{ "id": "sink-unblocker-brush-60cm-2-pack", "sku": "sink-unblocker-brush-60cm-2-pack", "title": "Sink Unblocker Brush 60cm (2 Pack)", "slug": "sink-unblocker-brush-60cm-2-pack", "price": 36.99, "currency": "SGD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "drain-cleaning-brushes", "category_label": "Drain Cleaning Brushes", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "0.02 kg", "images": [ "https://drains.asia/dropship-images/drain-cleaning-brushes/sink-unblocker-brush-60cm-2-pack/main-sink-unblocker-brush-60cm-2-pack.jpg", "https://drains.asia/dropship-images/drain-cleaning-brushes/sink-unblocker-brush-60cm-2-pack/sink-unblocker-brush-60cm-2-pack-2.jpg", "https://drains.asia/dropship-images/drain-cleaning-brushes/sink-unblocker-brush-60cm-2-pack/sink-unblocker-brush-60cm-2-pack-3.jpg", "https://drains.asia/dropship-images/drain-cleaning-brushes/sink-unblocker-brush-60cm-2-pack/sink-unblocker-brush-60cm-2-pack-4.jpg", "https://drains.asia/dropship-images/drain-cleaning-brushes/sink-unblocker-brush-60cm-2-pack/sink-unblocker-brush-60cm-2-pack-5.jpg", "https://drains.asia/dropship-images/drain-cleaning-brushes/sink-unblocker-brush-60cm-2-pack/sink-unblocker-brush-60cm-2-pack-6.jpg", "https://drains.asia/dropship-images/drain-cleaning-brushes/sink-unblocker-brush-60cm-2-pack/sink-unblocker-brush-60cm-2-pack-7.jpg" ], "description_short": "Two 60cm stainless steel rods with rotating nylon bristles bend through U-bends to grip hair and soap build-up, then rinse clean and go back in the cupboard for next time.", "description": "The problem nobody deals with until it is too late\n\nDrains almost never fail suddenly. They get slower. One week the basin empties while you brush your teeth, a month later there is a puddle sitting there afterwards, and then one morning the water does not move at all. Between those stages there is a long window where the fix takes five minutes. Most of us miss it because the drain still works, just not very well.\n\nWhat is forming in that window is a soft plug. In a bathroom it is mostly hair bound together with soap scum and toothpaste. In a kitchen it is fat and oil that cooled on the way down and set against the pipe wall, catching food particles as they pass. Both kinds build up in the same places, right under the plughole and in the bend of the trap below the sink.\n\nThe usual responses do not remove that plug. Chemical cleaner can dissolve part of it and leave the rest. A plunger pushes it along, which sometimes helps and sometimes just moves the problem further down the pipe where it is harder to reach. What actually solves it is going in and pulling the stuff out. That is what a drain brush does.\n\nHow a 60cm drain brush works\n\nThe design is about as simple as it gets. A long stainless steel rod carries nylon bristles along its length, with a handle on the end you hold. The steel is flexible, so the rod bends as it meets the curve of the waste pipe instead of stopping dead. The bristles do the gripping.\n\nYou feed the bristled end into the plughole and turn the handle slowly as you push. That turning motion matters more than pushing hard. A spinning brush screws itself into a hair clog and tangles the mess around the bristles. A brush shoved straight in just compacts the clog into a tighter lump.\n\nWhen you feel the rod meet resistance, keep turning gently and start drawing it back. The clog comes out with it. It is not a pretty sight, so have a bin bag or a sheet of newspaper ready before you start. Rinse the bristles, go back in, and the second pass usually clears whatever the first one loosened.\n\nAt 60 cm the reach covers the plughole, the vertical drop and most household U-bends. That is where the vast majority of domestic slow drains live. The pack contains two brushes, which is genuinely useful, because nobody wants to carry the bathroom tool through the kitchen.\n\nWho it suits\n\nAnyone with long hair in the house will get the most out of this. Hair clogs are the single most common cause of a slow basin or shower, and they are exactly what bristles handle well. Shared bathrooms and family homes hit this problem faster than anyone else.\n\nKeen cooks are the other obvious group. Kitchen sinks build grease even when you are careful about what goes down them, and a brush scrapes the pipe wall in a way that hot water alone does not.\n\nIt also suits renters and anyone who would rather not call out a plumber for a job this small. A tool that lives in the cupboard and takes five minutes to use is a lot cheaper than a call-out fee, and it means you are not waiting around for an appointment while the sink sits full.\n\nIf you are maintaining a holiday let or a shared house, keeping a set of drain brushes on site is a sensible bit of kit. Guests and housemates will not tell you a drain is slow until it has stopped.\n\nChoosing the right drain tool\n\nThere are a few different tools that all get called drain cleaners, and they are not interchangeable. Knowing which does what saves money.\n\nPlastic hook strips are the cheapest option. They are thin, barbed and disposable, and they do grab hair right under the plughole. They are also easy to snap off inside a pipe, which turns a small problem into a bigger one, and they do not reach the trap.