Elias stared into the porcelain bowl. The water was a murky pond, floating with toothpaste flecks and the ghost of a shaving cream lather. He tried the tap again; the water level rose, threatening to breach the safety of the overflow drain. He turned the handle off. Silence, save for the mocking, slow gulp of the drain refusing to cooperate.
However, if you have plunged for 5 minutes and the water hasn't budged—or if water starts backing up into the other sink or the bathtub— You have a clog deep in the main line. Call a plumber. You’ve earned your try, but it’s time to bring in the snake (the plumbing kind, not the reptile).
Plunging works for 80% of clogs: food grease, hair, soap scum, and random bits of debris.
Has an extra rubber flap that pulls out to fit into a toilet's curved drain. While the flange can be tucked in to use on a sink, it rarely provides as good a seal as a dedicated cup plunger. Preparing for Success