Pro tip: pouring Drano in after you already snaked it does not "finish the job," it melts the PVC trap and now my kitchen sink is a fountain

Parker Campbell · 2026-09-23T13:10:05.514046+00:00

The old guy at the hardware store in Dayton told me the snake just loosens the clog so you follow it with a half bottle of drain cleaner, and 20 minutes later I had water spraying out of a softball sized blister in the pipe joint plus a $140 plumber bill to cut out and replace the whole trap assembly, so how do you actually know when a clog is cleared without pouring chemicals down there?

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Pro tip: pouring Drano in after you already snaked it does not "finish the job," it melts the PVC trap and now my kitchen sink is a fountain | Busted Repair Horror Stories - HW Forums