Why should you pour salt down the drain at night?

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Don’t let clogged drains drain your energy this winter (Picture: Getty)

Winter is great for cosy, snuggly nights in and the exciting countdown to Christmas.

However, with the temperatures dropping, you won’t be feeling as merry if you start to experience troubles with your drains and pipes.

Clogged pipes could lead to issues such as not being able to have a long, hot shower and having to turn your water off as you wait for a fix.

How could common ingredients like salt help? Here’s how…

How to keep drains clear with salt

If clogging is a repeat problem with your pipes, you can carry out this step intermittently to help better function.

It works on drains in sinks, showers, and tubs.

All you need is half a cup each of baking soda, salt, and vinegar and a couple quarts of boiling water.

The salt hack can work on kitchen and bathroom drains (Picture: Getty)

Just before going to bed – to allow the solution to sit overnight, giving it more time to do what its supposed to – do the following:

• Pour the salt and the baking soda into the drain.
• Add the vinegar and let the mixture foam for roughly a minute.
• Flush with at least 2 quarts of boiling water.

The salt will help break down grease and emulsified fats so that they can be flushed through the pipes more easily by the vinegar and hot water.

A plumber could be an unwelcome and unplanned expenditure. Avoid it with some easy steps. (Picture: Getty)

Other tips for avoiding clogs this winter

The salt mixture is a good way to break down fats and other hair products that might be causing blockages further down, but there are daily steps you can do to prevent needing to clear your drains out in the first place.

• Don’t pour cooking grease down the drain. Instead keep it in an old coffee can or container and put it in the bin.
• Don’t put coffee beans down the drain. Throw grounds away or add them to your compost bin instead.
• Add a strainer to your kitchen sink. This will catch any food bits which can be easier picked out and put in the bin.

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