How To Snake A Kitchen Drain From The Roof

The trap is held together by friction washers and slip nuts.

How to snake a kitchen drain from the roof.

How to unclog kitchen sink using a drain snake tips demo on brasscraft drum auger. Insert the drain snake. New kitchen sink vent up wall through roof duration. Tighten the setscrew and turn the crank clockwise to feed it into the drainpipe.

If it begins to move forward easily again you have likely just hit a turn in the pipe. Crank the handle to work the head through the obstruction. Bring a 20 foot sewer auger onto the roof. Keep pushing the brush till the clog and the stagnated water flushes down out of the outlet pipe.

Continue to turn the snake when you encounter resistance. Insert the snake into the drain pipe where you removed the trap easier than from the drain in the bottom of the sink and when you meet resistance rotate the snake clockwise. Before loosening any of the nuts place a small bucket or pan under the trap to catch the water that will be in it. When you re almost up to your ankles in water hair and soap scum you can often unclog the drain with a simple hair snake such as the 20 inch hair snake by brasscraft available from.

If not continue to turn and gently push forward to cut through and clear the clog. Thread the tip of the drain snake into the drain stub out. Pipe brush is a long brush which is designed for cleaning out the drain in the roof from top. Run the pipe brush down the drain after unscrewing the cap.

Steven lavimoniere 63 730 views. Insert the head into the vent opening and feed it down until you encounter resistance. The snake tip is designed to corkscrew through clogs and around corners.