Request: Dawn Detergent To Unclog Drain
Archived on 09/18/2009
How do I unclog drains using Dawn dish soap?
By chuckday from Orlando, FL
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RE: Dawn Detergent To Unclog Drain
According to the instructions at ehow, you boil 3 or 4 tablespoons of Dawn in a pan of water, pour it slowly down the drain, let it sit 20-30 minutes, flush with hot water. The link also has 4 other ways to unclog a drain without using drain cleaner. (05/14/2009)
By Anonymous
RE: Dawn Detergent To Unclog Drain
I read a different recipe. It said put Dawn in drain (a sizable amount, I guess), add a kettle of boiling water and leave alone overnight. You would want the "good" Dawn, not the early version. (05/22/2009)
By mulberry204
RE: Dawn Detergent To Unclog Drain
Dawn has ammonia in it; that is why it will work for this, when other dishwashing liquids do not. Baking soda may also work, followed by hot water.
Drain cleaner is just a strong base; baking soda is a mild one. Ammonia, full strength is a medium strong base.
Adding vinegar or any acid such as CLR to any of these will produce bubbling (the stronger the base or the acid, the more violent the bubbling; which could be dangerous if both are strong.), but will ultimately neutralize the base (you will have salt water).
The bases combine with the grease (which is what drains are usually clogged with) and make soap, which is then flushed away with the hot water. (05/22/2009)
By louel53
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Request: Dawn Detergent To Unclog Drain
Archived on 05/14/2009
How do you unclog a drain with Dawn dish washing liquid?
Linde from Hanover, NH
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What always works like a charm is baking soda and then pour white vinegar on it.
(12/15/2008)
By wife2jfbuilder
RE: Dawn Detergent To Unclog Drain
Dawn worked on a clog at least 10 feet down the pipes.
Details: I have 4 females in this house, and this one bathroom sink drain had been a constant problem. I became an expert with a metal snake to pull out hair clogs in the pipes. Well the snake went all the way in this time, and did not find the clog. Actually it somehow made the problem worse, from a slow drain to a complete plug. I have tried the various chemicals in the past, and they would often work after 4-5 doses. So my wife suggested rd.com (and a past reader's digest article) through which I found this site.
Exactly what I did: This was a bathroom sink drain, totally stopped, and about half full of water already. I took a four quart pot, boiled water, and added lots of Dawn to the boiling water while my wife stirred. I dumped it into the clogged sink. We watched a movie and when it was over the drain was clear. I will note also that the Dawn we have is very old and sludgy, but it still worked. (12/24/2008)
By Eric
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Request: Dawn Detergent To Unclog Drain
Archived on 12/11/2008
Would someone share the recipe for dawn liquid soap drain cleaner?
Melvin from Fate, Texas
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RE: Dawn Detergent To Unclog Drain
I found a tool at the hardware store that does a great job. I think it's called a "Zip-It". It's white plastic about 18" long and maybe .5" wide with teeth on either side. You push it down into the drain and pull it back out, and all the hair and gunk gets caught in the teeth. It's only a few dollars for a two pack, it works wonderfully, and there's no chemicals! (10/24/2008)
By bebhinne
RE: Dawn Detergent To Unclog Drain
I read about this tip (and website) in Readers Digest. We had some shower backup and tried the Dawn/boiling water. It worked for us! (11/06/2008)
By spockmycat
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Request: Dawn Detergent To Unclog Drain
Archived on 10/16/2008
How do I use Dawn dish washing liquid to unclog a tub?
Karen from Newark, DE
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RE: Dawn Detergent To Unclog Drain
Dawn dish washing liquid isn't going to cut it. Best and most thorough way to clean a tub drain is to lift out the drain plug, reach in with long needle nose pliers, and pull the gunk out and replace the drain plug. (09/23/2008)
By Harry
RE: Dawn Detergent To Unclog Drain
Hi Karen,
Try some of the other things mentioned on this site to the right of the question. If I can't do it with those, my husband does it with the snake he has bought.
Harriet (09/24/2008)
By Har'iet
RE: Dawn Detergent To Unclog Drain
My bathtub drain gets plugged quite often but it is because of my long hair. I use a crochet hook or a dentist's pick to pick the hair clumps out of the drain and pull them up. I grab onto the slippery mess with a piece of toilet paper or kleenex and put it in the waste basket. Voila! It drains as good as new. Every day my shower ends with a quick swipe of paper to pick up any of my long hairs in the tub. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. (09/24/2008)
By Joycer
RE: Dawn Detergent To Unclog Drain
A large pan of boiling water with a good size shot of Dawn in it, and then pour it down the drain. (09/25/2008)
By mulberry204
RE: Dawn Detergent To Unclog Drain
Thanks to mulberry204 who posted on Sept. 25, I did just that (a pan of boiling water with dawn in it and pour it down the drain) and it worked. But then, I knew there was no hair in the drain, just 40 years worth of "mung" or "gunk" or something. Dawn probably wouldn't be able to "cut through" hair! (10/10/2008)
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