It's springtime and homeowners in the U.S. have been going through their closets, vacuuming the carpets, and giving the house a deep scrub. But did you forget to clean your drains?
You may have a store-bought drain cleaning product for when the bathtub won't drain or the sink is backing up, but slapping a band-aid on the situation often won’t make it vanish. Plumbing problems that seem insignificant usually end up being big problems if they aren’t resolved correctly. Even if you think it's just a slow drain, you should have an expert drain cleaning to make sure it doesn’t ruin the entire system and result in a huge (and expensive) problem. Keep in mind, no plumbing problem is ever too small to require a drain cleaning.
There are several reasons why your home's drains get clogged. For kitchen drains, the most common reasons are going to be food and grease. Make sure you turn on your garbage disposal and try not to throw things like oils, bones, and fruit seeds or pits down the drain because they will all wreak havoc on your pipes and other plumbing components. For bathtubs, showers, and bathroom sinks, the most common reasons for drain clogs will be pieces of hair, soap scum, and foreign objects. (Is your little one missing some puzzle pieces or have you noticed that you can't find your favorite bracelet?) An annual drain cleaning by a local U.S. expert will help keep these small problems from accumulating and turning into a huge plumbing nightmare.
Your toilet can also become clogged by the common issue of using too much toilet paper, but also from flushing things like floss, diapers, cotton swabs, or flushable wipes into the septic system.
If the pipes become clogged by food, hair, or anything else, it will possibly also affect the water pressure balance of your whole plumbing system. If you don’t take care of these issues right away by calling for an expert in drain cleaning, you may end up with cracked pipes. Or more severe, your pipes could completely burst leaving you without working water in your home.
Remember, what goes down can also come up. Unfortunately, you probably know this already with past incidents with a clogged toilet, but the same thing can happen in your home’s sinks. Have you ever been doing the dishes after dinner and noticed the water wasn’t draining and that potato you stuck down there a minute ago is now back? A routine drain cleaning, or an emergency drain cleaning when you first notice the clog, can avoid these issues entirely and prevent your drains from clogging and causing odor to back up into your home along with the water.
For expert drain cleaning in the U.S., call Service Experts. We are available around the clock for all your plumbing needs, so if you have an urgent problem at 10 o'clock at night or it’s just been awhile since your last drain cleaning, we are happy to help.
