Introduction
In order to avoid blockages, it is necessary to take preventive measures in a timely manner
To increase comfort, apartments and private houses are equipped with a system of channels for removing sewage. The process of active operation leads to the fact that various contaminants are deposited on the surface of the pipes from the inside:
- rust (inside)
- calcium precipitate
- sand
- body fat
- soap waste
- hair, animal fur
- other waste of human activity
Unpleasant smell when clogged
The cause of blockage can also be improper pipe installation, for example, an incorrect slope, many turns and connection elements. Such difficult situations usually lead to a complete replacement of the entire system.
It will not be possible to avoid clogging if you do not timely prevent the state of the sewer system. The use of physical force, simple tools and special cleaning equipment will keep the pipeline networks in working condition.
Unusual use of glass cleaner
If all over the world only windows and other surfaces for which they are intended are washed with Mr Muscle liquid, then domestic craftsmen have found another wonderful application for this product. This is cleaning the nozzles of an inkjet printer from dried ink.
To do this, the liquid is carefully heated to a boil (do not inhale the vapors in any case) and immediately turned off. Then, using a syringe, about 0.25 ml of the product is applied to the nozzles
Next, the cartridge treated in this way is placed on a lint-free cloth, and all this is filled with a few millimeters of still warm glass cleaning liquid. Everything is left for half an hour. Then the nozzles are carefully soaked with a similar dry cloth, installed in the printer and checked.
According to the reviews of people who regularly carry out such a procedure, the most suitable for it are glass liquids (green and pink), as well as glasses and other surfaces (blue and light green).
In what form are cleaning products produced?
In almost every store, in the household department, you can buy chemical products for cleaning sewer pipes.
These drugs have long been very popular. They remove the plugs that have arisen in the pipes, dissolving grease and decomposing other substances. As a result, the patency of the pipes is completely restored.
Bulk materials are sold in the form of granules or powders. They contain very strong chemical compounds.
Working with such substances requires compliance with safety measures and maximum caution. Each product is sealed in a thick plastic bag.
Its contents are designed for one cleaning only.
Liquid clog removers are also very popular. Such products are offered both by domestic manufacturers and foreign ones. All chemicals are in sealed plastic jars. They contain components that help whiten and remove unpleasant odors. In addition, such chemicals can be used for disinfection.
Before you make a purchase of such chemistry, you must first find out the composition of the drug, carefully read the instructions on how to use it. Of course, liquid preparations clean sewer pipes much faster, but the price of such products is much more than chemical powder. Determining an effective pipe cleaner.
Mister Muscle
This is the most advertised sewer cleaner. It is mainly used as a prevention and removal of small blockages. It can be used to clean pipes, dissolve hair and food residues. In addition, the destruction of harmful bacteria in the pipes occurs. As a result, the unpleasant smell coming from the sewer pipes disappears.
Granular, 70 gr. "Mister Muscle"
This is a one-time remedy for removing blockages that occur in the drain pipe. In half an hour, it destroys harmful microorganisms and removes unpleasant odors. This tool can be used to clean pipes from any material. Supplied in disposable packaging.
Weight -70 g.
Made in Turkey.
When my drain pipes clogged, I found two identical products in the store:
"Mr. Muscle", weighing 70 gr. which includes:
- Special filler;
- Sodium hydroxide.
The cost of the package is 46 rubles.
"Mole-Cinderella" is intended for cleaning pipes, weighing 90 gr. The composition is completely similar to the above tool. However, the cost of the drug is only 10 rubles 50 kopecks.
Of course, 50 rubles is not very big money, but why overpay four times when the amount is much less.
In the package were exactly the same granules, white. Cinderella has a slightly smaller granule size. After cleaning two completely different drain pipes, the effect was the same.
If you use a plunger, at the same time as a means, it turns out well. However, the efficiency of the cable is much higher.
Perhaps "Cinderella" is in the category of cheap products. I decided to get acquainted with the cost of other similar products:
- "Tik Tak", 90 gr. - 10.3 rubles;
- "Selena Antizasor" 90 gr. - 6.90 rubles;
- "Chirton" 60 gr. - 23.5 rubles.
