aerie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hello Sue, here is a country sink clearing routine > which works : eggshells!! don't bin them, crush > them and pound them down the plughole the more the > merrier and carry on as usual. They will scoop up > anything lurking and sweep it away. If you have an > open drain outside, in the morning you will think > you have a dead rat lying there. It worked for us, > always, and costs nothing! > Blimey. I put my eggshells in the compost. Has anybody else tried this? I'd be worried they'd block the pipes and I'd end up with a worse problem than I started with :(