help with clogged sink?

I usually fill my sink 1/4 to 1/3 of the way full when shaving and then just swish the razor in the water between strokes. The soap disappates in the water so I haven't had any problems with clogging. Do you have and empty sink and turn on the water to rinse the razor sending globs of lather down the drain? Just curious.

Personally I keep the faucet running just strong enough to rinse the razor effectively but I don’t plug the drain. Defiantly large amounts of dense oily lather barely getting pushed though the drain at times. I see some Drano occasionally as part of my operating cost of my routine lol.

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Basin drain consists of tailpiece - inch and a 1/4 vertical piece, following by a P-trap (prevents smell and rodent from entering), than almost horizontal inch and a half short piece of pipe (nipple) than it connects by means of Y-fitting to secondary drain /vent - vertical pipe.
The trouble spots are the following:
- P-trap - hair and sludge, sometimes small objects like a child toothbrush
- horizontal nipple (galvanized or ABS) all above mentioned stuff solidified there forming a scale-like restriction with the actual diameter for flow less than half inch instead of inch and a half nominal diameter for the horizontal nipple. If diameter becomes smaller 3 times, area becomes smaller 9 times
-Y-fitting restriction, same as nipple
- it also possible that horizontal 11/2" secondary drain that goes to 3" main also scaled with significant flow restriction.

Your drain cleaning once in a while, whether it is Drano, Bleach or Snake opens again only half inch of the drain, ("band-aid remedy), so in a little while it clogs again.
My advice: allocate some time and remove the P-trap (all of it, with the elbow) and check the horizontal nipple.

This could be the result of a "cold water" rinse. Heed the advice of running hot water, BEFORE (if you do) rinse with cold water. I need to take my own advice.

Just put an M-80 down the drain, light the fuse, and then put a big rock on top of the drain. It will often blow that clog clear out the drain. Sometimes the rock will go shooting upwards like a reverse meteor. To prevent it from making a hole in the ceiling, just install some ceiling armor beforehand.

Or you could try emptying out the drain trap, as was noted by others. If the clog is somewhere past the drain trap, you could try a drain cleaning water bladder. Here is one example: https://amzn.to/2uuAD1Y. They come in various sizes and fit on the end of a hose. The water pressure expands the bladder and seals one end of the pipe. It then discharges pressurized water into the drain, theoretically (hopefully) blowing the clog out and into the sewer. No ceiling armor required.

If the clog is really stubborn, it is time to call out the heavy artillery. No, not a stick of dynamite and a really big rock. A drain cleaner! They can be rented from Home Depot. These are the metal snake thingys that roto-root the clog right out of your pipe. Or maybe just use more drain friendly soaps? Kiss My Face cream and Institut Karite soap have never clogged my drain, and both work really well. Maybe you will have similar luck?

OK, guys, now: let's plumber to talk.
Basin drain consists of tailpiece - inch and a 1/4 vertical piece, following by a P-trap (prevents smell and rodent from entering), than almost horizontal inch and a half short piece of pipe (nipple) than it connects by means of Y-fitting to secondary drain /vent - vertical pipe.
The trouble spots are the following:
- P-trap - hair and sludge, sometimes small objects like a child toothbrush
- horizontal nipple (galvanized or ABS) all above mentioned stuff solidified there forming a scale-like restriction with the actual diameter for flow less than half inch instead of inch and a half nominal diameter for the horizontal nipple. If diameter becomes smaller 3 times, area becomes smaller 9 times
-Y-fitting restriction, same as nipple
- it also possible that horizontal 11/2" secondary drain that goes to 3" main also scaled with significant flow restriction.

Your drain cleaning once in a while, whether it is Drano, Bleach or Snake opens again only half inch of the drain, ("band-aid remedy), so in a little while it clogs again.
My advice: allocate some time and remove the P-trap (all of it, with the elbow) and check the horizontal nipple.

I can remember spending a Thanksgiving Day afternoon under a house with my dad unclogging pipes. I hate galvanized pipes. I learned a lot that day from my dad. Our clog was at the halfway mark between the kitchen and the take out.

Clayton


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Not sure if it's been covered, but you can always try removing the stopper (if it's integral to your faucet/basin). Depending on the style of faucet this can require unscrewing the lever from the P-trap. Some euro styles allow it to be unscrewed from the top. Either way it is often a cause of an apparent clog.

Best of luck.