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Originally Posted by Snoop Todd
Beard trimming is involved. It’s definitely my fault to some extent. But isn’t there a quick fix (eg Drano) or does everyone with a beard shave into a coffee filter?
Assuming your wife wears makeup there's a 99++% chance that there is a plug of black/grey foul smelling gunk in the base of the P-trap under your sink. It's the u-shaped thing that attaches in two spots with a threaded flange.
If it's plastic, get a good sized bowl and place it beneath the lower part of the trap (after moving all the crap from under the sink) - then unscrew the upper of the two flanges - you may or may not need to unscrew the other one, if you can swing the pipe free. Then take something like a wire coat hanger and use it to ream out the pipes - actually, your finger works better, but it's fairly disgusting (I'm immune to that sort of stuff due to my job) - once the gunk is out, tighten the flange and see if you're good, which you probably are. Don't over-tighten the flange - if you use too much force you can break it, and you'll have do the drive of shame to Home Depot. It's easy (I'm totally non handy) and liquid plumber/drano is evil stuff in a lot of ways, for the pipes and the environment.
MM MD