Vinegar and Baking Soda Drain Cleaner Recipes

If you are looking for a natural, low-cost, effective way to clean a drain, you can try vinegar and baking soda. Not only will your drains be clan with these recipes, often times the recipes will work to freshen drains and unclog them as well. However, there are many recipes that you can use to get the job done.

Baking Soda and Vinegar Drain Cleaner

Mix a 1/2-cup of baking soda with a 1/4 cup of salt into your drain, then pour in 1/2 cup of vinegar. After approximately 15 minutes run hot water down the drain for 1 minute.

Light and Heavy Duty Drain Cleaner

Mix a 1/2-cup of salt with 16 cups of water. Heat on the stove without boiling and immediately pour down the drain. For heavier duty mixtures, add 1/2 cup of baking soda and a 1/2 a cup of vinegar. Wait 14 minutes and pour boiling water down the drain to rinse any residue.

Non-Chemical Drain Cleaner

Pour 3/4 of a cup of dry baking soda down your drain, many recipes call for wet or baking soda with a mixture, however this recipe has a different approach. Next pour 1/2 cup of vinegar down the drain. Wait 30 minutes and then you can pour hot water down the drain, followed by cold water down the drain for approximately 1 to 2 minutes.

Basic Drain Cleaner

Pour 1/4 cup of baking soda down your drain. Next, pour 2 ounces of vinegar down the drain.  Wait for 14 minutes, and then pour boiling water down the drain. As a preventative measure each week to avoid a clogged drains or build up, pour boiling water down your drain.