This drain-cleaning recipe is a great natural and inexpensive alternative to Drano. A great way to unclog your sinks without ruining your pipes.
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DIY Drano Recipe
Where would Home & Garden be without vinegar and baking soda? They are the “A-Team” of household products. I have used them in so many ways, like in this post for making a substitute for baking powder, a substitute for dishwashing detergent, and DIY carpet cleaner.
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Here’s What You’ll Love about this Drano Substitute
- The kids will have a blast watching the reaction of baking soda and vinegar inside your drain from this DIY Drano Recipe.
- It’s all-natural and won’t harm your pips
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup of baking soda
- 1 cup of distilled white vinegar
- Boiling water – about 4 cups
How to Make DIY Drano
- Pull your Sink Stopper out of the drain hole – If it doesn’t come out, then you’ll have to shove the baking soda into the space you have
- See if you can pull anything obvious out of your drain that might be clogging it
- Then, pour the baking soda into the drain.
- Add the vinegar
- Let it sit for up to an hour – at least 45 minutes – it’s doing its magic.
- Pour the hot water into the drain
- Watch the clean water swirl down into the pipe in your unclogged sink.
- If it not draining well, you might want to use a drain cleaner tool to look for more clogs
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