Need to Clear a Clogged Drain?
For many homeowners, drains are wonderful features to have in their property. Whenever they use the sink to wash their hands, their dishes, or the meat and vegetables they need to prepare dinner, or go to the bathroom to take a shower, they are assured that the water they use and the dirty elements that they have removed will go straight down the drain, never to be seen again. The same goes for anything that you can dispose of in any drain — oil and grease, leftover beverages, cooking liquids, chemicals, soap suds, and the like.
However, there are instances where homeowners discover, to their horror, that the drain is refusing to magic away the water and other substances that they had disposed of — and worse, all the stuff is coming back up the drain. And the resulting concoction — an evil mix of hair strands, grease, soap scum, cooking fat, stringy vegetables, and other things that are supposedly in the middle of a rotting process — is threatening to remain visible in the sink or bathroom (and even to spread to other areas of the house), giving off horrible odors and potentially exposing the entire household to undesirable germs.
Calling Up The Right Professionals
According to plumbing experts, there are simple ways to identify a clogged drain. If you notice that bubbles are coming up when water is draining, or the water is taking too long to leave the sink or floor, or there are strange odors coming from the sink or drain, it’s very likely that the drain is all stopped up.
Instead of messing around with the sink or bathroom, trying to figure out the problem yourself, you should call your local long-established plumbers to get at the root of your problem and get the drains working properly again.
Here are examples of drain clearing techniques that your plumbers can employ:
Tree Root Removal
In some cases, clogged drains may be caused by the entanglement of tree roots in the client’s property with the maze of pipes. You would require the service of professionals who have the right equipment and skills for this complex procedure.
Camera Inspection of Pipes
Plumbing specialists will have tools, like a video snake inspection system, so they can view images on a wireless monitor screen. These images can tell them about the nature of the clog in difficult-to-reach depths inside the pipes. This will help point the plumbers in the right direction as to the best method of clearing the clog.
Cable Drain Clearing
Plumbers use a variety of tools, from small, basic hand snakes to powerful drain machines that can also clear large sewer pipes. Typically, a flexible cable is inserted into the pipes and the attachments to the cable help to clean the clog. This is done through cutting, boring, scraping, and recovering the blockage in the pipe.
Hydro Jetting With a High-Pressure Water Jetter
This is often considered the last resort when all other drain clearing methods have failed. A water jetter makes use of a high-pressure pump to blast away the stubborn blockages and clear heavy clogs. As powerful as the machine may be, it will not cause further damage to the client’s property. It will allow water to flow freely through the drains once more.
Clogged Drain?
1-800-anytyme would be happy to help you clear a clogged drain. Contact us via our contact form or call (760) 477-0072 to speak with a member of our team today!