\n\nRigid metal augers are the heavy end. They are built for deeper blockages in longer pipe runs and often need a crank handle. They are more tool than most bathroom jobs require, and they can mark a plastic pipe if used carelessly.\n\nA flexible bristled brush sits neatly in the middle. The steel rod gives it reach and the ability to follow a bend, while the nylon bristles clean the pipe wall as they go. For the household drains most people deal with, basins, baths, showers and kitchen sinks, this is the format that does the job without overcomplicating it.\n\nLength is worth checking before you buy anything. A short tool that stops at the strainer will not reach the place where clogs actually form. Sixty centimetres clears the plughole and the bend below, which covers standard domestic plumbing.\n\nMaterial matters too. The recommended surfaces for this brush are steel, porcelain, plastic and tile, which covers nearly every sink, bath and shower tray in a normal home. Nylon is firm enough to scrub but far kinder to a glossy basin than bare wire.\n\nGetting the best results\n\nStart by removing the strainer or pop-up plug if yours comes out. Many lift straight up or unscrew by hand. Clean it while it is out, because a surprising amount of debris sits on the plug itself and never makes it into the pipe at all.\n\nRun hot water for a minute before you begin. Warm pipes release grease and softened soap more easily, which means less effort with the brush. Then go in slowly, turning as you push.\n\nResist the urge to force it. If the rod will not go further, you have either reached the clog or hit a tight bend. In both cases turning gently and easing forward works better than shoving. Forcing a flexible rod just makes it buckle inside the pipe.\n\nPull back at a steady speed rather than yanking. A slow withdrawal keeps the debris wrapped around the bristles. A fast one tends to shake it loose halfway up, and you end up doing the same job twice.\n\nFinish with another flush of hot water. That carries away whatever the brush loosened but did not collect, and it tells you straight away whether the drain is running properly again.\n\nKeeping it in good shape\n\nCleaning the brush takes less time than cleaning the sink afterwards. Pull the trapped hair off the bristles with gloved hands and bin it. Then run hot water over the bristles while turning the rod, add a drop of dish soap and rinse it through.\n\nLet it dry properly before you put it away. Stainless steel resists rust well, but no metal tool enjoys sitting wet in a dark cupboard for a month. Hang it or stand it upright for a while and it will be dry by the time you need it next.\n\nWhen you store it, coil it loosely. Sharp repeated folds weaken any flexible rod over time. It weighs almost nothing and takes up barely any room, so finding a spot for it is easy.\n\nThe habit worth building is the monthly pass. Run the brush through each drain once a month and you will mostly stop blockages forming at all. Households with long hair might want to do it every couple of weeks. Either way it is a two minute job that saves you a bad morning later.\n\nWhere a brush is not the answer\n\nBe honest about the limits. If several fixtures back up at the same time, if you hear gurgling from a different drain when you empty the sink, or if water rises in the shower when the washing machine runs, the problem is further down the system. A 60 cm brush cannot reach that, and no amount of effort will change it. Call a plumber.\n\nToilets are also off the list. The trap is much wider and shaped differently, and it needs a closet auger or a proper plunger instead.\n\nThe short version\n\nA slow sink is usually hair, soap and grease sitting just past the plughole and in the bend below. Chemicals soften it, plungers move it, and a bristled brush actually pulls it out.\n\nThis set gives you two 60 cm brushes with flexible stainless steel rods and nylon bristles, suitable for drain holes in bathrooms, kitchens, bathtubs and sinks. They are reusable, light, and small enough to store anywhere. Use one once a month per drain and you will rarely meet a blockage in the first place.", "llm_summary": "Each pack contains two brushes, each about 60 cm long, with product dimensions listed as 60 L x 1 W x 1 H cm and an item weight of 0.02 kg. The brushes are made from nylon and stainless steel, with a handle described as plastic or silicone, and the colour is listed as multicoloured. They are intended for drain holes in bathrooms, kitchens, bathtubs and sinks, and are recommended for use on steel, porcelain, plastic and tile surfaces. The flexible rod is designed to pass through plugholes and curved pipes, with bristles that grip hair and debris for removal. Country of origin is not specified by the maker.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; your protection under the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act 2003 for faulty goods is unaffected. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Drains Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://drains.asia/sink-unblocker-brush-60cm-2-pack/", "canonical_url": "https://drains.asia/sink-unblocker-brush-60cm-2-pack/", "json_url": "https://drains.asia/api/products/sink-unblocker-brush-60cm-2-pack.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-12" }