Bathroom sinks tend to clog more than other sinks in your home
. This can partly be true due to the large amount of hair that falls through the sink. Here are some steps you should follow to clear the clog of your bathroom sink.
Use a plunger to unclog a minor problem. Try this first, since it doesn't require you to take the sink apart. Just add some water to the sink bowl and then plunge.
One of the best plungers used for unclogging the sink is a force cup plunger. With the plunger, you need to plunge your sink four to five times before the sink bowl drains. You can run hot water through your drain to check that the problem is solved or not.
If the sink is still clogged then you will need to dismantle the sink trap. You will be dismantling the p-trap. A p-trap is the pipe that dips low and then curves. The p-trap can be taken off with a pipe wrench.
In order to take out a p-trap, unscrew the nuts on its side. You can also put a bucket near the trap in order to keep things in that bucket. After taking off the trap, you need to clean that trap.
In the trap you will find grime and slush that could not go through the pipe. You need to properly clean the inner side of the p-trap. It can be cleaned with a cleaning brush. You need to clean all the large pieces that can result into a big clog.
Now reattach the trap and find out that the problem of clogged sink is solved or not. In case it is still not solved then the clog is expected to be present down the pipe. In this case, a plumber's snake less than 25 feet will help you. While using it, you should wear the protective gloves.
Run the snake downwards and move it through the pipeline more than once to be sure that the clog has been dislodged. If you have reassembled the p-trap and the sink is still not working, you can repeat the process or call a professional to check it out.