What happens if acetone gets poured down a rental sink?
Acetone can damage or warp plastic plumbing components, causing slow drainage and raising worries about hidden leaks or melted pipes. When renting, this creates immediate anxiety about potential property damage and liability for repairs.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Checking for leaks under the sink
- 2Calling a plumber to inspect the drain pipes
- 3installing a high loop on the dishwasher drain
- 4removing and cleaning the tubular drain manually
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“hey so my wife poured acetone down the bathroom drain and now the water drains really slow like it takes a couple of seconds, we are also renting the place , she also ran water afterwards too , is there any advice i can have? thankyou”source ↗
“i dont see any leakage under the sink at all , are we still safe or no 🥲”source ↗
“The clogged drain is on the left and the angled pipe is the dishwasher drain tubing connection. Which i disconnected quickly once it crossed my mind seconds later that is could drain back into the dishwasher.”source ↗
“Did I mess up and if so what do I do about it now?”source ↗
Where this came up
People with this problem also raised
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- 2Is normal plumbing wear in a new home a leak?
- 2How to deal with failing and rusted galvanized pipes
- 2Kitchen tap internal pipe disconnected with no slack