How to Snake a Kitchen Sink

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 by Ray Lee Master Plumbers

Follow these tips if your kitchen sink is clogged and you'd like to trying snaking it yourself:

Remove the trap and the trap arm that is connected to the drain branch back at the wall.
Insert the snake and point the tip of the snake downward so it goes down the pipe inside the wall
• With the snake in the wall, turn the hand held canister as you are sliding the cable into the wall
• Leave about 1 foot of cable outs tide the wall and lock the nut. As you turn, the 1 foot enters the pipe and stirs up the clog breaking it loose.
• When you get all the way to the wall, loosen the locknut and pull out more cable
Lock the nut and repeat the process until you have the clog cleared or you run out of cable.
Reinstall all of the pipe and test to see if you've cleared the clog.
• If the clog hasn't cleared, remove the pipe and try again.

Make sure you read and follow the instructions included in the snake's box. If you are having trouble clearing the clog, the Orlando plumbers of Roto-Rooter are equipped to handle these types of kitchen plumbing jobs. We offer 24 hour plumbing service to fit your schedule. Orlando plumbing assistance is even available on weekends and holidays.

It is recommended that you contact certified Orlando plumbing experts, as plumbing snakes can break through old pipes causing more plumbing problems, especially if you are not properly trained to use them.