I slathered on a thick baking soda-vinegar paste last night and
covered it with a dishrags soaked in very hot water. This am, l gave
it my all with a one sided razor blade. Yeah - it came off but it
took a bit of elbow grease and time. Beats using anything stronger,
tho. I WON'T let it get that bad again, to be sure.

BTW, that vinegar-baking soda combo is what I use to dislodge soap
scum on shower walls and floor. Cheap, no harsh fumes, green and it
works. I do add a few drops of dish liquid to it and apply with a net
sponge on a stick. These are sold as back scrubbers for a buck or
two. HTH.

On 2/4/2011 8:00 AM, Kalmia wrote:
> I slathered on a thick baking soda-vinegar paste last night and
> covered it with a dishrags soaked in very hot water. This am, l gave
> it my all with a one sided razor blade. Yeah - it came off but it
> took a bit of elbow grease and time. Beats using anything stronger,
> tho. I WON'T let it get that bad again, to be sure.
>
> BTW, that vinegar-baking soda combo is what I use to dislodge soap
> scum on shower walls and floor. Cheap, no harsh fumes, green and it
> works. I do add a few drops of dish liquid to it and apply with a net
> sponge on a stick. These are sold as back scrubbers for a buck or
> two. HTH.

A couple of times a year I put some baking soda i the kitchen sink
drains and pour a little white vinegar over the baking soda. It foams up
and cuts grease in the trap. Flush it with lots of very hot water.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

On Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:51:54 -0600, Janet Wilder
> wrote:

>On 2/4/2011 8:00 AM, Kalmia wrote:
>> I slathered on a thick baking soda-vinegar paste last night and
>> covered it with a dishrags soaked in very hot water. This am, l gave
>> it my all with a one sided razor blade. Yeah - it came off but it
>> took a bit of elbow grease and time. Beats using anything stronger,
>> tho. I WON'T let it get that bad again, to be sure.
>>
>> BTW, that vinegar-baking soda combo is what I use to dislodge soap
>> scum on shower walls and floor. Cheap, no harsh fumes, green and it
>> works. I do add a few drops of dish liquid to it and apply with a net
>> sponge on a stick. These are sold as back scrubbers for a buck or
>> two. HTH.
>
>A couple of times a year I put some baking soda i the kitchen sink
>drains and pour a little white vinegar over the baking soda. It foams up
>and cuts grease in the trap. Flush it with lots of very hot water.

Flushing all waste lines with lots of full hot water often keeps them
free flowing and saves a call to Roto-Rooter... especially the drain
where hair is shampooed, most especially if you use conditioner,
conditioner is animal fat.

On 2/4/2011 10:12 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> Flushing all waste lines with lots of full hot water often keeps them
> free flowing and saves a call to Roto-Rooter... especially the drain
> where hair is shampooed, most especially if you use conditioner,
> conditioner is animal fat.

Another good, inexpensive drain cleaner, is Ship-Shape, it costs about
$6 for a 2-lb. box at any beauty supply. It is made to clean combs and
brushes, and it will eat away any hair that is in the brush, as well as
any conditioner or even paint. ;-) You mix a teaspoon of Ship-Shape to
a gallon of water to clean brushes, but I would mix that a little
stronger to clean out drains. You would follow that will really hot water.

http://www.king-research.com/ship-shape_box.html

Becca

On 04/02/2011 11:12 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> A couple of times a year I put some baking soda i the kitchen sink
>> drains and pour a little white vinegar over the baking soda. It foams up
>> and cuts grease in the trap. Flush it with lots of very hot water.
>
> Flushing all waste lines with lots of full hot water often keeps them
> free flowing and saves a call to Roto-Rooter... especially the drain
> where hair is shampooed, most especially if you use conditioner,
> conditioner is animal fat.

Sure. It keeps the lines near the sink nice and clean, but then the
water cools off and deposits all the fat where it coagulates, restricts
flow and then traps the hair and stuff that needs the rotorooter. If you
want to stop hair from clogging your drains, get a small strainer in the
drainer, It will catch most of the hair before it clogs you drains.

On Feb 4, 5:11*pm, Ema Nymton > wrote:
> On 2/4/2011 10:12 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> > Flushing all waste lines with lots of full hot water often keeps them
> > free flowing and saves a call to Roto-Rooter... especially the drain
> > where hair is shampooed, most especially if you use conditioner,
> > conditioner is animal fat.
>
> Another good, inexpensive drain cleaner, is Ship-Shape, it costs about
> $6 for a 2-lb. box at any beauty supply. *It is made to clean combs and
> brushes, and it will eat away any hair that is in the brush, as well as
> any conditioner or even paint. ;-) * You mix a teaspoon of Ship-Shape to
> a gallon of water to clean brushes, but I would mix that a little
> stronger to clean out drains. *You would follow that will really hot water.
>
> http://www.king-research.com/ship-shape_box.html

I'm familiar with the ingredients. No doubt it will work great in
higher concentrations for cleaning, but be careful. That's serious
shit. I'm going to see if my local Sally has it in stock. Thanks for
good info.
>
> Becca

--Bryan

On 2/4/2011 6:10 PM, Bryan wrote:
> On Feb 4, 5:11 pm, Ema > wrote:
>> On 2/4/2011 10:12 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>> Flushing all waste lines with lots of full hot water often keeps them
>>> free flowing and saves a call to Roto-Rooter... especially the drain
>>> where hair is shampooed, most especially if you use conditioner,
>>> conditioner is animal fat.
>> Another good, inexpensive drain cleaner, is Ship-Shape, it costs about
>> $6 for a 2-lb. box at any beauty supply. It is made to clean combs and
>> brushes, and it will eat away any hair that is in the brush, as well as
>> any conditioner or even paint. ;-) You mix a teaspoon of Ship-Shape to
>> a gallon of water to clean brushes, but I would mix that a little
>> stronger to clean out drains. You would follow that will really hot water.
>>
>> http://www.king-research.com/ship-shape_box.html
> I'm familiar with the ingredients. No doubt it will work great in
> higher concentrations for cleaning, but be careful. That's serious
> shit. I'm going to see if my local Sally has it in stock. Thanks for
> good info.

Sally's usually has Ship-Shape in stock. Store the box where children
can not reach it, and where it will not get wet. Keep it off your skin,
away from your eyes and mucous membranes. It works well as a drain
cleaner, and it is less expensive.

Becca

On Fri, 04 Feb 2011 11:12:34 -0500 in rec.food.cooking, Brooklyn1
<Gravesend1> wrote,
>On Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:51:54 -0600, Janet Wilder
> wrote:
>>
>>A couple of times a year I put some baking soda i the kitchen sink
>>drains and pour a little white vinegar over the baking soda. It foams up
>>and cuts grease in the trap. Flush it with lots of very hot water.
>
>Flushing all waste lines with lots of full hot water often keeps them
>free flowing and saves a call to Roto-Rooter... especially the drain
>where hair is shampooed, most especially if you use conditioner,
>conditioner is animal fat.

Shhh, don't tell Janet but it's the hot water that is doing it for
her. Baking soda and vinegar are going to have minimal effect on
grease, especially mixed so that they neutralize each other.

> I'm familiar with the ingredients. *No doubt it will work great in
> higher concentrations for cleaning, but be careful. *That's serious
> shit. *I'm going to see if my local Sally has it in stock. *Thanks for
> good info.
>
>
>
> > Becca
>
> --Bryan

I bought a box of this - it was only about $3 - haven't tried it yet,
though.

N.