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Let the Spring Cleaning Begin...Naturally!

3/20/2013

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Welcome First Day of Spring =Time to start Spring Cleaning. I was trolling on Pinterest a while back and saw several great sites with tips for cleaning naturally.  One stood out for clearing a slow drain as our shower had been acting up even though I'd put a thing of commerical (toxic) cleaner/unclogger down it recently.  So I tried the tips and not only did they work it was cheap, cheerful and all natural!  So if you have a slow drain in a sink or shower:
1) Remover drain stopper/shower drain cover
2) Use a wire hanger to fashion yourself a "drain snake"   - unravel top so wire hanger is straight and close top hanging curve so you've got a bit that the gunk can be caught with. Use "snake" to fish into drain and pull out as much obvious gunk as you can.
3)  Take 1/2 cup baking soda and sprinkle into drain
4) Pour 1 cup white vinegar into drain - this will cause the 4th grade science project volcano effect...FIZZ
5)  Immediately cover drain with old towel/rag so all the fizzy goodness to clear drain stays in the drain.  Let it begin to work its magic.
6)  Boil a kettle full of water and after 5 mins of fizz action - remove towel and pour boiling water down the drain to flush the system through.

I'm not going to lie...the process is a bit messy BUT it really worked.  No chemical stink and it's been running proper since then. 

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