Chronically stopped-up bathroom sink

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25. I'm going to second the information that Kali gave you.

I've done this a couple of times in my current house. Drain cleaners and augurs seem to be only a temporary fix. Once you remove the PVC elbow and connectors you'll probably be amazed at the amount of gross stuff clogging the pipes.

If this is the first time you do this, take pics of how it all comes apart if you have several PVC rings and pipes to remove. Also take pics of how the stopper get reconnected to the rod. Take each part to another sink to clean it (I use bleach and a brush). If you need to clean the straight pipe that goes into the wall I just use a long bristled brush such as they sell for cleaning the lint out of the dryer.

Of course, always have a bucket under the elbow pipe before you get started and I use an LED flashlight to see what I'm doing.

It really isn't that difficult to do and there's very little that can go wrong. Plus, once you accomplish all that you'll know how to do it again, because you will have to do it again in the future. Oh, and yes, YouTube is your friend if you want to watch the process first.