I'm curious: do you advise residents to use drano in an attempt to fix a bathroom sink clog?

I'm curious: do you advise residents to use drano in an attempt to fix a bathroom sink clog? In all of my years, which is a lot, we have always advised against.

Depends on the plumbing you have. If you have old plumbing then ya no. Recent abs then you are fine.

Besides excessive wear on the drains, when people use Drano, and that doesn't work, they then call maintenance who doesn't know the drains are full of acid. Under no circumstance should residents use drain cleaner.

This is what I've always said! I guess when you've seen one of your guys get sent to the ER because residents didn't disclose what they used, you see things differently.

That was a scary day! I'd never advise a resident to use chemicals down a drain. I found it strange a very "green" team did.

Drano is a waste and dangerous to the tech.

No ! Under no circumstances should they use it! Makes it dangerous if we have to come in to repair!

I tell people to pour a cup or so of baking soda on/in their drain and then pour in some vinegar as a natural drain unclogger

Drano is a strong base and will react with acid violently, for those who use sulfuric acid to clear drains it is exceedingly dangerous. If you use an air ram it can blast chemicals not just through the unit drain but anywhere on the stack. I screen for use and demand no chemical additions by residents. Snakes, plungers and air rams are all we use and allow to be used. Enzymatic treatments for preventative at turn and after clearing a clog.

We use Insta flow. We would never say to use Drano. That’s just dangerous.

Drano is very bad for our industry , and so are all forms of the crystals . If they wanna try something on a low drain that isn’t drano I tell them vinegar and baking soda or just call maintenance

Nope we teach them how to clean out the p-trap

Absolutely not!!! We advise against any drain cleaning agents.

Zip It works great!
They are only a couple dollars at hardware stores. They work great in the shower too.

We started putting them in our move in bags last year with a note tied to the top with instructions for use. We charge to unclog tubs so it’s nice to have another option for tenants to do it themselves.

No. I've trained my team to always ask the resident if they've used Drano, or any other product so our service team takes precautions. Drano can burn them if they take the ptrap apart.

No Draino. Hair & Grease works well and can be purchased at Home Depot.

Use a 5.00 plastic snake from Ace hardware...works like a charm

In addition to all the smart comments, Drano is bad for the planet! The baking soda vinegar is a good one. Remember after the treatment to run hot water for a few minutes.
Good job everyone!!!