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Help to stop my mother blocking the sink drain

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GracesGranMK2 Sat 07-Jan-17 23:06:25

I thought it was worth mentioning tiggypiro as, with these things, the problem is often what you don't know you don't know.

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Anya Sat 07-Jan-17 23:05:43

Oh dear. I think you have a bigger problem than sink drains.

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tiggypiro Sat 07-Jan-17 23:00:56

Sorry I don't have an answer for the sink problem but I do wish I had known about the lock. My mother used to keep the key in the lock which meant no one could get in if she had decided to lock it.

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GracesGranMK2 Sat 07-Jan-17 22:42:56

My mother is 96, has very little sight and has Alzheimer's. We have just had to unblock the sink again as she tends to let food go down the drain. I could put a sink strainer in but I wonder if there is one that is difficult to remove - otherwise I am likely to find it in the bin. Is there anything else that can be done?

We had to put a new lock on her front door and I found out that you could get a lock which can be opened from the outside even if the keys are in. This was brilliant as she doesn't recognise her keys if they are out of the door so - quite reasonably - she leaves them in but that led to the police having to break in when she had a TIA. I am hoping to find there is something for drains that I don't yet know about - I am going to get a plumber out but it would help if I could make some suggestions.

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