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    Dec 2, 2010, 11:00 AM
    I have a food blockage in my kitchen sink---I have tried a plunger-now slowly drains
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    Dec 2, 2010, 12:49 PM

    Remove the trap and rod straight into the wall with a 1/4" snake. Inspcet the trap too.
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    Dec 2, 2010, 03:29 PM
    Disassemble the trap under the sink and see where the blockage is. You might be able to snake through the wall fitting.
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    Dec 5, 2010, 04:08 AM
    Have you tried, bleach, it eats away at nearly everything
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    Dec 5, 2010, 09:17 AM
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    The problem with pouring chemicals down the drain is that they are trapped in a blockage and then a plumber or someone else has to deal with lye, drano, bleach etc.
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    Dec 5, 2010, 10:20 AM
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    Ohh sorry! (:
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