How often does it happen to have a clogged drain? Many and sometimes they also cause bad odors, so we are going to see a natural and super powerful method.

Bad odors happen to everyone at home and the cause may be clogged pipes  . The water can no longer go down, it stagnates and bad odors invade the entire apartment. Odors often come mainly from sinks, whether in the bathroom or kitchen.

When you notice these bad odors coming from the levels or the drain, you must act immediately before the problem worsens.  The cause of these problems is usually waste that ends up in the pipes  and stops instead of continuing on its path.

Among the waste you can find small food remains  or coffee grounds that accidentally end up going down the kitchen sink.  When it comes to bathing, buildup is usually due to soap and hair  . Therefore, you must be very careful.

Indeed, solid materials tend to block pipes, but also some liquid materials, such as oil and grease, can create problems  . This is because their consistency makes them stick to the pipes, clogging them and then also releasing a very unpleasant odor.

In fact, precisely for this last reason, according to the standard, the oil must be disposed of in an ecocenter after having collected it at home. For the grease that food usually releases, you can instead clean it with absorbent paper to prevent it from ending up in the pipes.

To prevent this from happening, plugs capable of blocking debris should be used in the kitchen, as well as in the bathroom.  But let’s now see how to resort to remedies when it has already happened.

Here’s how to unclog a clogged drain

Even those who are most careful not to clog the pipes will have to carry out periodic cleaning at least once a month.  There are many specialty products on the market, but you can try to avoid them by thinking of using natural products  . In fact, it is enough to use  baking soda and vinegar.

For example  , you can put a few tablespoons of baking soda in the well and then add 3 or 4 glasses of white vinegar.  After waiting about 15 minutes you can proceed by pouring  a pot of boiling water  . In this way, the two products plus the boiling water release some dirt.

However, it is still important to call in an expert at least once a year to do a deeper cleaning to try to prevent the problem. But let’s now see how to do it when the pipes give off a bad smell and you need to act immediately.

The fastest method is definitely caustic soda which is foolproof for unclogging pipes  . Simply pour the product into the pipes and then some boiling water. Even soda, however, is polluting so it would be better to avoid it by opting for vinegar and baking soda, but if these do not work, it is still the only solution.