A natural drain de-smellererererer....any ideas?

[~~Snoogans~~]

HELP!!!

I have noticed that the drains in the kitchen sink are starting to STINK! that godawful smell that drains sometimes get!

Um, apart from going to Bunnings and buying those drain cleaner deodoriser things...does anyone have any natural remedies for stinky drains??

Waiting with breath held!

[Rouge]

First things pour about 1/2 a cup of bicarbonate down the sinks. Then about 1/4 cup white vinegar. Leave for 30 mins then boil the kettle and pour down the drain. I pour boiling hot water from the kettle down the drains about once a month. Keeps the drains clear. Only do bicarbonate and vinegar if there is a blockage or it's smelly.

[Beach Mama]

If you have some bi-carb, tip a putt load of it into the drain and around it and let it sit for a bit, then pour over some vinegar - it will bubble up everywhere so go slow!! I do this regularly as I don't use chemicals. You can add a few drops of euc oil too if you need to!

ETA: What Rouge said Too slow at typing!

[~~Snoogans~~]

First things pour about 1/2 a cup of bicarbonate down the sinks. Then about 1/4 cup white vinegar. Leave for 30 mins then boil the kettle and pour down the drain. I pour boiling hot water from the kettle down the drains about once a month. Keeps the drains clear. Only do bicarbonate and vinegar if there is a blockage or it's smelly.

Ohhhh THANKS HEAPS Rouge!!

off to do that right now

[~~Snoogans~~]

If you have some bi-carb, tip a putt load of it into the drain and around it and let it sit for a bit, then pour over some vinegar - it will bubble up everywhere so go slow!! I do this regularly as I don't use chemicals. You can add a few drops of euc oil too if you need to!

ETA: What Rouge said Too slow at typing!

hehehehehe still greatly appreciated!

[wysiwyg]

As above there is also something called Actizyme you can get in Woolies etc, it is little pellets of enzymes or something that will eat away at anything that is down the drain causing odors. Seems to work quite well to keep the drains unblocked and smell free, and isn't any nasty chemicals.

I also have a Bokashi bin, you put all food waste in it along with some sawdust stuff that has got microbes in it, and it decomposes it and produced this juice - the juice smells a little but is also good for cleaning drains etc as it has same enzymes as the Actizyme.

[~Kim~]

if that doesn't work (and it nearly always does) there is a product called Actizyme. It's a natural product without all the harsh stuff. It takes a couple of days but I find it much better long term than draino type stuff.

ETA sorry...should have refreshed before I started typing.

[AnyDream]

I've used bicarb and actizyme in the past (with drain blockages) and it worked ok, but for really persistant smells you can't go past vanilla fridge spray. It's basically alcohol plus vanilla and it works really well.

[Rouge]

Preventative is always best hot water especially in the laundry sink due to mold from suds. The kitchen due to oils and the shower/bath due to body fat. Ew.

[~~Snoogans~~]

okay.. firstly ... Rouge EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW some things I just don't need to know!

Secondly - 0o0o0o0oh the bicarb and vinegar and boiling water seems to have helped! and is now going to be a regular occurrence in this house!

Do I have to start a new thread to ask what you ladies use to get that soap? buildup stuff that happens on glass shower doors???

Oh, can you tell I am in a bit of a cleaning mood ... blame the awesome Day Melbourne has decided to put on!!

[dantri]

I didn't even think about the hot water bicarb vinegar combo for drains. Should have seeing as that's all I use here (with the exception of the odd gumption application when necessary). Thanks girls.

As for soap scum build up. I used gumption (not chemical free I know) because my usual bag of tricks didn't work. After that I stopped using soap and now exclusively use shower gel. It is a little more exxy but I buy large 1L containers when on special or online from grocery run etc. I also use cheap shower puff thingys from the reject shop/red dot so literally one pump is plenty for an adult (and my DH is very tall lol). If you had kids i guess you could teach them only 1 squirt and have a different coloured puff for each member of the family. Since changing to shower gel, i don't get the build up and just spray and wipe with vinegar and water in my usual clean. My mum doesn't use soap either and doesn't get the build up.


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[Beach Mama]

Ok so I might be genius but the other day I had to clean the shower so I got a Dishmatic thingy that you fill up with dishwashing liquid normally, but I filled it with white king bleach (the one thing I haven't replaced yet!) and put a new head on it and voila - cleaned my whole shower AND didn't have to touch it with my hands. Told ya - genius. Thing is with the shower it needs to be done really regularly so it doesn't build up too much so I am hoping this will help!!