7 Tips for Avoiding Clogged Drains And Sewer Line Repair Service
05 Aug 2022
A clogged drain is bad news no matter where it occurs in the home. It is a common plumbing problem that is more common in summer. Most people will use the bathroom or other facilities to use water that will be drained through a system.
Knowledge about ways of avoiding clogged drains is therefore paramount to ensure the problem is avoided at all costs. Here are several handy tips to ensure such plumbing issues are kept at bay.
Tip #1. Try Cleaning Minor Cases of Clogged Drains
When there are minor cases of blockage for example in the bathtub, you can use a homemade drain cleaning solution:
- Pour a quarter cup of baking soda.
- Follow that with a half-full cup of vinegar.
- Allow the mixture to react for at least ten minutes.
- Flush out the drain with boiling water.
For minor blockages like in the bathtub or the kitchen sink, this procedure will most probably give the desired results. What had blocked will likely fizzle out after the reaction. However, you should engage a company providing Ottawa plumbing services who will inspect the blocked area and professionally repair clogged sewer line.
How Can a Clogged Sewer Line Be Repaired?
There are two main methods of drain repair:
- Traditional repairs: Done by digging up the area around the pipes to access, then refill the area again once the drain repair gets done.
- Trenchless pipe repairs: done by creating small access holes at the start and end of the pipe to be repaired. A new pipe is pushed in through the old one. There is less damage to the area around the house or repair site.
Tip #2. Limit What You Put in the Drains
It is common practice in most homes to clean dishes with small food remains in the sink. Leftover food and food on plates should be scrapped off into the trash bin for proper disposal in the compost pit. These small particles will with time build up to cause a serious blockage problem.
Some foods are more likely to cause clogged drains, for example, small pieces of potato peels and pieces of broken eggs. They will build up somewhere along the system.
Tip #3. Act on Time, Don’t Wait
Don’t wait for a mainline blockage to occur. Frequent and minor blockages are an indication that something within the plumbing system is not okay. Aged drain piping or collapsed piping system is a sure cause of a major clogged drain issue.
The best advice is, to hire a plumber to inspect the plumbing system regularly to avoid total system failure at once. In this way, minor problems will be identified well in advance and handled appropriately.
Tip #4. Keep Hair and Soap Scum Away From the Bathroom Drain
Hair doesn’t dissolve quickly while soap scum clings onto the inner lining of the pipes. Be responsible enough to catch it before it gets into the drain. Install a mesh screen over the drain and keep the filter clean. It’s a sure way of ensuring that clogging-causing agents never get into the drain.
Tip #5. Cloth Lint in the Laundry Room
Fine pieces of cloth thread and fine cotton frays from garments are another cause of clogged drains. Their build-up will pose a formidable challenge to the free passage of drain water.
To prevent this from happening, you can put a lint trap at the end of the washing machine drain pipe. The trap can be purchased from home shopping centers. If you have an old nylon stocking around, it is going to serve the purpose.
Tip #6. Don’t Use the Drain as a Trash Bin
The drain is not a place to dispose of all junk and debris. How many times have you poured liquid grease, cement, and grout compounds into the drain? All these things don’t belong there and therefore don’t. Liquid grease, cement, or grout compounds will cause a major problem to the drainage system when they cool. The problem is even going to be more severe if they harden.
Tip #7. Periodically Flush Your Pipes
It is not possible to know when there is a residue build-up in the system. To avoid clogged drains, periodically fill the sink or bathtub with water to the brim and pull the stopper.
Water rushing down the system in large volume and at accelerated speed will easily dislodge any build-up along the sewage system thus offering a reprieve to a mess.
With these tips, it is possible to reduce clogged drains by a considerable percentage. Frequent inspection of the plumbing system is advised to identify problems before they get out of hand and handle them conclusively.
Cheers,
Big Daddy
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Craig Silva
Craig is a husband, father, team leader, travel and food writer, senior youth group coordinator, designer, brander, community builder, volunteer, and social media strategist. He likes to travel, go camping, go on road trips, watch movies, build stuff, operate the grill, and sing with his band. Craig is a member of the Travel Media Association of Canada. If you are a PR agency or brand and would like Craig to review a travel destination, vehicle, restaurant, product or service, please send him an email.
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