatment, and the drain is flowing like Niagara Falls! Yay!