foto: YouTube/Pennyu
Brilio.net - A clogged sink drain is a common problem in the kitchen. Food scraps, oil, and other dirt can clog the drain, disrupting the flow of water and causing an unpleasant odor. To quickly solve this problem, many people rely on caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) as a practical solution.
Caustic soda is known to be effective in dissolving dirt and unclogging drains quickly. Although caustic soda is effective, its use is not without risks. Caustic soda is a highly corrosive chemical and can have adverse effects on your sink and drains. Excessive or careless use can damage your pipes, especially if they are made of materials that are less resistant to strong chemicals.
This damage can lead to leaks or even the need to replace damaged pipe sections, which of course requires additional costs and greater effort to repair. In addition to damaging pipes, caustic soda is also hazardous to health if not handled properly. The vapors produced during the chemical reaction can irritate the eyes, skin, and respiratory tract.
Therefore, it is important to use proper protection, such as gloves and masks when handling caustic soda. As an alternative, many people are starting to look for other safer and more environmentally friendly solutions, such as YouTube user Pennyu. In one of her uploaded videos, the channel owner uses simple ingredients found in the kitchen.
photo: YouTube/Pennyu
These ingredients are effective in making the sink drain smooth again and of course the pipe is leak-proof. Reported by BrilioFood from YouTube Pennyu on Sunday (12/29), the kitchen ingredients in question are baking soda and vinegar. More precisely, he immediately sprinkled 100 grams of baking soda directly into the drain in the sink. After that, flush using 200 ml of vinegar. Make sure these two ingredients react to create foam.
photo: YouTube/Pennyu
Next, close the drain of the sink so that the reaction can be maximized, then let it sit for about 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, open the cover again. Then flow the water directly into the sink drain. Who would have thought, the drain in the sink is back to normal.
photo: YouTube/Pennyu
A mixture of baking soda and vinegar is an effective and environmentally friendly method for unclogging a sink drain . The combination works through a simple chemical reaction that helps dissolve dirt and remove blockages. When baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) and vinegar (acetic acid) are combined, a chemical reaction occurs that produces carbon dioxide and water.
This reaction produces bubbles of carbon dioxide gas that help loosen and break up the dirt stuck to the pipe walls. These bubbles also help move larger dirt, making it easier for the water to carry it out of the pipe.
In addition, baking soda has mild abrasive properties that can help scrub and dissolve grease and food residue stuck to the pipe. While vinegar has acidic properties that can help dissolve organic and mineral residues that cause blockages. The combination of these two ingredients is not only effective in cleaning pipes, but is also safe to use regularly without damaging pipes or polluting the environment, unlike strong chemicals such as caustic soda.
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