How to clean your bathroom sink drain and trap | Day 10/30 of my Spring Cleaning Spree

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Day 10/30 of my Spring Cleaning Spree and things are starting to get a bit hairy! Today, we are cleaning out our sink’s drains and traps (and shower, if you’re feeling extra motivated!) Make sure to have a bucket when you’re taking care of the sink, and to double check after you’re done that you do not have any leaks once everything is back together. Im trying to help you clean, not cause more messes! This is a job that may be a bit much for anyone squeamish about hair, but I believe in you! This bit of maintenance will also save you in the long run from having to deal with clogged sinks and showers. Have a great night, from the Midwest!
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@SamuelsReview Год назад

My white drain trap was brown. 😂 Thanks for the tips. I was able to deep clean it with a bottle brush

@CleanThatUp Год назад

Awesome!

@miaeubanks8117 Год назад

Seeing you do these spring cleaning videos makes cleaning feel less overwhelming someday its a smaller task but it's all very targeted❤

@CleanThatUp Год назад

Exactly! Small tasks add up.

@snowmancometh3847 11 месяцев назад

We've lived in this TH for about 2 years. My wife's mother had it since it was new in 1997. Every few months the sink goes down slow. I just did what you showed in this video, and it's PERFECT. THANK YOU!

@kevinf8439 Год назад

I'm afraid to clean my trap, that thing must have dirt that goes back several previous tenants.

@squeakybb Год назад

I am so excited to get my first house and just DEEP CLEAN IT FOR LIKE A MONTH because of your videos ☺️

@CleanThatUp Год назад

That is awesome! Nothing like a fresh space!

@jake16542 Год назад

Instead of all that pour borax down the pipe. It’s safe on all finishes and it destroys in hair or other crap in the pipe. You can buy a bottle of borax from a plumbing supply house

@tonks78 Год назад

I can't take the sink apart as I'll mess it up so I use a really long bottle brush with the soap mixture you use, run hot water, vinegar and baking soda and Voila!😊

@GrowthGuided Год назад

Very satisfying home project.

@CleanThatUp Год назад

For sure!

@nellyzen1096 6 месяцев назад

Thank you!!! I did it this weekend and I was so grossed out. I will clean them every 6 months now.

@deamorebeaute2412 Год назад

I've never met a plumber that would advise pouring boiling water down your drains. It could melt the PVC pipes, seals, and cause more damage.

@KaoStarrBellydance Год назад

Hot water is recommended often, but I don't know about boiling water

@CleanThatUp Год назад

It’s funny I was actually given the bowling water tip from a friend who is a plumber many years ago. If that is a concern the hottest setting on your tub faucet works too! 🙂

@alexf20192 Год назад

@@CleanThatUp the boiling water going down pvc pipes is true, you didn’t do it for the sink but did for the bath maybe it doesn’t have any occ piping? I wouldn’t know all my info is from the internet 😂

@TammyD123 Год назад

Plumbing & heating business owner here…I agree that you shouldn’t pour boiling water down drains but even more dangerous is pouring it into porcelain fixtures because it can cause them to crack. Your standard water heater is usually set to 140° F max but boiling water is approx. 212° F (depending on your location). If your bathroom is far enough away from your kitchen, it could cool enough by the time you get it there to not cause major damage, but straight from the stove in to the drain is not recommended. Even if you’ve done it before without causing a problem, you could be causing cumulative damage over time. Most pvc pipe isn’t rated for such high temperatures and the glued connections are even less tolerant.

@xorbe2 Месяц назад

A gallon of 100C water is NOT going to melt your drain, especially since it's only briefly. Excessively hot tap water does damage seals in faucets though -- but because it makes them super soft, and then mechanical valve action grinds the faucet seal much more easily.

@watermarlon6671 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for the video, just cleaned the grudge out of my P trap

@TammyD123 Год назад

I’m a subscriber and really enjoy your videos but my husband and I own a plumbing and heating business and we’ve never even done this at our own home. It kind of seems like a recipe for disaster with people taking apart their pop up assembly and not being able to get it back together properly. I’m all for the baking soda and vinegar part, even encourage people to get one of those cheap little zip line drain cleaner things and pull out all of the hair from both drains but when people start taking apart plumbing, we usually get a call about how they can’t get it to stop leaking after they try to put it back together. People literally cross thread, put gaskets/washers in backwards, forget the gaskets/washers all together, over tighten, under tighten, etc. If it’s not draining slow or smelling bad, you’re probably best to leave it alone.

