A Homemade SAFE Drain Cleaner

Published On: December 29, 2012|Categories: Blog, Condominiums of Midtown|Tags: odds and ends, So You Know|

You’ve all read the warnings on products like Drano. How dangerous they can be if you get them on you, or worse yet, a child get into and drink some of it! So when I heard of this home remedy, I thought….THIS I have to share.

Condo dwellers I find often take for granted the maintenance you need to perform on your condominium. Yes, it’s not a maintenance-free environment! And one thing you probably do, is dump grease, or at least wash some pretty greasy pans in your sink. Well, if not well flushed with really hot water, that grease and other gunk is going to build up in those pipes!

Drain cleaners typically contain lye or sulfuric acid, both of which are capable of causing an extremely serious chemical burn if splashed on the skin and are very toxic to drink. If drain cleaner hits your eyes, it may cause blindness. To avoid the scary side effects, make an eco-friendly drain cleaner instead with nontoxic ingredients you already own.

A Homemade SAFE Drain Cleaner

Here is what you need:

1/2 cup baking soda
1 gallon HOT Water
1 cup white wine vinegar
juice from 1/2 lemon

Here is HOW you do it:

First, pour the baking soda down the drain. Baking soda is alkaline, so it will cut through grease and other gunk left in your pipe.

Then, mix the white vinegar and lemon juice. Pour the mixture down the drain after the baking soda. Vinegar is an acid and will make the baking soda foam, providing some agitation to clean your drain.

Wait five minutes, then flush with one gallon of hot water! The water will wash out the foam mixture, also washing out any worrys of having a backed up drain in a condominium, which could mean water damage to you and or your neighbors!