Clean Sink Bottle Trap

Return the bottle trap.

Clean sink bottle trap.

Use a bottle brush or other cleaning tool to remove any debris found in the trap. Pick up the cloth you used to clean the pipes and wipe out both the top and bottom half of the bottle trap. Undo all nuts in the bath tub or wash basin and dismantle the trap into its individual parts. Inside with a bottle brush outside with a soft cloth and mild detergent.

Attach it firmly to the basin again and turn on the tap. Once this is completely clean it s ready to be reconnected to the drain again. Hair soap residue grease food and oil are all known to clog sink traps and drain pipes. It s also not a bad idea to take the trap to another sink and rinse it out this will remove any left over soap scum or.

Remove the contents that are causing your kitchen sink bottle trap to block. For more stubborn clogs you may need to remove your sink trap to clean it properly. If you look at a sink and its plumbing from the side you may see that it extends straight from the wall and then dips down and curves back up much like the letter p this is called a p trap. For mild clogs use a plunger or a baking soda solution to clean your sink trap and remove the clog.

Remove hair soap residue and other culprits. That dip down and back up is basically the same waste water travel pattern in use inside the bottle trap except the true p trap does so with a full length of pipe.