The question immediately arose, why did you have to pay so much for "Mr. Muscle"? Maybe this is the most common surcharge for a brand.
"Mr. Muscle" 500 ml. – gel
With this gel you can dissolve:
- Hair;
- Fat;
- Food leftovers.
It can be used in any pipes, regardless of the material of manufacture. A very thick, highly concentrated gel that can quickly penetrate the pipe, and even standing water will not interfere with it. Approximately 15 minutes it will take him to eliminate complex blockages. At the same time, it will destroy harmful microbes and remove unpleasant odors.
How to use: Half of the container should be poured into still water. Wait 15 minutes. Rinse the drain pipe with boiling water. The contents of the bottle are designed for two applications.
To remove heavily clogged pipes, pour more than half a bottle and increase the waiting time
It is very important to observe safety precautions. Contact with skin may cause burns
Work only with gloves.
Mister Muscle includes:
- Water;
- Sodium hypochlorite - less than 5%;
- Sodium hydroxide;
- Amphoteric surfactant - less than 5%;
- Soap - less than 5%;
- sodium silicate;
- Sodium polystyrene sulfonate.
Tiret Turbo
Tiret Turbo Gel is another popular remedy for clogged pipes. It removes blockages much better than similar advertised products. The thick composition easily penetrates deep into the pipe, even if the sink is completely filled with water. This chemical substance removes all unpleasant odors, destroys microorganisms. The product can be used to clean metal and plastic pipelines.
Instructions for use "Tiret Turbo" is poured into the drain of the sink. With a simple blockage, you need to wait 5 minutes. If after 5 minutes the blockage has not disappeared, you will have to wait more than half an hour. Then, under strong pressure, rinse the drain hole with hot water.
Customer reviews about this drug and its effectiveness do not have a clear answer. Someone who remained with this drug was very pleased, someone did not like his work at all.
In some cases, the Tiret pipe cleaner is left in the pipes for 10 hours. The drug stays in the pipe all night. They begin to wash it only in the morning. In this case, the manufacturer does not give any guarantee for the failure of sewer pipes. Everyone takes this method of cleaning at their own peril and risk.
The composition of "Tiret":
- Chlorine-containing bleach - 5-15%;
- Anions and non-ionic surfactants - less than 5%.
For effective cleaning of the pipe, sodium hydroxide must be included in the preparation.This was the case in previous years. Today, this component is not part of Tiret. Why the manufacturer removed it from the composition is unknown. This has led to the fact that now the drug is simply not able to clean the pipes.
Deboucher
DEBOUCHER (Deboshir) - A special tool that perfectly cleanses:
- Sewer pipes;
- Siphons;
- sinks;
- Toilets.
In addition, the drug removes:
- Hair;
- paper;
- Fat;
- food leftovers;
- organic pollution.
After using Deboshira, unpleasant odors disappear, all harmful bacteria are destroyed. The composition does not react with plastic, does not damage the enamel coating.
How to use
Each bottle has a special childproof cap. To open the bottle, you need to press on the top of the cap, turn it counterclockwise. Pour 500 milliliters of sewer cleaner into the sink. Wait approximately 1-2 hours. If there is a strong blockage or a long pipeline, you need to pour one liter of the drug and wait overnight. In the morning, flush the pipes with a strong jet of hot water.
The composition of "Deboucher" has:
- purified water;
- Sodium hydroxide,
- Sodium hypochlorite.
How to store
Only at a temperature not exceeding 20-22 degrees. The drug should not be exposed to sunlight. If the drug is stored frozen, its properties are fully preserved after thawing. Shake the bottle before use.
Safety
This highly caustic substance should be kept as far away from children as possible. Do not use for cleaning aluminum products. It is not allowed to mix the preparation and detergents containing acids. When working, be sure to protect your eyes.
Direct skin contact must be avoided. If this occurs, rinse immediately with a strong jet of water.
Unusual use of glass cleaner
If all over the world only windows and other surfaces for which they are intended are washed with Mr Muscle liquid, then domestic craftsmen have found another wonderful application for this product. This is cleaning the nozzles of an inkjet printer from dried ink.
