Tonight I have been canning diced tomatoes, and have been running my disposal as I peel the tomatoes. I've done this before, and have never had an issue. Well, this time, the sink clogged up (after they all went down), and now both sides of the sink have standing water. When I run the disposal, it empties one into the other side, and then fills back up.
I tried Drano (which said it was safe for disposals), and nothing has happened. I really don't want to wake up my husband to this or have him wake up in the morning and start his day with this...any advice? For now I'm not touching it again...unless someone has a suggestion...

No suggestion but has it drained yet?????

Sorry that happened.

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Jodie....Wife to Andrew (1995)
Mommy to Riley (2000) and Wyatt (2003)

Well, this morning, the sink was drained just a little. There's still standing water in both sides. My husband put more draino in it, and I figure he will do something soon. We have plans to be gone for the day, so I guess this will be dealt with later tonight.

Dh once was told to use a gallon of bleach!! POur it straight down!! then run water when its all through!! this has worked better for us than Drano or any of those!!
Good luck!!

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Kelly mom to 3 great girls A Peanut, a monkey and a little burrito.

Oh my goodness, stop with the chemicals already! Plumbers charge extra if a drain cleaner has been used for a reason.

You need a helper - a plumbers helper. Have a partner hold down the drain plug on the disposal side of the sink. Put a plunger in the other drain and push / pull a couple of times. That should loosen the clog. BE VERY CAREFUL because all that drain cleaner can come squirting back at you and permanently damage your eyes. You and your helper should wear eye protection and drape old towels over the plunger and the stopped drain just to keep down the splashing. BTW, it helps if there is a little standing water in the sink when you do this.

If that clears the clog, run the dishwasher (if you have one) EMPTY for one cycle. You'll be surprised how much gunk gets into the dishwasher.

Also run copious amounts of water down both drains to flush out all that drain cleaner.

If the plunger down't work, try running a snake (a long metal spring) down the drain. You can easily find these at a hardware store for not much money. Again, you put the snake down the side that doesn't have the disposal.

If the snake doesn't work, there is one more thing to try. Under the sink you'll find the drain and it has a curve in it. At the bottom of the curve, there might be a plug. You'll have to unscrew that to clear out the clog. Be sure to put a bucket under the drain before you do this because there is a lot of gunky water in there. Again, be careful. That drain cleaner is very dangerous! If your drain doesn't have a plug, then you'll have to take off the lower curve of that drain. Yes, it can be done. Again, be careful.

If NONE of those moves work, then it is time to call a plumber that specializes in drains. Your problem might be farther down line.

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