There’s nothing worse than taking a shower and having the water pool at your ankles because of a blocked drain. While a plunger may be an effective cleaning gadget for your toilet, it doesn’t tend to ...

Grease, coffee grounds and pasta are some of the worst clog-creating offenders and should never go down the drain.

Drain cleaners generally reduce odors because they help clear clogs and eliminate foul-smelling waste from the insides of pipes. However, since drain cleaners can damage your pipes, only resort to a ...

water pouring out of the faucet of a kitchen sink - Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images Rochester says to mix 1 cup of water with equal parts vinegar and pour it into your sink after you've ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A clogged drain is incredibly frustrating (and a little gross) to deal with — and may damage your pipes ...

A clogged drain is incredibly frustrating (and a little gross) to deal with — and may damage your pipes and septic systems over time. That’s because clogs create an environment where bacteria and foul ...

Light sink clogs can be broken up using boiling water or a baking soda and vinegar combo. More stubborn clogs can be plunged ...

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RUTH COLEMAN, a schoolteacher in Somerset, Pa., came home to find her basement flooded. The whole house was tied into the floor drain, so when it was clogged, nothing in the house worked. She called ...

The Genesis, the Boston Water and Sewer Commission's newest sewer cleaner, which recycles the water already in the sewer system to clean the sewer system, saving millions of gallons of water annually, ...

Any number of things can lead to a clogged kitchen drain, with some of the most common being grease and fat, starches like rice and pasta, coffee grounds, and other trapped foods scraps. Clogging your ...