the rix mix

Fixit guy arrived to clear the clog in the wall pipe behind kitchen sink. First he dumped a lot of lye down the drain. Not only is it physically dangerous & environmentally terrible, I was certain it wouldn't work (I didn't say so). It didn't. It raised a disgusting, smelly black soup & made his job all the more difficult when he brought in the roto-rooter machine & had to remove the sink trap & drain the sink. After much whirring & cursing & twisting, he dislodged the clog, & can only hope it flushed completely out rather than lodging at a lower level.