Hey, I'm going to try the baking soda, vinegar, hot water method of drain cleaning and I've googled and found a number of different recipes: 1 cup baking soda, 1 cup hot vinegar, followed by hot water or the same only w/o making the vinegar hot or much lesser amounts of baking soda and vinegar followed by lots of hot water.

Has anyone used this method and how much baking soda, vinegar and hot water did you use?

I use this method, mostly for my bathroom sink that clogs fairly often.

I don't have an exact recipe, I generally push in half cup of baking soda at a time and then pour vinegar over it until it really bubbles. I wait for the bubbling to subside and when it does if there's still baking soda left I push it down the drain again and pour on more. Then I run the tap to clear it, but I never use hot water.

Okay.

It really looks like any version works so long as it's baking soda, then vinegar then water.

sumi, I sprinkle baking soda in my kitchen drain followed by a big squirt of lemon juice. When it's done bubbling, I run hot water through the drain. Not a recipe, per se and no measurements.

I use the askye method.

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I'm going to plug one sink with a towl do the baking soda, vinegar thing - plug the other sink. Put the kettle on to boil, wait and then unplug one sink and pour the hot water down the drain.

I had to run some errands (including picking up baking soda and vinegar) and I'm just wrung out since. The bank said it was 88 but it is HUMID. I drank a quart of gatorade without even trying.

And now it's kind of storming so I'm going to get offline.

Thanks!

I use the baking powder and boiling water method: half a cup or so of baking powder and a teakettle of boiling water.

if you have any drain that clogs regularly - baking soda and vinegar down the drain once a month helps keep them clean

We had breakfast a the fancier cafe in town - with my sister and BIL - cherry pancakes or eggs Benedict on crab cakes....mmmm. The we went to the art and wine festival in ton. Every year it is broilingly hot. not this year. I think my sister brought the fog from Pacifica

I've used bleach in my drains ever since a plumber told me that commercial drain cleaners eat your pipes. He says they eat away at his snake when he's called in after the commercial product fails!

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