I made the biggest bone head move while making dinner a few
nights ago. I was already late cooking
dinner so I was trying to get dinner done as soon as possible. I suppose that
was mistake number one. Here is where mistake number two comes in. I peeled
5lbs. of potatoes and put all the peels in the sink, ran water, and turned on
the garbage disposal… BIG mistake!
I looked down in the sink and all the ground up potato peels
and water were swirling around and around but not going down. OH NO! You have
got to be kidding me not this week!! I knew I didn’t have time to wait around
for a repair man and I needed to get dinner done but it wasn’t happening with
this sink disaster. I got the plunger and went to work on the sink… nothing. I
started the dishwasher hoping it would push through… nothing. I plugged up one
sink and plunged the other at the same time… nothing. Then I had a meltdown…
I had my laptop sitting on the kitchen cabinet so I went in
search of a fix for this problem. I have used Draino more times that I care to
share, but it NEVER works I mean never! I hate spending all of that money for
something that doesn’t work and stinks up the kitchen. Plus you have to let it
sit forever and I am sure it’s terrible for the environment.
I can across an article that mentioned using baking soda and
vinegar to unclog a clogged sink. At this point I was willing to try just about
anything although I KNEW it wouldn’t work.
The
instructions were pretty simple.
- Remove as much water out of the sink as possible
- Heat 1 cup of vinegar in the microwave for 1 minute
- Pour 1 cup of baking soda into the clogged hole
- Add vinegar to the clogged hole and watch it bubble up (OK the bubble up is kind of cool) Make sure all the baking soda has gone down the hole.
- Then walk away and (My instructions here) take a deep breath. Maybe scream into a pillow, or have a drink whatever you need to do.
- Wait 5-1o minutes before turning on the garbage disposable
5-10 minutes later I went to check out what I hoped would be
the miracle I needed. I certainly needed one at that moment. Both sides of my
sink were full (almost to the top) with water. Wow where did all of this extra
water come from? Remember I drained the sink first?
I held my breath and turned on the
garbage disposal. Suddenly everything went down. It was a miracle!! In 10 minutes
I saved over $100.00 and a ton of time. I didn’t need a repairman … heck I didn’t
even need my husband for this one, but was sure proud of my accomplishment! I
was pretty proud of myself too.
I had exactly 1 cup of vinegar and 1 cup of baking soda left to use for this miracle. Right after dinner that night I ran to the grocery store to stock up on baking soda and vinegar. I think we are set for awhile.
I looked at so many articles I don't even know who to thank. Whoever you are out there thank you for saving me a ton of time and money!!
It worked for me! I hope it
works for you too!!
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