How to use: Pour entire contents down the plughole, leave for at least 15 minutes (but ideally overnight), and flush with hot water. Then we timed how long it took for eight litres of cold tap water to pass through the U-bend and pipes.

We had a freestanding catering sink and used one 44mm U-bend per test, which was stuffed with a hairball we made from equal parts straight, wavy and curly human hair mixed with shampoo. Food waste: Most likely to occur in your kitchen sink, food waste shouldn't be washed down the sink, though it often is. It can gather in the pipes, and some particular foods can struggle to break down.Due to the tough nature of a hairball clog, we allowed this product 20 minutes during our tests and found it seemed to work even faster than that. Bauer Consumer Media Ltd, Company number 01176085; Bauer Radio Limited, Company number: 1394141; Registered office: Media House, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough PE2 6EA and H Bauer Publishing, Company number: LP003328; Registered office: The Lantern, 75 Hampstead Road, London NW1 2PL Small objects: Small objects, such as floss, children's toys, or earrings, may accidentally fall down the drain. Prevention is the best cure. Our tips below will help to stop a hairball clogging your drains in the first place: Soda Crystals have many uses, but removing hair from a shower's plughole doesn't seem to be one of them.

Toilet paper and tissues are fine going down the toilet, unless it’s too much at one time. As mentioned, you should avoid flushing other items like tampons and dental floss down. of boiling water was poured into the plughole before the tests began to ensure each clog was firmly lodged in place.Component 1: WARNING H315- Causes skin irritation. H319- Causes serious eye irritation. H410- Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects. EUH206- Live more sustainably - get our free Sustainability newsletter to make changes for you and the planet Leave the drain liquid to work for approximately 5 to 30 minutes and rinse with plenty of cold water.