Bucket wrench or channel lock pliers rags cleaning brush masking or duct tape.
Clean p trap pedestal sink.
Though more elegant looking than your typical vanity cabinet pedestal sinks have their downsides one of the biggest being that it is rather difficult to get at the plumbing.
Most pedestal sinks depend upon the pedestal for a certain amount of support.
The p trap is that curved pipe that you see beneath any sink in your home.
Clearing one of these plumbing fixtures is easy and you do not have.
Unfortunately the trap s water trapping ability extends to hair grease debris and soap scum.
The usual case is a blocked u shaped pipe commonly known as a p trap.
Still since the sink itself is fastened to the wall the pedestal may be removed for brief periods of time if necessary to work on the p trap.
Is your bathroom sink blocked clogged or not draining properly.
A tailpiece slip joint nuts a j shaped trap j bend a waste arm and a section of pipe coming from the wall.
First locate the drain trap under your sink.
This makes a p trap the number one location of clogs in the sewer system.
If the p trap becomes only slightly clogged then you experience slow drainage in the fixture.
1 wiggle the pedestal away from the wall slightly.
The pieces you will most commonly see under your sink are.
How to clean a p trap or u bend.
A pedestal sink has two parts.
Together these pieces are.