I turned my kitchen into a science experiment gone wrong

I tried to unclog the sink with baking soda and vinegar because a website said it was easy. It fizzed up so much that foam poured out all over the counter and floor. I grabbed every towel I owned to soak up the mess, but the smell was like a bad school project. Then the drain made a gurgling noise and backed up even worse. I had to call a plumber who charged me extra for the holiday weekend. He told me I should have just used a plunger. My cat refused to come into the kitchen for two days. Now I have a stack of soggy towels and a lesson in not believing everything online.

4 comments

4 Comments

jackson.faith2mo ago

Sometimes a basic plunger works better than those fancy methods.

davis.david2mo ago

So what's the fancy method that failed you, @jackson.faith? Gotta know what to avoid.

laura_schmidt822mo ago

Honestly I was the same, always looking for a clever hack instead of just doing the simple thing. That baking soda volcano mess is exactly why I stopped. Now I keep a cheap plunger under every sink and it has never failed me. The internet makes everything seem more complicated than it needs to be.

betty_kelly91mo ago

Oh man, was it really that bad though? At least you didn't have to buy any weird chemicals. How much extra did the plumber charge you?