{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.drain-cleaner","code":"thing-q1754157","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q1754157/","name":"drain cleaner","alternateNames":["chemical drain cleaners","Liquid-Plumr"],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.1.0-research.1","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.OBJ"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"A drain cleaner is a chemical mixture designed to remove clogs or restrictions from plumbing drains and restore flow.","purpose":"Enable an agent to recognise a drain cleaner, assess its condition and suitability for a particular blockage, and determine what use or handling its documented constraints permit.","scope":{"in":["The drain-clearing purpose, formulation family and documented operating principle are in scope.","Target blockage types and intended drainage applications are in scope.","Compatibility with drain materials, fittings and connected systems is in scope.","The preparation's condition is in scope.","Application limits, exposure controls and restrictions on subsequent interventions are in scope."],"out":["The drainage network, its design and its overall condition are out of scope.","The blockage itself and diagnosis of its underlying cause are out of scope.","General cleaning products without a documented drain-clearing purpose are out of scope.","Manufacture and intrinsic properties of individual chemical ingredients are out of scope.","Drain-cleaning services, occupational competence and job scheduling are out of scope.","Mechanical drain-clearing devices such as cables, rods and plungers are out of scope."],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Its documented intended purpose includes clearing plumbing drain obstructions; cleaning nearby surfaces alone does not establish membership.","It acts through its formulation rather than through a mechanical working element or delivered force.","A drain-maintenance or deodorising product qualifies as a blockage remover only if its documented intended use supports that function.","The cleaner is an intervention mixture, distinct from a permanently installed drain component such as a trap or strainer.","A general-purpose chemical mixture is not classified solely because someone has attempted to use it on a drain."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"identity-and-clearing-purpose","name":"Identity and clearing purpose","description":"Establishes what qualifies as a drain cleaner and which operational branch applies.","layers":[{"id":"membership-boundary","name":"Membership boundary","description":"Separates drain-clearing intent from incidental use or adjacent cleaning functions.","findings":[{"id":"documented-drain-clearing-intent","name":"Documented drain-clearing intent","description":"Record evidence of intended obstruction removal and distinguish it from maintenance, deodorising or surface cleaning claims.","questions":[{"text":"What documented purpose establishes that this product or implement is intended to clear drainage obstructions?","id":"documented-drain-clearing-intent-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Does its stated purpose cover existing blockages, preventive maintenance, odour control or a specified combination?","id":"documented-drain-clearing-intent-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"operational-family","name":"Operational family","description":"Identifies whether the cleaner operates as a preparation, an implement or powered equipment.","findings":[{"id":"family-and-product-evidence","name":"Family and product evidence","description":"Keep kind-level classification distinct from the identity and instructions of a particular formulation or device model.","questions":[{"text":"Which cleaner family applies, and what evidence supports that classification?","id":"family-and-product-evidence-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which label, technical document or manual identifies the formulation or device model being assessed?","id":"family-and-product-evidence-q02","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"blockage-and-mechanism-fit","name":"Blockage and mechanism fit","description":"Connects the cleaner's documented action to the obstruction and its accessibility.","layers":[{"id":"obstruction-fit","name":"Obstruction fit","description":"Records supported obstruction types and limits of the available diagnosis.","findings":[{"id":"target-material-and-location","name":"Target material and location","description":"Represent the obstruction's suspected material and position as application context, with uncertainty retained.","questions":[{"text":"Which obstruction materials does the cleaner's documentation identify as suitable or unsuitable targets?","id":"target-material-and-location-q01","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"What evidence identifies the actual obstruction's material and location sufficiently to assess suitability?","id":"target-material-and-location-q02","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"working-action","name":"Working action","description":"Captures the preparation's action or the device's means of reaching and engaging an obstruction.","findings":[{"id":"mechanism-and-effective-access","name":"Mechanism and effective access","description":"Record the documented mechanism and the conditions needed for it to act at the obstruction.","questions":[{"text":"What action is documented to clear the obstruction, and does it remove, transform or displace the obstructing material?","id":"mechanism-and-effective-access-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"What reach, contact or access conditions must be satisfied for that