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    jdtrudell Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jun 8, 2010, 12:39 PM
    Kitchen sink drain is airlocked
    Just moved in. Kitchen sink won't drain, but have snaked line and it is clear. Believe trap is airlocked. What to do?
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    Jun 8, 2010, 02:04 PM

    Snake drain again, you didn't snake far enough. No such thing a trap being air locked.
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    Jun 8, 2010, 02:51 PM

    I agree, no such thing as air locked trapped. Remove the trap and rod straight into the horizontal pipe coimng out of the wall. Use a small 1/4" snake because you are going to hit a 90 elbow about 5" inside.
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    Jun 8, 2010, 03:20 PM

    I think this is your second post on the same subject. As stressed above: no such a thing as "air lock". As I told you in previous post, clean the drain with proper size snake and go as far as the length of the snake will go.

    You should use 3/8" snake. If you use 1/4" you will clear the 90s - but it won't do that much. Find clean out on the opposite side of the sink or in the basement. If you don't have one - you should install one. The problem won't go away until the drain is either replaced or snaked properly.
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    Jun 8, 2010, 04:33 PM

    I agree with all the experts above there is no such thing as air lock, snake it as they says see the image below, good luck.

    John
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