If your drains and home plumbing systems are working properly, they shouldn’t be slow or backed up. Sometimes circumstances are too big for prevention or fixing it yourself, such as a tree root growing into your pipe.
Besides some rare circumstances, there are things you can do daily, monthly, or seasonally to help keep your home clog-free.
Drain Guards
Protecting your home's drains is important to how your system works year-round. Investing in drain guards is a smart and affordable way to help catch things causing those nasty clogs.
These clog-causers can include:
Foods
Hair
Grease
Soap Scum
And More.
Drain Cleaning
Your drains let wastewater flow through your pipes to a septic tank or sewer plant. You don’t want to risk wastewater coming back up the drain into your home.
This is why drain cleaning is important, to help protect against clogs, backups or to help flush down substances that shouldn’t have gone down the drain at all.
Although you may want to just pick up a drain cleaner from the store, this is not a great idea. The chemicals in these cleaners can eat away at your pipes, and even if they work for a while, it isn’t a permanent fix.
Instead, try out a DIY solution that can be made at home. For example, Vinegar and baking soda.
Drain cleaning can also be done by professionals, which will last longer. Professionals at Flow Pro Plumbing stay up to date with the latest drain cleaning methods and materials to ensure your drains stay clog-free.
Run The Water
Besides taking the time or scheduling a drain cleaning, there is something you can do every time you use the sink.
Simply run the hot water for a few minutes to ensure the wastewater flows through your pipes effortlessly.
Pipes
When your problem isn’t able to be fixed by a plunger or a drain cleaning, it may mean the problem is deeper in your home’s pipes.
Luckily, when you call Flow Pro Plumbing, they can help find the deeper issue with a sewer camera inspection.
A sewer camera inspection gives the ability to see within the pipes to find what may be causing continuous clogs, slow drains, or backups.
Oftentimes it discovers corroded, punctured, broken, or misaligned pipes, as well as root intrusion, grease buildups, and other obstructions.
Once finding the issue our professionals can help find the best course of action to get your home back running efficiently
Take These Tips
Be careful what you throw down your drains and toilets. Avoid these materials:
Grease
Hair
Eggshells
Rice
Coffee Grounds
Kitty Litter
Cigarettes
Paper towels
Cotton Balls
Q-Tips
Feminine hygiene products
Wipes of any kind (even the “flushable” ones)
Paint
Flour
Medication
Bones from meats
Banana Peels
Fruit or vegetable pits
Also before getting in the shower or bath, brush your hair, to remove any loose hair. This will help with hair build up within your drain.
Call A Professional
When you are seeing an issue, be sure to call a professional, before the plumbing problem gets worse. Signs you may have a plumbing issue may include:
Slow-moving drains or drains that do not empty
Frequent clogs and backups
Several drains are having issues at the same time
When using one drain, other drains in the house back up
Your sinks fill with water when running the faucet
Bad smells, like sewage or rotting food coming from your drains
Drains back up when you run the dishwasher
Flow Pro Plumbing is here to help keep your home clog-free. Call us at (925) 436-1717 for all your plumbing needs.