My kitchen sink was draining slow so I tried the baking soda and vinegar , then it wouldn't drain at all so I stopped up one sink and plunged the other . Black dirt came up in my sink. I have plunged to no avail, it doesn't run to the septic tank but out in the yard. What do I do?
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Have you considered calling a plumber?
A slow kitchen sink drain is usually caused by grease buildup. He can try pouring a gallon of bleach down the drain and let it sit over night and then try pouring boiling water down the drain. I use a fat pot for all my used cooking grease and oils and have no drain problems.
A gallon of lye solution would work better. Lye + grease = soap.
What is the ratio of lye and water to equal one gallon?
Wouldn't help much (at all) with the drain going into the yard rather than the septic tank.
It would just unplug it.
I never measured it. I just pour the lye flakes into the drain, maybe two or three tablespoons worth, and add hot water. If that seems too casual, most of the liquid drain openers on the market are lye (sodium Hydroxide) solutions.
That will work.
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