YOU CAN DO IT! Clean the water trap
Is your bathroom not smelling so great?
Is the water draining slowly from the sink? Or perhaps it’s not draining away at all?
As a tenant, and responsible person, you should fix the blockage in the sink yourself.
Especially if you have long hair!
Under the sink there’s a trap like this.
This means that things won’t block completely, but only partly.
Here’s where hair, jewellery, and other things that fall into the sink end up.
It can get quite filthy actually, so clean it from time to time before it gets too bad.
Here’s what you do: Get a bucket and a pair of rubber gloves. Unscrew the trap.
Remove all the dirt. From the pipes, too.
Wash the pipes in the bathtub or shower.
Screw the bits together again so that the seals fit correctly, tightly, and do not move.
Especially this one close to the pipe here. This can easily fall off.
Because it’s cone shaped, it won’t tighten if it’s put on incorrectly.
Run the water to check that there are no leaks.
Look, it works!
Put the dirt into the bin,
and pour the water into the toilet and flush.
And why not clean under the sink, while you’re at it?
Job done! Here’s what you need to get the water draining from the sink nicely:
A bucket, a bin, rubber gloves, a washing up brush, and toilet paper.
It may seem a bit disgusting, but remember that it’s your dirt, so you can do it.
Good luck!
Remember never to flush anything other than toilet paper and bodily waste down the toilet.