I’ve got a clogged sink, and have been reading the labels on a bunch of different products lately. I’d always assumed that they were a strong acid of sorts, which would dissolve whatever sort of material was built up in the pipes. But I’ve noticed that a lot of these products specify that they’re non-corrosive, so I’m not sure what other sort of mechanism may be at play here.

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    1 month ago

    Get a drain snake; they work way better than any chemical solution.

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      1 month ago

      *in that one country that inexplicably banned the installation of bottle traps

      This will not work in modern plumbing

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          Show a yank this picture and watch them start frothing at the mouth and shrieking about “muh code” 😂

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            What a strange thing to have a superiority complex over. “It is legal to install plumbing which can’t be mechanically cleaned.”

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              If you think a random piss-take shitpost is a “superiority complex” you most likely have an inferiority complex and shite plumbing mate 😂

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            yank

            Are you from the king’s land where you need separate taps for hot and cold water or the one where you stand on the pissing grates at the urinal?

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              I’m pretty sure we’re allowed mixer taps, I mean there’s one in my kitchen after all. But you’re right, they are much less common. I wonder why that is? I’m not sure what the pissing grate is, I feel like I’ve seen one though.