STEPS
1. Realize that when water does not run through your drain, it is because there is a bunch of junk and trash clogged up in one of the pipes. The clog could be anywhere in the drain pipes, not just limited to your kitchen. Although rare, it can even be in the vent pipe leading to the roof; such blockages usually cause slowly draining pipes rather than completely blocked pipes (just like slowly flowing gasoline from a gas can when the vent is closed).
2. Hair clogs. For bathtub, shower and wash basins, an inexpensive barbed plastic dipstick may do the trick (e.g. “Zip-It”). These dipsticks are often limited use as the barbs are easily broken.
3. Try a plunger. Liquid drain cleaners usually contain lye or other hazardous, caustic chemicals, and sometimes damage older types of pipes, and are toxic to fish. There are, however, a few earth-friendly enzymatic powders available (but they usually take 24 hours or so to work, and often are ineffective on stubborn clogs).
Read more: How To Do It Yourself: Restore Water Flow To a Clogged Kitchen Drain http://wikidiy.blogspot.com/2010/08/restore-water-flow-to-clogged-kitchen.htm...
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