Blocked sink/ toilet or wash basin?

Causes of blockages:

Debris such as hair, soap scum, food scraps, grease, coffee grounds, toilet paper and other foreign objects may build up in the pipes and clog sinks, toilets and wash basins. This is especially true when flushed down without proper disposal, which frequently results in obstructions in the drain line.

The key items in which clog the pipes within your bathroom would be hair, soap scum and toothpaste. The hair can easily get tangled and caught within the pipelines which is not only an issue within itself, but it will also catch other debris leading to a quicker blockage. Whereas the soap scum will cause there to be a sticky build up within the pipes that will trap dirt, this is also the case with toothpaste.  

Kitchen related blockages usually occur due to items such as Grease and oil, food scraps and eggshells. The fat from cooking can solidify once it cools within your pipes, therefore creating blockages. Whereas the Food scraps and eggshells will accumulate within your drains.

Lastly, toilets are susceptible to blockages through the use of excess toilet paper causing clogs that are not easily flushable; non-flushable items entering the toilets pipelines then the next most common factor which leads to blockage, flushing anything other than toilet paper, like wipes sanitary products, or baby wipes can cause blockages.

How to unblock your sink/toilet or wash basin:

There are many effective ways in which you can unblock your sink/toilet or washbasin. The most commonly used are via a plunger, boiling water, baking soda and vinegar, drain snake and baking soda with salt.

Plunger:

1. Remove your drain stopper
2. Place plunger over drain
3. Use plungers suction pressure to remove the clog

Boiling water:

1. Use kettle to obtain boiling water
2. Pour the boiled water down blocked drain
3. The heat will break up the clog

Baking soda and vinegar:

1. Pour ½ cup of baking soda down the drain
2. Pour one cup of white vinegar down the drain
3. Let mixture fix and bubble
4. Flush with water after

Drain Snake:

1. Move drain snake around blocked pipe (a coiled wire tool)

Baking soda and salt:

1. Mix a cup of baking soda with a cup of salt
2. Pour mixture down drain
3. Wait a few hrs, then rise with hot water