To do this, the liquid is carefully heated to a boil (do not inhale the vapors in any case) and immediately turned off. Then, using a syringe, about 0.25 ml of the product is applied to the nozzles
Next, the cartridge treated in this way is placed on a lint-free cloth, and all this is filled with a few millimeters of still warm glass cleaning liquid. Everything is left for half an hour. Then the nozzles are carefully soaked with a similar dry cloth, installed in the printer and checked.
According to the reviews of people who regularly carry out such a procedure, the most suitable for it are glass liquids (green and pink), as well as glasses and other surfaces (blue and light green).
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Glass cleaner
MANUFACTURER:
"SK Johnson" (Ukraine).
COMPOUND:
isopropyl alcohol, ethylene glycol ethers, surfactants, aqueous ammonia, propylene glycol,
perfume, dyes, etc.
RELEASE FORM:
0.5 l clear plastic bottle with sprayer
lever type; inside is a clear green liquid.
INFORMATION ON THE PACKAGING:
appointment; compound; application; expected result;
information about the manufacturer; expiration date and precautions; additional
information (surfactants are easily and quickly biodegradable; packaging does not cause
environmentally friendly and recyclable). Conditions not specified
storage
PURPOSE:
for washing glass (window, showcase, car), mirrors,
tiles, exterior panels of electrical appliances, chrome surfaces,
stainless steel surfaces, etc. On surfaces that differ
from glass, mirrors, tiles, chrome, try the product in an inconspicuous place. Not
use to clean polished and varnished wood surfaces.
APPLICATION:
turn the nozzle of the sprayer, evenly apply the product to the contaminated
surface by pressing the trigger 2-3 times. Wipe dry (to a shine) with a soft, lint-free
cloth or paper. Turn the spray nozzle.
SUGGESTED RESULT:
removes grease, dirt, soot, mineral oils. Cleanses
surface, gives it shine and does not leave streaks.
PRICE:
61.9 rubles for a 0.5-liter bottle.
CONSUMER ANALYSIS
TEST RESULTS
CLEANING ABILITY:
“removes grease, dirt, soot, mineral oils” - we read
we are on the packaging of the product. All of this is more or less true:
test result - 110% (6th place). However, although this exceeds by 10% the result
standard, but inferior to most test preparations (in particular, the leader in 2.5
times).
TRANSPARENCY:
does not change after the application of the remedy - 100 points.
DIVORCE:
“gives it shine and does not leave streaks” - here the manufacturer was cunning,
because divorces remain. You will have to work hard, making significant
efforts to remove streaks. Score - 60 points.
ECONOMY:
expensive - 5 rubles for washing the window. A bottle costs 62 rubles and
average consumption will allow you to wash 13 "standard" glasses.
SMELL:
unpleasant, in our opinion, is ammonia with a coniferous fragrance.
PACKAGING AND LABELING:
very cute design. The tool also distinguishes color -
almost all glass cleaners are blue, and this one is green, in the window
stands out. The bottle tapers upward and has a ribbed surface. In the narrow part
bottle, the ribbed surface is emphasized by stripes that are applied on two
sides of the bottle.
The information is given quite fully, but in very small print - it is inconvenient to read.
SUMMARY
So, we have before us "MR. MUSCLE with ammonia" ... The latter does not cause
doubt, because the product has a pungent smell of ammonia, good for
you are not going to smell it when you buy it. As for the design, it is quite attractive.
- the tool stands out among its colleagues on the shelf
Please note that the manufacturer
recommends "MISTERA MUSCLE" for a wide range of applications: not only for washing glasses
(window, showcase, car) and mirrors, but also for external panels of electrical appliances
appliances, chrome surfaces, stainless steel surfaces. Only
not recommended for polished and varnished wood
surfaces
Tiret
Tiret professional pipe cleaning gel is exported from Poland and is positioned as a reliable tool for self-cleaning sewers. This mixture is produced in 3 versions:
- professional (permissible only for iron pipes);
- antibacterial (appointed to prevent blockages);
- turbo (recommended for plastic pipes, the most popular in the line).