action to occur?","id":"mechanism-and-effective-access-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]}]},{"id":"drain-compatibility-and-use-envelope","name":"Drain compatibility and use envelope","description":"Defines the installations and operating conditions for which use is supported.","layers":[{"id":"installation-compatibility","name":"Installation compatibility","description":"Assesses contact with pipes, fittings, fixtures and connected treatment systems.","findings":[{"id":"wetted-and-contacted-components","name":"Wetted and contacted components","description":"Record supported and excluded installation materials and configurations without assuming universal compatibility.","questions":[{"text":"Which pipe, seal, trap and fixture materials or configurations are explicitly supported or excluded?","id":"wetted-and-contacted-components-q01","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"What documentation addresses use with the connected septic, wastewater treatment or pumping system?","id":"wetted-and-contacted-components-q02","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"application-envelope","name":"Application envelope","description":"Records quantitative limits specific to the cleaner family.","findings":[{"id":"documented-operating-limits","name":"Documented operating limits","description":"Use preparation limits or device ratings as applicable, retaining their stated conditions and units.","questions":[{"text":"For a preparation, what quantity, contact time, temperature and standing-water conditions do its instructions specify?","id":"documented-operating-limits-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"For a device, what drain diameter, reach, speed, pressure or other working limits are specified?","id":"documented-operating-limits-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]}]},{"id":"readiness-and-intervention-controls","name":"Readiness and intervention controls","description":"Assesses the cleaner's condition and the constraints introduced by the treatment context.","layers":[{"id":"package-or-device-readiness","name":"Package or device readiness","description":"Applies branch-specific inspection and maintenance requirements.","findings":[{"id":"usable-condition-evidence","name":"Usable condition evidence","description":"Assess preparation identity and packaging or device working parts and controls against documented criteria.","questions":[{"text":"For a preparation, are identity, packaging integrity, storage history and any stated shelf-life requirements adequately established?","id":"usable-condition-evidence-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"For a device, which working parts, attachments, controls and protective features require inspection before use?","id":"usable-condition-evidence-q02","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"treatment-history-and-controls","name":"Treatment history and controls","description":"Records existing drain contents and the documented controls governing the next intervention.","findings":[{"id":"prior-treatment-and-permitted-next-step","name":"Prior treatment and permitted next step","description":"Make residual products, unknown treatment history and restrictions on follow-up equipment use explicit.","questions":[{"text":"Which cleaners or other substances have already been introduced, and what is known about their remaining presence?","id":"prior-treatment-and-permitted-next-step-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"What do the applicable instructions require before adding a product, operating equipment or opening the drain assembly?","id":"prior-treatment-and-permitted-next-step-q02","kind":"action"},{"text":"Which exposure controls, protective equipment and stop conditions are specified for this application?","id":"prior-treatment-and-permitted-next-step-q03","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"outcome-and-after-use","name":"Outcome and after-use","description":"Records whether clearing succeeded and what handling or follow-up remains necessary.","layers":[{"id":"clearing-result","name":"Clearing result","description":"Separates observed drainage improvement from an unsupported claim of complete blockage removal.","findings":[{"id":"observed-effect-and-escalation","name":"Observed effect and escalation","description":"Record the outcome, remaining symptoms and the documented basis for repeating or ending treatment.","questions":[{"text":"What comparable before-and-after observations show whether drainage performance improved?","id":"observed-effect-and-escalation-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"What documented limits or observed conditions require stopping, reassessment or specialist intervention?","id":"observed-effect-and-escalation-q02","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"residuals-and-return-to-storage","name":"Residuals and return to storage","description":"Addresses remaining preparation, contaminated equipment and readiness for future use.","findings":[{"id":"post-use-handling","name":"Post-use handling","description":"Record applicable instructions for residual contents, equipment cleaning, storage and disposal.","questions":[{"text":"What instructions govern remaining product, recovered obstruction material and contaminated cleaning equipment?","id":"post-use-handling-q01","kind":"action"},{"text":"What cleaning, inspection, packaging or storage steps are required before the cleaner can be retained for another use?","id":"post-use-handling-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"evidence-and-external-alignment","name":"Evidence and external alignment","description":"What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.","layers":[{"id":"reported-evidence","name":"Reported