In the garden, and RAIN!!!!
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UPDATED: Thursday, December 25, 2025 04:27
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Originally posted by Brenda:
JACK: No worries and my manager suggested draino for the bathtub to keep it from clogging up.
As I said it does drain but slowly. I am hoping that it will clear the rest of the way itself. When I snaked it after a couple of times I couldn't feel anything in the way. So I guess time will tell.
Admittedly, I don't know much about plumbing other than rodding things out and installing toilets and toilet kits. The Draino ruins pipes thing might just be an old wives tale, but there's probably some truth to it considering how caustic it is.
Cool that your landlord doesn't care. I know that I had at least two leases in my life that specifically said that I was to let the management know if there were any drainage issues and I was not to attempt using Draino or any other similar products on my own.
Hope it works out.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:Quote:
Originally posted by Brenda:
JACK: No worries and my manager suggested draino for the bathtub to keep it from clogging up.
As I said it does drain but slowly. I am hoping that it will clear the rest of the way itself. When I snaked it after a couple of times I couldn't feel anything in the way. So I guess time will tell.
Admittedly, I don't know much about plumbing other than rodding things out and installing toilets and toilet kits. The Draino ruins pipes thing might just be an old wives tale, but there's probably some truth to it considering how caustic it is.
Cool that your landlord doesn't care. I know that I had at least two leases in my life that specifically said that I was to let the management know if there were any drainage issues and I was not to attempt using Draino or any other similar products on my own.
Hope it works out.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
I know Draino is bad for pipes but if it works. So be it.
Nope, she doesn't. I hope so too.
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Raaaaaaiiiinnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Heard from friends in Alberta via telephone. Talked for an hour and that was good. They are holding their own out there.
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About 4 1/4" of rain in March. Not exactly the March Miracle of 1991 when So Cal got 13" of rain, but a nice improvement.
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Just took a look at the snowpack, tho ... not good news. Seems like we got more rain than snow.
http://cdec.water.ca.gov/snowapp/getSWCGraphWidget1.action?waterYears=
1982&waterYears=2014&waterYears=2019
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How's the sink, BRENDA? I suppose one of the things you COULD try is a gallon of steaming water down the sink?
Oh, your former landlady! Passive aggressive as heck, isn't she? It's a good thing you don't have to deal wih her anymore, what a ...
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IMHO Drano or Liquid Plumber really shouldn't be damaging to metal pipes, since acid dissolves metal but these solution are the opposite of acidic, they're basic (caustic). Well, strong base (lye, caustic) and bleach, basically. Nothing in there harmful to metal pipes, altho I can imagine it degrading the newer-style ABS. I remember the old-style crystal Drano had flakes of magnesium in it. I THINK the idea was that the magnesium would react in the water and heat up, helping to melt and saponify any grease and accelerating the hair-dissolving action.
Maybe landlords don't like Drano/Liquid Plumber because if they work with the plumbing afterward and it hasn't been fully flushed they might wind up with an eyeful of caustic liquid??? Not sure of the issue, but nice to know that your current landlord doesn't seem to mind.
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The garden looks way more managebale now! There are still weeds to kill where they're growing amongst the other plants, and need to be hand-pulled.
Going to take my flame thrower out again soon, for the front. It's been a little too windy to use, altho the weather after the rain has been FABULOUS ... 60's, beautiful puffy clouds, strong (for flatlands LA) breezes... couldn't ask for better!
But the wind keeps blowing the flame out, so I've been doing indoor chores.
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
How's the sink, BRENDA? I suppose one of the things you COULD try is a gallon of steaming water down the sink?
Oh, your former landlady! Passive aggressive as heck, isn't she? It's a good thing you don't have to deal wih her anymore, what a ...
*****
IMHO Drano or Liquid Plumber really shouldn't be damaging to metal pipes, since acid dissolves metal but these solution are the opposite of acidic, they're basic (caustic). Well, strong base (lye, caustic) and bleach, basically. Nothing in there harmful to metal pipes, altho I can imagine it degrading the newer-style ABS. I remember the old-style crystal Drano had flakes of magnesium in it. I THINK the idea was that the magnesium would react in the water and heat up, helping to melt and saponify any grease and accelerating the hair-dissolving action.
Maybe landlords don't like Drano/Liquid Plumber because if they work with the plumbing afterward and it hasn't been fully flushed they might wind up with an eyeful of caustic liquid??? Not sure of the issue, but nice to know that your current landlord doesn't seem to mind.
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Hey SIG. Sink's still slow and I don't think anything more will be done with the plumbing until this is all over.
I am so glad that I don't have to deal with her while dealing with all of this. My stress level would be through the ceiling.
Yup, building manager didn't mind everything I tried before she called whoever in to check whatever obviously in another part of the building.
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Seriously. Ya'all need to figure out how to divert the rain here over by you.
5 years of far too much of it already here, and from the looks of it outside the last few days, that's going to be 6 in a row.
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