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Can't undo with my hands. I've got a wrench that can fit and it moves a little but may end up breaking the trap. It's all metal and the house is like 70 years old

mark tyler 2y ago

Yeah, if it’s metal I wouldn’t worry a lot about it breaking. How long is your wrench? Support the side that goes into the wall and give it a easy going but firm twist. If it’s gunna break, then the plumber will probably break it and unless you’ve got a firm price before the job you’ll probably end up paying for the break either way. You could also try to break up the gunk with a drain snake.

You’ve probably checked this, but you don’t just have a bunch of hair in the drain stopper do you? Every time I’ve had drainage issues it was right there

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Nice and Kind Vic 2y ago

My walls here are cinder block so not worried about damaging them like drywall.

I managed to get the trap off the sink and set it aside

mark tyler 2y ago

Nice! Was it the source of the blockage?

Nice and Kind Vic 2y ago

Negative. Was only small debris in the trap. Gotta be the horizontal pipe or more likely below.

What I do know is that draining the kitchen sink above causes water to back up in the basement sink.

mark tyler 2y ago

Ooo that’s a good insight. And less accessible on one’s own. The basement sink filling is a clue that the blockage is in a pipe that is common to both of them. Have you tried a drain snake? I’d use it from the bottom sink

Nice and Kind Vic 2y ago

I don't have a drain snake. That may be worth buying just to have on hand

Nice and Kind Vic 2y ago

Don't think I can get past the 90 degree turns here though. I kinda want that horizontal run replaced with PVC. While I doubt it's the ultimate cause of the problem I would not be surprised if it's severely corroded inside leaving little drainage

mark tyler 2y ago

It seems like we’ve gotten past the easier stuff.

I think I’d try the snake still, it should make it past the 90 degree bend, but also exactly how much you want to or have time to try before letting a pro handle it is an individual thing so I respect that.

Nice and Kind Vic 2y ago

I've got an appointment with a plumbing company coming tomorrow morning.