How to Clean a Stinky Sink Drain

Learn how to clean a stinky sink drain and get your bathroom smelling better in 30 minutes...

Here's what you'll need:
Paper Towels
Appliance Brush
Crescent Wrench
Channel Locks
Bleach
Boiling Pot of Water
Oven Mitts
Narrow Spoon
Plastic Container
Toothbrush (not your spouse's)

#cleandrain #stinkydrain #sinkdrain

0:01 Remove the P-Trap and the stopper
1:07 Clean the drain and the goose neck
1:58 Disinfect the drain parts
2:57 Reassemble the drain

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[michaellD]

Watched the video. Put my computer down. Went to the bathroom and started/finished all you suggested in about 30 mins. Great instructions!

[redbird]

I'm trying the baking soda and white vinegar method first, but if that fails to solve it, this video is a great instructional on what to try next. Nice job!

[dianertaylor]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! I've been telling my husband for weeks that the bathroom sink smells of mildew. It finally took ME taking the pipes apart and your video to confirm what I already knew....YUCK! I'm in the process of cleaning the master bath sink right now with the excellent step-by-step help from your video. One down, three more to go! Yikes!

[matthewsnyder]

Thank you. Cleaned out my bathroom sink this morning! Awesome tips.

[ElsaAndAnnie]

Wow!!! Excellent video. I liked the technical aspect of your presentation and how easily you explained it with demo one of the complex tasks. Thanks a lot!

[AngelaFerrannini]

Great video. Easy-to-follow and well-planned and executed.

[adamcooper]

Wow. Never did this before and tried it today. Thank you so much for the content. This worked fantastically.

[clarissaotto]

Great video. Clear instructions for someone like me that knows nothing about plumbing.

[christirose]

Thank you!!!! I would have never tried this without your video. It was a success!

[reneemargerison]

Great step-by-step video!  Thanks!  Can't wait to solve this problem myself!  Will this work for a kitchen sink drain as well?

[PCftvv]

hot hot water can crack the enamel of the porcelain sinks, careful! warm up the porcelain progressively from cold to warm, then hot only then start pouring boiling water. And dont waste time with paper towels. pour some baking soda, vinegar over it, wait dozen minutes for the bubbling reaction clean the mess, only then pour that boiling water in. Do it also for the overflow interior of the sink. first clog up the overflow outlets inside the piping underneath the sink plug. works wonders.

[TwinHomeExperts]

Great Vid!
critique: Treating non porous materials with mildew fungicides is a waste folks. Gloves is a MUST!

[missyunqgunz]

Vinegar and baking soda method I've been doing and scrubbing the upper drain(down to p-rod) with a toothbrush 4+ times over the past week has not worked at all... Think I'm guna have to gather my courage and take on this job lol happy you made it so simple. Also made the gross stuff seem less horrifying don't know if I can use my bare hands🥺 but I'm going to do it 😄 Thank you😀👏🏼

[itscrucial]

How about the back up. That is where the stink is still at its strongest. You know incase the sink ever over flows. No one talks about that one.

[myfreedom]

My question is how do you recommend cleaning the overflow sink?

[beverlycook]

Thank you so much! An extremely helpful video!!

[Changes]

Ok so you are the most Helpful, Effective, video Ever!! Thank you!!

[ellieb]

I was so proud of myself when I was able to get the pipes undone. I thought that was the hard part. I was NOT PREPARED for why the paper towels would not go through... LOL But this method DOES clean everything (eventually) and removed any smells...

[zonaspaeth]

I did this over a year ago, and no stink till this winter. I am going to clean it again, using your methods. My question is I was not able to get the pop up connected to the rod inside the drain pipe. You don't mention it. Is the rod supposed to automatically fit into the sink stopper?

[Card_Man_Dan]

Very good step by step, but i died when he said "ratchet down on these nuts"