Hey Guys,

So recently my kitchen sink (left side) has been overflowing when the garbage disposal (right side) is running. These are the things I did:

1. The allen wrench trick under the the garbage disposal. To see if anything was stuck. It was moving freely.
2. I took apart all the pipes underneath and cleaned them thoroughly.

The issue was not solved. I realized that even if I let the water run on the left side, eventually the garbage disposal side will start to overflow, and vice versa. But all the pipes were clear. Here is a picture to show you where I cleaned.



If I'm still having issues, then could my issue be further down the pipe that leaves the kitchen? So I dumped some Max Gel on the left side, and things have improved. Now when I run water on the left side, the garbage side is not overflowing. However, when I look inside the garbage disposal drain, I can see standing water inside. Seems to be right at the height where the pipe connects to the left side sink. I figure this is normal but I'm not sure, since 've never looked before. So I'd like you guys to tell me if this is normal or not. Or, if I should keep cleaning using draino, max gel, etc. Or anything else you guys can think of that might be going on my situation. Thank you in advance.

 

Stop using those God awful chemicals. You have a clog. Snake it out. Remove the trap under the sink and get a snake and snake it several times. And since you have used chemical be sure to have mask, eye protection and gloves on when removing the pipes.

 

Your problem is going to be in the wall. Either at the stack location tee or below.

 

The problem has been solved for now using max gel. Yeah, I wanted to avoid chemicals, but the dishes were piling. LOL! So for future reference... the problem is at the wall? Snake it out.. meaning using those drain augers?

 

Next time, use something like this... Ryobi Auger, instead of chemicals?

 

Well, it doesn't need to be motorized, but yes that will work.

 

I use the same type snake although it's not motorized.
I haven't come across a clog yet where it didn't perform.