Draining the....Drains?
Today was a day of attacking the hurricane disaster that has become our house in the last couple of weeks with all the holidays. We've been trying to catch up only to be side blasted with sick kids, crazy work, and of course, toddler-dom. One of the main things that desperately needed cleaning...the bathroom drains. Now for those of you who have never had the immense pleasure of cleaning out bathroom drains, I shall enlighten you. And then should you ever require it, you can simply refer to this page.
For starters make sure you have a touch of bleach, paper towels, an old toothbrush (trust me when I say you won't want to use it ever again), and a towel that is not pristine. First you take the towel and crawl under the sink after making sure there is no water in the sink. On the back of the piping you will find a small knob-ish like thing. Wrap the towel directly below here in case of water leakage. Next the ol' righty tighty, lefty loosey trick comes in handy. Carefully loosen the knob-ish like thing to release the plunger thingy. Make sure to not pull it entirely out as sometimes it can be a pain to get it back in. Now with your octopus arms still holding the towel and now the knob-ish like thing, reach up and delve into the sink and grab the main sink plunger thingy to lay it in the sink. It may take some jiggling and possibly some unkind words at the plunger thingy. Remember these are all very technical terms that you will need to know. Once you have pulled the main plunger thingy out and laid it in the sink, return your upper octopus arm to the knob-ish like thing and righty tighty it back into place. You may now stand up. Take the old toothbrush and clean off the plunger thingy. Leave the slime covered furby in the sink for the moment. You will clean it up with the paper towels once you have evicted the other slime covered furbies from the interior of the drain. Take the toothbrush to forcefully remove the unwanted tenants still living in the drain. Using a flashlight, make sure you check that all excess fur has been removed. Taking the paper towels move the furbies to their band new home, the trash can. Now dump a small amount of bleach into the drain. Let it sit for no more than 5 minutes. If left to sit for any longer you may find that your pipe now has a new hole out of which to drain. This is not a good thing. Rinse thoroughly with with very hot water to evaporate the bleach. Let water run for about 30 seconds extra just to make sure everything is draining properly. Once you are assured that everything is back to running properly you can begin the final steps. Taking the towel and placing it back where you had it before, you may once again open the knob-ish like thing. Reaching back around with your octopus arms, grab hold of the plunger thingy and make sure the small hole on the bottom is facing towards the back. Shove back down the drain. Return knob-ish like thing back into hole, jiggling to make sure the plunger thingy and the knob-ish like thing are connected. Screw knob-ish like thing back into place. Now you may clean your hands in a freshly cleaned sink. Say good bye to your new furby friends by taking out the trash. The end.
For starters make sure you have a touch of bleach, paper towels, an old toothbrush (trust me when I say you won't want to use it ever again), and a towel that is not pristine. First you take the towel and crawl under the sink after making sure there is no water in the sink. On the back of the piping you will find a small knob-ish like thing. Wrap the towel directly below here in case of water leakage. Next the ol' righty tighty, lefty loosey trick comes in handy. Carefully loosen the knob-ish like thing to release the plunger thingy. Make sure to not pull it entirely out as sometimes it can be a pain to get it back in. Now with your octopus arms still holding the towel and now the knob-ish like thing, reach up and delve into the sink and grab the main sink plunger thingy to lay it in the sink. It may take some jiggling and possibly some unkind words at the plunger thingy. Remember these are all very technical terms that you will need to know. Once you have pulled the main plunger thingy out and laid it in the sink, return your upper octopus arm to the knob-ish like thing and righty tighty it back into place. You may now stand up. Take the old toothbrush and clean off the plunger thingy. Leave the slime covered furby in the sink for the moment. You will clean it up with the paper towels once you have evicted the other slime covered furbies from the interior of the drain. Take the toothbrush to forcefully remove the unwanted tenants still living in the drain. Using a flashlight, make sure you check that all excess fur has been removed. Taking the paper towels move the furbies to their band new home, the trash can. Now dump a small amount of bleach into the drain. Let it sit for no more than 5 minutes. If left to sit for any longer you may find that your pipe now has a new hole out of which to drain. This is not a good thing. Rinse thoroughly with with very hot water to evaporate the bleach. Let water run for about 30 seconds extra just to make sure everything is draining properly. Once you are assured that everything is back to running properly you can begin the final steps. Taking the towel and placing it back where you had it before, you may once again open the knob-ish like thing. Reaching back around with your octopus arms, grab hold of the plunger thingy and make sure the small hole on the bottom is facing towards the back. Shove back down the drain. Return knob-ish like thing back into hole, jiggling to make sure the plunger thingy and the knob-ish like thing are connected. Screw knob-ish like thing back into place. Now you may clean your hands in a freshly cleaned sink. Say good bye to your new furby friends by taking out the trash. The end.
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