Plumbing question

[Sitting Bull]

I have a double sink in the kitchen. When I drain the water on one side, the water drains slowly and rises up the other drain. What is the cause and what do I do to fix it? The house is only 7 years old and has just recently started doing it.
Thanks for the help.

[AndrewM]

Both should be attached to the same drain if you look under the sink. Guessing the trap may be plugged a bit. Happen to have a plunger? May get lucky and push it out.

[SageValleyOutdoors]

Is there a garburator in one side of the sink? If you look under the cabinet, you should be able to see which sink would drain down first. Absolute worst case scenario, put a bucket under the trap, take the trap apart (it’ll unscrew from the sink and from the drain) and flush it out. If that doesn’t help much, get some drain-o and follow the directions on the bottle. It’ll save you a service call.

[Dewey Cox]

There is an obstruction somewhere past where both bowls tie together.
Go to the hardware store and buy a hand snake for $20 and try to clear it out. That will get you 25' downstream.

[10pt]

You might also want to remember the three rules of plumbing
S$&! Runs downhill, don’t lick your fingers,and payday is on Friday

[Dewey Cox]

Originally Posted by 10pt

You might also want to remember the three rules of plumbing
S$&! Runs downhill, don’t lick your fingers,and payday is on Friday

And every as$ hole is a potential customer...

[cdnltded]

Originally Posted by 10pt

You might also want to remember the three rules of plumbing
S$&! Runs downhill, don’t lick your fingers,and payday is on Friday

I guess there's 4 rules
every butt hole is a potential customer

I guess someone already said this

[CaberTosser]

Originally Posted by Dewey Cox

And every as$ hole is a potential customer...

Both literally and figuratively.

I agree with augering the thing, I don’t even carry drain chemicals whatsoever in my service van because when they don’t work you’ve just made the subsequent job orders of magnitude worse for yourself. Drain ‘cleaning’ chemicals will sting your skin and bleach and/or dissolve your clothing (particularly cotton). I’m no fan of putting holes in an $85+ pair of pants. I just use physical means for drain cleaning, it does the best job and it’s better environmentally speaking. I’ll frequently get to drain calls where I can smell the Drano that didn’t work and see the empty bottle in the garbage. Most people admit to using it when asked but on occasion some will deny having done so, and the. I see what’s at the top of the garbage can....

[Etownpaul]

You can rent a Power-Vee electric drill type snake at Home Depot. It’s $35/4hrs.

I had the same problem a month or so ago and the power snake cleared the blockage with no issues.

[thumper]

I've used these cheap drain plug removers, with good results:

https://www.amazon.ca/Cleaning-Remov...gateway&sr=8-8

[CaberTosser]

Originally Posted by Etownpaul

You can rent a Power-Vee electric drill type snake at Home Depot. It’s $35/4hrs.

I had the same problem a month or so ago and the power snake cleared the blockage with no issues.

This is a good route to go, even the same brand tool that I use (for my small machine at least). When using these tools though, one must be cautious with the cable and how much torque is on it, if there’s too much resistance you can either damage the cable or it can unintentionally draw out of the pipe and twist up, potentially wrapping around your arm. Wear safety goggles and avoid grippy rubber or loose fitting gloves as those too may get caught by the cable and wrapped up in it with your fingers still in it. I have special gloves for such use that are thick leather mitts covered in wide staples, the same type as used for handling razor wire. Just be cautious!

[funkman]

I would take apart first....found 2 popsicle sticks and a straw in mine....kids!!