{"id":530,"date":"2017-09-16T13:52:20","date_gmt":"2017-09-16T13:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/?p=530"},"modified":"2017-09-16T13:52:20","modified_gmt":"2017-09-16T13:52:20","slug":"draining-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/2017\/09\/16\/draining-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Draining Away"},"content":{"rendered":"

The other day mum and I were visiting a friend of hers and mum was moaning that she was going to have to call out a plumber to unblock our shower drain.\u00a0 The shower kept filling up with water and you could almost have a bath in the shower well. She was whinging that plumbers were so expensive and she\u2019d much rather buy a pair of new shoes with that money.<\/p>\n

Her friend smiled and told her to relax \u2013 there was no need to call a plumber.<\/p>\n

She gave us a recipe to unclog the shower. Mum was a bit sceptical \u2013 she\u2019s not big on doing innovative stuff \u2013 but I wrote it all down and said I\u2019d try it when we got home.<\/p>\n

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It was a bit like a science experiment \u2013 and I am very fond of those.<\/p>\n

Mum assured me had all the ingredients needed \u2013 nothing fancy at all – just hot water, baking soda and vinegar.<\/p>\n

Mum supervised and I got to do the fun work.<\/p>\n

First we boiled the kettle and poured the whole lot of boiling water down the drain.<\/p>\n

Then we poured in half a cup of baking soda \u2013 and let that sit in the drain for about 5 minutes.<\/p>\n

Next we added a cup of vinegar followed by a cup of boiling water to the baking soda in the drain. This was the fun part \u2013 it all fizzled and foamed. Mum made me wear safety goggles in case it whooshed up too much and got in my eyes. (I felt even more like a scientist!)<\/p>\n

If you have one of those drain plungers \u2013 put it over the plug hole at this stage \u2013 so that all the fizzy stuff stays in the drain.<\/p>\n

Finally, after about 5 to 10 minutes \u2013 we poured another kettle of boiling water into the drain.<\/p>\n

The next day we all had a shower and the water flowed perfectly out of the drain \u2013 no more bathing in the shower.<\/p>\n

So maybe \u2013 if you have a blocked drain \u2013 you should try this first before you call a plumber!<\/p>\n

Have a fabulous week further.<\/p>\n

Sibo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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