Not a light sprinkle—half a cup. Leo dumped it straight down the drain hole. It hissed softly, like a tiny white sand dune settling into the darkness. Some of it stuck to the wet sides of the pipe. That’s fine.
Leo smiled. “Do you have baking soda?” how to unclog a drain with baking soda
Leo ran the tap for a full minute to rinse everything out. Then he leaned against the counter, victorious at midnight, holding the empty baking soda box like a trophy. Not a light sprinkle—half a cup
Leo didn’t have a cup nearby, so he used a plastic takeout lid to scoop out the murky water into a bucket. You don’t need it bone-dry, but you want the drain opening clear so the baking soda doesn’t just dissolve into a puddle on top. Some of it stuck to the wet sides of the pipe