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How To Maintain Your Bathroom Sink Basin

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Sinks in general are very low maintenance, but are expensive, so it’s important that you take the proper steps to make sure that yours last as long as possible.  With proper care a bathroom sink basin will last longer than your house does!  But with poor treatment they can break, stain, and clog.  Read on to learn how to care for your basin sinks.

Routine cleaning is the key to making a sink last a long time.  This will prevent it from staining and growing mold.  The type of cleanser that you use is irrelevant as long as it gets a good scrub every couple of weeks.  Many companies claim that their cleaners work better than the others, but when it comes to sinks any of them will work fine.  If you’re looking to remove stains after not cleaning for a long time, try a cleaner like Ajax or Comet that is a mild abrasive to work the stains out.

If your sink is made of glass, all you need is a non-ammonia cleaner and a paper towel to keep it shiny and beautiful.

Copper sink basins require a special cleaner to prevent the finish from fading and it starting to tarnish.

Keeping a sink from clogging is an ongoing job as well.  Sinks that see lots of shaving and other hair are going to clog much faster than those that don’t so depending on your situation you may be doing this monthly or yearly.  Most people will jump straight into the chemical plumbers, like Drain-O, but these are nasty chemicals that you don’t want in your home or into the sewer.  All you need to do is get the plunger out and push all of the crap in the pipe out.  If it’s so bad that the plunger doesn’t do anything, try the chemicals but don’t make them your first choice.  After you get the pipes clear, plunge them whenever you notice the water beginning to drain slowly.

These simple steps will save you thousands of dollars in plumbing and sink replacements.  It’s not hard, it’s just a matter of doing it.

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