Kitchen Plumbing Maintenance Guide: Protecting Sinks, Drains & RO Lines

### Caring for Your Kitchen's Plumbing Network

Modern modular kitchens feature delicate wooden drawers directly beneath sinks. A minor plumbing drip can ruin expensive carpentry in weeks.

- **Never Pour Cooking Oil or Dal Down the Drain:** Oil solidifies inside cold PVC drain pipes, acting like glue that traps tea leaves, rice grains, and flour. Always wipe oily pans with paper towels before washing. - **Use a Fine Stainless Steel Sink Strainer:** Catch tiny vegetable peelings and food debris before they enter the waste pipe. - **Flush Weekly with Hot Water and Baking Soda:** Pour a cup of baking soda followed by boiling water down the sink drain once a week to dissolve grease naturally. - **Inspect Under-Sink Flexible Hoses:** Check braided connection pipes feeding your RO water purifier, sink mixer, and geyser monthly for signs of moisture or bulging.