@susienoseworthy947 Год назад

I think it depends on whether or not the homeowner is capable of doing this maintenance. We have three heads of very long thick hair living in our home (plus one short)... I do this yearly as a preventative measure to deter deeper clogs. It isn't hard, and was recommended by a plumber. He's missing a good wrap of plumbers tape around the threads, but otherwise explained the under-sink function fairly well.

@TammyD123 Год назад

@@susienoseworthy947 I’d say in your case, it’s a good preventative measure. My warning was for the 75% of his viewers who most likely don’t have the mechanical skills to reconnect their pop-up assembly properly. You’d be surprised how many of our service calls include “I googled how to fix it” or “I watched a RU-vid video that said to …” which is why we are firm believers in “If it Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It!”

@Alison8815 10 месяцев назад

This was so helpful and easy to follow. My drains were full of hair THANK YOU

@therackstar Год назад

Great video!

@CleanThatUp Год назад

Thanks!!

@Rachel-cf5cm Год назад

I have been trying for so long to get the plug out of the sink to clean it. Thank you so much for showing us.

@jennimontalvan Год назад

Your house must be sparkling clean 😊

@riohenry6382 Год назад

You remind me of my aunt Ellen, God rest her soul. She could clean for Canada

@parler8698 17 дней назад

Awesome 👌🏾

@sunnyshores7958 6 месяцев назад

thank you our sink has been clogged for months some of my hair got washed down there after I brushed it I have long thick hair so it turned into a big clog unfortunately

@b.powell3480 6 месяцев назад

Don't forget to plug the sink overflow and clean it also, use vinegar and baking soda, this overflow gets filled with schemoo from years of debris, use a long, small cleaning brush, do this while you have the drain stopper out, just reinstall the little rod and nut to prevent everything from leaking out of the stopper opening in the drain. This should help to prevent the sink from overflowing if someone leaves a cloth or something in the sink, also eliminates smells in the sink!

@chocolatefudge5263 9 месяцев назад

Thank you! I was wondering how to do that❤

@somethingaboutsamantha 10 месяцев назад

Sooooo clean 🧼

@NdnUrbanCat Год назад

I poured pure bleach down the overflow because some kind of mold was growing in there!

@ICHope1 10 месяцев назад

I leave the sink stopper disconnected so I can pull it out easily to clean.

@lexxusstevens115 9 месяцев назад

Very helpful!!

@Renelltar15 Год назад

Im a huge subscriber

@johanlossius4205 9 месяцев назад

Not All Heroes Wear Capes! 🎉🤩💪

@mixching Месяц назад

What is the long term effect of poring boiling water though the drain?

@MylaCruz11 Год назад

Great tips thank you! New sub!

@JuStRiGhT503 9 месяцев назад

thx dude!!

@fedeliniemontrose Год назад

Your videos are amazing!

@CleanThatUp Год назад

Thanks so much Fedelinie 🙂

@rifflefuru 4 месяца назад

Don't do what I did and stick a bristle brush down the drain to clean it without wearing a mask while recovering from a head cold. Now I'm to sick to clean anything else and got nasal polyps after doing this. It seems the castor oil is clearing them up and the potassium chloride is helping but I can't find my tea tree oil to breathe in, apparently that's supposed to help a lot.

@Lisa6482 Год назад

Please tell me about your gloves! I love them!

@CleanThatUp Год назад

Hi Lisa! You can pick them up on amazon! Here's my affiliate link - amzn.to/436nKHH

@Lisa6482 Год назад

@@CleanThatUp Thanks! I am a sucker for green! :)

@xxBlackxHawkxxx 7 месяцев назад

Not sure if you'll see this comment since this video is old but do you have any tips for when the stopper is stuck? I cleaned one sink successfully but in the second sink the stopper just wouldn't come out. I didn't wanna use any tools to force it out in case there's something else I should do

@jc2386 Год назад

Thought no one did this but me until I saw this 😅😂😊

@user-ow6sz2vj2g Год назад

Have you ever broken or messed up your pipes while cleaning it?😅

@Astro_Verse11 Год назад

This guy cleans everything in his house daily even the unnecessary ones

@CleanThatUp Год назад

😅

@lexbeltran1354 Месяц назад

Don't you have to turn the main, water switch outside your house before you clean?

