sinks not emptying?

positivenote

hi guys, our sinks are not emptying in our toilets. im presuming that its after freezing water in the pipes somewhere. The bath emptied last night and the kitchen sink empties fine. Is there a way of solving this easily? i have tried pouring boiling water down the drain but this just filled up the relevant sink...
thanks in advance

3DataModem

Try heavily salted warm water (i mean HEAVILY salted).

positivenote

no joy with the heavily salted water... any other sugestions? or will i wait till it just thaws out?

items

Strange one, waste pipe's might have been partially blocked, water backed up and possibly froze.

positivenote

yeah, its only the sinks in the bathroom and the ensuite? the rest are running fine

quinnthebin

positivenote wrote: »

hi guys, our sinks are not emptying in our toilets. im presuming that its after freezing water in the pipes somewhere. The bath emptied last night and the kitchen sink empties fine. Is there a way of solving this easily? i have tried pouring boiling water down the drain but this just filled up the relevant sink...
thanks in advance

boiling water at the outlet - or maybe a wire pushed in from the outlet outside if you can access it - that's where it's more likely to be frozen (assuming it is frozen).

steamengine

positivenote wrote: »

hi guys, our sinks are not emptying in our toilets. im presuming that its after freezing water in the pipes somewhere. The bath emptied last night and the kitchen sink empties fine. Is there a way of solving this easily? i have tried pouring boiling water down the drain but this just filled up the relevant sink...
thanks in advance

A fan heater directed against the drain pipe outside should solve the problem. You may wish to inspect/heat the end of the pipe first and work backwards. Take precautions - stand on a dry surface and wear rubber gloves.

positivenote

hi all, got the main bathroom sorted... boiling water pured over the pipe out side and wrapped a teatowl that had been soaked in the boiling water around it for a few mins. didn't work for the ensuite as yet, but i can try again tomorrow

quinnthebin

positivenote wrote: »

hi all, got the main bathroom sorted... boiling water pured over the pipe out side and wrapped a teatowl that had been soaked in the boiling water around it for a few mins. didn't work for the ensuite as yet, but i can try again tomorrow

Glad boiling water worked. Have same problem myself but was afraid to chance boiling water it in case it'd do any damage to pipework. Now you've tested it out I can do the same - thanks


. . . . . only joking of course
glad you're sorted