You obviously use your kitchen sink to wash dirty dishes, but food debris washes down the drain and can clog it over time. When food debris causes blocked drains, you will notice water draining slowly down your sink. Blocked drains can end up giving you a major headache when water puddles up in the sink, so follow these actions to remove food clogs from your kitchen sink pipes.

Start By Using A Plunger To Loosen The Food Debris From The Pipes

Your first action should be to use a plunger for loosening the food debris that has accumulated on the sides of the kitchen sink pipes. Make sure you get the plunger to properly grip against the surface of the sink over the hole.  Once you are satisfied with the grip, start plunging over the sinkhole using a pushing and pulling action. You will need to build your speed for generating enough momentum to lift the food debris from the drainpipes.

Use A Plumbing Snake To Detach The Debris From The Pipe Surface

While the plunging action helps to remove some amount of food debris, it may not be effective enough to tackle food debris embedded deeper within the drainpipes. A plumbing snake is ideal for tackling deeper food debris within your blocked drains because it is long and flexible enough to traverse through difficult areas within the drainpipe. Keep pushing the plumbing snake as low as possible until you come across the food debris. Use the plumbing snake to push the food debris away from the drainpipe surface. Run the kitchen tap to see whether water is flowing freely. If it is, you've managed to get rid of food debris.

Deodorise The Drainpipe With Baking Soda And Vinegar

Food debris and grease flowing through kitchen sink drainpipes can leave foul odours over time. Baking soda is a deodorising agent, so you could kill any foul smells by pouring it generously down the kitchen sink drainpipes. Follow this up with a solution of vinegar. The vinegar and baking soda solutions will cause a fizzy reaction in your sink, which should get rid of any residual food debris and foul smells. Once this reaction dies down, pour a bucket of hot boiling water down the kitchen sink drain to remove any remaining food debris and baking soda from the pipe surface.  

Blocked drains because of food debris can be annoying when you need to wash dishes regularly. If you cannot solve the problem with these actions, contact a plumbing professional immediately to check whether you have a more complex problem. For more information, contact a business such as Plumbers WA & Co.