epiphany

Shameless Plug

Or un-plug, as the case may be.

We've been having problems with the bathroom sink since I last lived here in the spring and summer of 2003. Drew and I have tried fixing the sink via various forms of Drano and Liquid Plumr. Foaming pipe snakes worked decently for an evening or so, but by the next morning, the sink would be just as slow as ever--if not slower. On Friday, Drew tried to physically unclog the drain but couldn't find any problems.

Drew and Lisa are out of town for the weekend, and I figured I'd give the drain one last try before calling the landlords or plumber. The last bottle of Liquid Plumr's foaming pipe snake seemed to indicate that it sometimes takes two bottles to clear a drain, so I was going to pay the roughly ten dollars the bottles would cost and pray that they would work. However, as I was about to grab my second bottle and head to the check-out counter, I noticed a product that claimed not only to be environmentally safe and non-toxic but also to "unclog drains in seconds." All the other cleaners take about an hour, so I was intrigued. The box was a lot smaller than even one bottle of pipe foam, yet it said that it contained fifteen applications. The instructions were a little strange, but since it cost less that two bottles of Liquid Plumr, I figured, why not give it a chance?

Well friends, Power Plumber, distributed in my area by Jelmar's CLR division, is a dream come true. With a (rather frightening) one-second application, the drain cleared completely. I've been trying to flood it again and can't. That's pretty amazing for a sink that wouldn't let you run more than a trickle for over 30 seconds!

Available at Walgreens and other fine, practically-oriented stores.