Pour 1/2 cup of dish soap (it doesn't have to be Dawn, but should be a soap that cuts grease) down the drain, followed by the boiling water. “Be careful not to splash yourself," San Angelo warns.

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We asked two professional plumbers if dish soap was safe to use for clogged drains. Here's what they had to say.

Instead of climbing up a ladder and doing some manual labor, there's a pretty easy life hack involving PVC pipes that can be used to clean your gutters.

A whacky government cartoon warned Seattle residents how to deal with rats that might climb up from flooded sewers into toilets – but social media just couldn’t take it seriously.