Services Provided
unclog kitchen sink
Experience and Good Comments
It's probably very common to have clogged sink issue. As suggested I rent a electronic snake (25ft) from Home Depot and tried myself. Unfortunately it didn't go through. Or maybe it's not long enough. I pulled most of it until it stuck there and I couldn't move forward nor spin it as it's cut off automatically (seems like not powerful enough). Then I tried to press water in by garden hose and failed too. Finally I tried to pour a bottle of Drano in with hot water later. And it didn't work :( Since the pipe is full of poison chemical I won't touch it any more.
So I have to find a plumber. I got a recommended by a neighbor and read the review here. It seems a big company and the work is professional under insured. Besides the estimation is free. I also called another and the quote was about 250. But anyway I chose Roto Rooter to come. A guy named Sam showed up in one Hour (very fast). He told me what he's going to do and the cost is 495+tax including treatment and 6 months warranty. I bargain with him and made it to 330+tax and he left the whole box of treatment for later use.
He got the snaking job done very well and gave me some lessons. Like the garbage disposer should be very very lightly used; regularly (monthly) use treatment (not Drano) to dissolve grease and other stuff in the pipe. He showed me to make a few inches of hot water in the tank and pour in the treatments (from his company) to make a lot of foam, then remove the stopper to get the foam into pipe and stay there over night.
After the job, when he clean up the pipes and found small leaking problem. It took him long time to tighten it up. He said a few parts should be replaced but that should be done by myself easily later.
Next time I would directly rent a 50ft powerful snake and unclog it myself. And I believe the commercial treatment is not necessary. Dish soap or degreaser that can form foam should be working just well.
Not-So-Good Comments
pricy