Its smell is rather sharp, unpleasant, but the chemical elements in the composition do not form vapors harmful to humans.
However, before starting work, it is important to take care of safety: prepare rubber gloves and goggles to protect your eyesight and protect against burns. Only after careful preparation, you can start using, based on the following steps:
- Empty the sink of accumulated water.
- Pour about 250 ml of the product into the problem pipe.
- Wait 5-7 minutes until dissolved, but it is better to keep the mixture longer - at least 15-20 minutes.
- Further, the gel is again poured into the pipe, but already less (100–125 ml).
- The mixture is again left in the pipe for 15–20 minutes.
- Then 1–1.5 liters of hot or drained water is poured into the sink to wash off the blockage with an already softened consistency from the pipe.
The ingredients of the drug are characterized by effective substances, and anionic, nonionic surfactants and an impressive percentage of chlorine-containing bleach are responsible for the splitting of dirt particles.Due to the listed components, Tiret will not only clean the pipes, but will help with disinfection and getting rid of annoying odors. If the blockages at home are critical, you need to carry out the above procedure about 2-3 times in a row.
Bagi Potchan
- It is necessary to ensure good ventilation of the room, and use rubber gloves to protect hands.
- Before starting work, you need to remove the water (starting from the siphon, below the drain hole - approximately 5 cm).
- Now, at arm's length, you need to carefully pour 70 - 100 g (half a glass) of granules into the drain hole. During the first procedure, use the maximum amount, then gradually reduce the dose.
- Further, it is necessary to pour 0.5 cups of warm water into the pipe and wait 3 minutes until the product dissolves the resulting blockage.
- After the specified time, the sewerage is washed with hot water. If the blockage has not disappeared, the procedure should be repeated after 30 minutes.
Bagi Potchan is considered one of the most effective products on the market for cleaning products, which actively fights all types of dirt deposits in pipes until they are 100% gone. Unlike liquid products, the use of granules allows you to extend the life of one package up to 10 times in case of problematic cases, and the period between sewage cleaning for preventive purposes, compared to other products, increases significantly.
Flup
Fluop is distributed in sachets of 60 g
But unlike the previously listed drugs, it should be used especially carefully, almost at a professional level. According to the recommendations of experts, this powder should be poured exclusively into the sewer riser: so deep that it does not get into the bathtub and into the sink
This cleaner, even after washing and cleaning, is extremely toxic, so during the procedure it is necessary to use protective gloves and special clothing. Flup is distributed in 2 variations:
- in green packaging (should be filled with cold water);
- in a red wrapper (it is worth pouring with hot liquid).
In fact, this powder belongs to the universal sewer cleaners, because it quickly dissolves fats and hair plugs, and also corrodes organic matter, which causes poor passage through pipes. However, Flup cannot be used to clean toilets. Otherwise, the principle practically duplicates other algorithms:
- The contents of the package should be poured into the drain, pour the required water and wait for the result for about 15 minutes.
- For the period of the reaction, good ventilation in the room should be ensured and it is strictly forbidden to bend over the drain and inhale the fumes - there is a high risk of poisoning and feeling unwell.
- After 15 minutes, you need to turn on cold water and rinse the drain from the remnants of the product. As a result, the cork should dissolve. If this does not happen, the drug should be reapplied.
It is no longer worth using Flup in everyday life in the third circle - it is better to replace it with a less powerful analogue
Such a universal remedy effectively dissolves organic compounds (including hair and fat), has a moderate cost, but is unsafe, so you need to be careful with this decision.
Choosing the right product for cleaning pipes in the house, you need to rely on their composition and strength of action. To quickly eliminate the traffic jam in especially difficult cases, it is better to use Potkhan or Flup. When you need a more economical copy, which will also allow you to achieve results in 1-3 attempts, then you can try Mr. Muscle or Mole
But if, in addition to effective cleaning of debris in the drain, it is important to maintain the integrity of the pipes and not spoil them with a chemical composition, then it is better to purchase Tiret, which has several types in stock.It is not always possible to choose the ideal chemical for sewage the first time, but if you take into account the advice of professionals and reviews, then finding among all the offers the option that suits you personally is more than realistic