text: Cleaning your P-trap is an easy DIY plumbing fix that you can almost always perform on your own, without ever needing to contact a plumbing expert.
  The P-trap is that curved pipe under the sink that may look more like a U-shape. Why would you want to take it apart? Possibly to retrieve something valuable that fell down the drain, but more likely because you are worried that something is blocking it or stuck. Maybe it’s a ring or a small toy, but more than likely it’s a hairball all slimed up with toothpaste and hand soap.