Oh dear. Help!

[hornetrider]

So to cut a long story short, a candle was dripping in the bathroom, Mrs H decided in her wisdom to put it over the sink.

I know, right?

Half hour later the u-bend is predictably blocked with wax ffs.

So I've removed the u-bend and managed to stab out a large portion of the wax with wire and a drain blocker thing. Water can pass but there's a large lump of wax still in the tube.

I had a stroke of genius and thought I'd microwave the u-bend to melt the wax and pour it out. What could possibly go wrong? ...Not so clever when flames started shooting out of one end

Tips to remove the remainder?!

[MentalSarcasm]

Boil a kettle and pour it through to help soften the wax without melting the plastic of the pipe?

[grumbledoak]

Have you considered using it as the barrel of a potato gun? You should.

Post pics.

[poing]

Divorce?

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Buy a new U Bend for a couple of quid? Your time is worth way more than sorting out this sort of thing dear boy.

[Vaud]

MentalSarcasm said:

Boil a kettle and pour it through to help soften the wax without melting the plastic of the pipe?

This. Just don't pour the remainder down the other sink...

[hornetrider]

After an hour of stabbing it's all out. But the seal has gone on the upper join ffs. I've ladled a fktonne of mastic in there and pray it'll hold.

What a Sunday evening!

[Evolved]

Just replace the thing, you run the risk of blocking the plumbing further up the system and that will be a costly problem.

[evil len]

LaurasOtherHalf said:

Buy a new U Bend for a couple of quid? Your time is worth way more than sorting out this sort of thing dear boy.

Yup, this.

[eltax91]

Evolved said:

Just replace the thing, you run the risk of blocking the plumbing further up the system and that will be a costly problem.

Easy to say. But the OP posted this at 9pm on a Sunday. Where does he buy one to fix it now, right this second?

Oh and OP - women and candles

[Simpo Two]

I'd have removed the U-Bend, placed it in boiling water so the wax melts out, then replaced it.

[Tomo1971]

Use HER hair dryer to warm the u-bend up so that the wax drips out. When it drips out, pour it into her hair dryer - see how she likes it!

[anonymous-user]

Make her sort it out - it may prevent future repeats!

[sparkythecat]

When youve finished cleening the plughole, remind her that it's 137 years since Eddison invented the lighbulb and in this day and age there really is no need to be lighting candles.
Point out to her how many people are killed and injured in the UK each year in fires caused by candles.
Then take all her candles off her and throw them in the bin.

https://www.merseyfire.gov.uk/aspx/pages/preventio...

[Efbe]

garyhun said:

Make her sort it out - it may prevent future repeats!

yes. I fail to see why another persons problem.

What happened to feminism?

Not that my mrs would even attempt it!

[Denis O]

Wife pours candle wax down the sink and blocks the trap.

Husband puts trap in the microwave to melt the wax and sets the microwave on fire.

DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING ELSE UNTIL YOU'VE GOT A PLUMBER IN.

[hornetrider]

Wise words Denis. Wise words.