I'm starting to go insane and wondering if someone can give me some pointers/advice/sanity please?
My bathroom sink is blocked and I've tried all manner of sink ublockers.
I also disconnected the u-bend at the end furthest from the sink, made sure it was clear and ran water through it into a bucket. All ok.
The pipe goes into the wall and along a bit (no more than a metre). I stuck a wire coat hanger in there as far as I could and cleared some stuff out, put some water in there and all seemed ok. Reconnect the u-bend and it's still blocked.
I accessed the pipe a bit further along and disconnected it and cleared out a little bit of gunk and ran water through ok. (this is with the u-bend connected to the sink again). Reconnected it all and the sink is still blocked.
I then disconnected the pipe at the next place I could and repeated process. Water runs from the sink to there ok, but when it is re-attached the water fills the u-bend, but goes no further.
There doesn't seem to be any blockage at all, but I cannot understand why the water still won't driain. Specifically I don't understand why the water won't go down a pipe I have just proved is clear.
Has anyone else encountered something similar or have any suggestions as to what could be the problem?
Many thanks.
My bathroom sink is blocked and I've tried all manner of sink ublockers.
I also disconnected the u-bend at the end furthest from the sink, made sure it was clear and ran water through it into a bucket. All ok.
The pipe goes into the wall and along a bit (no more than a metre). I stuck a wire coat hanger in there as far as I could and cleared some stuff out, put some water in there and all seemed ok. Reconnect the u-bend and it's still blocked.
I accessed the pipe a bit further along and disconnected it and cleared out a little bit of gunk and ran water through ok. (this is with the u-bend connected to the sink again). Reconnected it all and the sink is still blocked.
I then disconnected the pipe at the next place I could and repeated process. Water runs from the sink to there ok, but when it is re-attached the water fills the u-bend, but goes no further.
There doesn't seem to be any blockage at all, but I cannot understand why the water still won't driain. Specifically I don't understand why the water won't go down a pipe I have just proved is clear.
Has anyone else encountered something similar or have any suggestions as to what could be the problem?
Many thanks.