View Full Version : Clogged vanity drain
 
 toolbox75
Jan 15, 2009, 09:44 PM
I have a two bowl vanity with PVC drain lines.  One sink drains fine, the second very slow.  I removed the S/S trap on the slow sink and found it to be 80% clogged with a hard white substance.  Not sure what it is.  I suspect maybe dried toothpaste?  But that was only a guess for lack of a better guess.  I took it to the garage and put in in a vice and spent a half hour scrapping it clean.  But when I looked further into the PVC where it goes through the back of the vanity and into the wall it is equally clogged.  I could not easily clean it out.  I reassembled the trap, but it is draining just as slow.  Any suggestions?  I am thinking I may have to remove the vanity and the drywall, and replace the clogged section of pipe, but that seems drastic.
 speedball1
Jan 16, 2009, 06:39 AM
I have a two bowl vanity with PVC drain lines.  One sink drains fine, the second very slow.  I removed the S/S trap on the slow sink and found it to be 80% clogged with a hard white substance.  Not sure what it is.  I suspect maybe dried toothpaste?  But that was only a guess for lack of a better guess.  I took it to the garage and put in in a vice and spent a half hour scrapping it clean.  But when I looked further into the PVC where it goes thru the back of the vanity and into the wall it is equally clogged.  I could not easily clean it out.  I reassembled the trap, but it is draining just as slow.  Any suggestions?  I am thinking I may have to remove the vanity and the drywall, and replace the clogged section of pipe, but that seems drastic.
 
Did you send a snake up in the wall?(see image)  Remove the "J" bend from the trap and send a hand snake.(see image)into the wall. You;llruninto a 90 about 8" in but once past that you only have 6 more feet to put out.  Flush with hot water.  Good nuck and thank you for ratinhg my answer.  Tom
 toolbox75
Jan 16, 2009, 09:20 PM
Thanks for the suggestion.  I did try a manual snake, did no god. I didn't know they made one like you showed, I will look for one.