evidence","description":"Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.","findings":[{"id":"evidence-confidence-notes","name":"Check these first","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these check these first hold for the sense of drain cleaner this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-confidence-notes-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-kinds","name":"Kinds and varieties","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of drain cleaner this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-kinds-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-real-world-use","name":"Real-world use","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of drain cleaner this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-real-world-use-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards","name":"Failure modes and hazards","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of drain cleaner this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-regional-variation","name":"Regional variation","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of drain cleaner this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-regional-variation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-neighbours","name":"Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of drain cleaner this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-neighbours-q01","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Describe the types of drain cleaner and the hazards stated on their labels.","Advise users to follow the product label, wear protection and keep products away from children.","Suggest mechanical options or a professional plumber for persistent blockages."],"mustNot":["Advise mixing different drain cleaners or combining them with other household chemicals.","Help anyone use a drain cleaner to harm a person or animal.","Recommend adding a chemical cleaner to a drain already treated with another product.","Advise decanting a drain cleaner into an unlabelled or food container."],"requiresHuman":["Treating a person who has swallowed, inhaled or been splashed with drain cleaner, which needs poison control or medical care."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Strong drain cleaners cause severe burns and blindness, and they are also misused in assaults.","Chemicals poured into drains reach wastewater systems and the environment."],"affectedParties":["Children in the household","People cleaning drains","Plumbers and maintenance workers"]},"owners":{"steward":"The person who keeps it at home or at work; the manufacturer answers for the labelling.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q1069267","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q868404","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.drain-cleaner","Wikidata: Q1754157 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1754157)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["Cleaner family: chemical preparation | biological preparation | mechanical implement | powered device | other documented family | unresolved","Documented clearing mechanism: Manufacturer-described mechanism; unknown where unsupported","Target obstruction: Documented suitability for hair, grease, soap deposits, mineral deposits, foreign objects or other specified obstructions","Drain and system compatibility: Supported, excluded or unverified relationships to pipe materials, fixtures, seals and downstream systems","Applicable drain geometry: Drain diameter in mm and accessible working reach in m, where specified","Preparation application limits: Label-specified quantity in mL or g, contact time in min and temperature in °C, where applicable","Usable condition: unchecked | serviceable or usable | compromised | expired where applicable | withdrawn from use","Prior drain treatment: Known prior products or interventions, their timing and residual presence; unknown history","Power and working output: Power source and documented ratings such as W, rpm or bar, only where applicable"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["It is supplied in a bottle, tub or sachet labelled for drains, often with corrosive hazard pictograms and a child-resistant cap.","It may be supplied as gel, liquid, granules or crystals."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["Classify a candidate cleaner by documented purpose and operating family.","Compare its supported applications with a diagnosed obstruction and drain installation.","Inspect a package or device against its applicable usability criteria.","Retrieve product-specific instructions, restrictions and required controls.","Record an authorised application and assess its observed outcome.","Flag unsupported use, unresolved treatment history or a condition requiring specialist assessment."]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Corrosive products can cause severe burns to skin and eyes, and serious injury if swallowed.","Mixing products can release heat or toxic gases.","Repeated use can damage old or unsuitable pipes and fittings."]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP), European Union.","Federal Hazardous Substances Act, administered by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission."]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Chemical drain cleaners are encountered in household, commercial and maintenance settings where wastewater drains have restricted flow.","They are formulated to act on particular blockage materials, such as grease or organic deposits, subject to their documented plumbing compatibility.","Their suitability 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