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Removing a clog from a garbage disposal drain is not the simple task you will normally find clearing a clog from a drain that has no disposal. What makes this task a greater challenge, is getting a plumber’s snake through the garbage disposal and into the drain. Here are a few suggestions that will help resolve this problem.

Before placing the snake into the disposal, remove debris from the disposal that can interfere with the unclogging procedure. Open the bottom of the disposal. While turning the snake, work it into the disposal drain, and out through the disposal bottom, to remove the clog.

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9 Simple Ways To Keep Your Drain Clear!

1.
Don’t pour grease down the kitchen sink.
2.
Don’t wash coffee grounds down the sink. Throw them out.
3.
Be sparing with chemical cleaners, particularly if you have brass, steel, or cast-iron traps and drainpipes; some caustic chemicals can corrode metal pipes.
4.
If used no more than once every few months, cleaners containing sodium hydroxide or sodium nitrate can be safe and effective.
5.
Clean floor drain strainers. Some tubs, showers, and basement floor drains have strainers that are screwed into the drain opening. You can easily remove these strainers and reach down into the drain with a bent wire to clear out accumulated debris. And be sure to scrub the strainer.
6.
Clean pop-up stoppers in the bathroom sink and the tub regularly. Lift out sink pop-ups once a week and rinse them off.
7.
Every few months, remove the overflow plate on a tub and pull up the pop-up assembly to reach the spring or rocker arm. Remove accumulated hair and rinse thoroughly.
8.
Keep the sewer pipes from the house free of tree roots that may invade them. If roots are a particular problem in your yard, you may need to call in professionals once a year or so to clear the pipes. They’ll use an electric auger to cut out the roots.
9.
Flush the drain-waste and vent systems whenever you go up onto your house roof to clean out downspouts or gutters. Run water from a garden hose into all vents, giving them a minute or two of full flow.

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