@gracewang27 9 месяцев назад

I put the stopper back in wrong and now it's stuck and I can't push it up... what do I do??? Thanks!

@QueenNebulous13 2 месяца назад

I can not for the life of me put the rod thru the hold on drain stopper, it’s impossible for me to find jf

@ElevatorWasher5000 8 месяцев назад

I’m scared I’ll cause a leak

@TiredMomma 10 месяцев назад

What's missing is, how and what to use to clean the overflow hole. I need a diy solution for that. Anyone? Ideas?

@JakeEllison94 4 месяца назад

We have very hard water here. I have the same black fixtures all over my home. How would you recommend cleaning the scale and hard water off of the sink fixtures, shower heads, and drains without damaging the black finish?

@AmandaHugandKiss411 2 месяца назад

Purchase a squirt bottle that holds 1.5 litres and has an adjustable nossel. For extra hard water, use straight food grade vinegar, otherwise experience with a water to vinegar mixture that is effective to remove those white streaks. Vinegar is acidic. Mist your fixtures and after do not water to rinse, instead, use an absorbent soft dry cloth. Microfiber but any soft absorbent tea towel. For surprised guests showing up, keep a smaller spray bottle under your bathroom sink and paper towels or a soft face cloth to use as your drying cloth. Hope that helps. I would also go to a reputable store that sells this new trend for fixtures and ask them for information regarding cleaning and deep cleaning. Many more expensive stores have brochures and other literature on proper care.

@sparten316 Месяц назад

I guess if your just trying to loosen stuff that works. Otherwise baking soda and vinegar neutralize each other and are worthless as cleaners after.

@ramiajama8067 Год назад

It would be a nightmare if i open the sink traps. Would end up with leaks everywhere

@johnburns2940 Год назад

OMG ! When will it end?

@Manhandle730 10 месяцев назад

When he does and passes on to cleaning that big house in the sky.

@SUGARBUGAR 7 месяцев назад

HOT WATER, NOT BOILING WATER, NEVER BOILING WATER... YOU COULD DAMAGE PIPES ...😮

@demonslayer4951 9 месяцев назад

Mix clorox, vinegar, acetone, alcohol, hydrogen peroxide & Lysol. Boom bacterias are gone & say bye bye to your sink!

@Sidfields789 Год назад

That's what I always do. I take apart perfectly functioning plumbing so I can loosen everything up and probably have problems in the future. Ever hear of " leave well enough alone?"

@Manhandle730 10 месяцев назад

Sink drains are made to be easily disassembled. That’s why you don’t glue the pieces together when you install the system. If your pipes are so old and fragile that they break apart by even looking at them then it’s probably time for a new set up anyhow.

@Sidfields789 10 месяцев назад

@@Manhandle730 Leave well enough alone.

@whyela19 11 месяцев назад

Smash like

@KaoStarrBellydance Год назад

Is that called a p-trap?

@CleanThatUp Год назад

Yes 🙂

@aliciaroberts4360 5 месяцев назад

No doubt with my low attention span I would completely have to watch this 20 times and never be able to put it back.

@aliciaroberts4360 5 месяцев назад

Does stopper thing whatever it is is literally sitting on the side of the counter.❤

@tocanovxv 9 месяцев назад

So you're telling me my apartment rinky dink apartment Drained thing is cleaner than yours it's literally spotless💀

@greenkestrel 4 месяца назад

I tried to take the nut off for 10 minutes until I literally cried. It won't come off. I even tried a wrench

@10forthebigguy753 6 месяцев назад

A shot of industrial strength, bleach, once a month does wonders

@stealthwarrior5768 Месяц назад

Turn off the water at the street first.😂

@CosmicEeveeOffical 10 месяцев назад

Who pickled my sink?

@HOLES69 Год назад

Me: *pours an entire bottle of liquid plumber down the drain and calls it a day*

@francylady322 Год назад

@ philip oliver holes Didnt anyone tell u that Draino harms the pipes .Plumbers will tell u

@francylady322 Год назад

Draino no good for 😮pipes

@Manhandle730 10 месяцев назад

That stuff is crap and could burn through your pipes leaving you with a major repair being necessary. If you have never smelled the worst scent known to man you are in for a treat when this happens. It’s a combination of burning hair, rotting food, bacteria, burning pipe material (I’m my case it was cast iron) and other random chemicals. Then you set it all, even the burning hair, on fire. It was the only time I ever had a scent make me almost throw up.