It’s springtime and homeowners in Philadelphia have been organizing their closets, mopping the floors, and giving the home an intense scrub. But did you forget to clean your drains?
You probably have a household drain cleaning product for when the bathtub is backing up or the kitchen sink won’t drain, but sticking a band-aid on the situation often won’t make it vanish. Plumbing problems that seem insignificant usually end up being major problems if they aren’t resolved correctly. Even if you think this issue is just a slow drain, you should have a professional drain cleaning to make sure it doesn’t cause damage to the entire system and result in a giant (and expensive) problem. Don’t forget, no plumbing situation is ever too small to need a drain cleaning.
There are several reasons why tub, sink, and toilet drains can end up clogged. For kitchen drains, the typical reasons are going to be pieces of food and oils. Make sure you run your garbage disposal and try not to throw things like oils, bones, and coffee grounds down the drain because they will all make mayhem for your pipes and other plumbing components. For bathtubs, showers, and bathroom sinks, the main reasons for drain clogs will be pieces of hair, soap scum, and foreign objects. (Is your child missing some action figures or have you found that you are missing a necklace?) A regular drain cleaning by a local Philadelphia expert will help keep these minor situations from piling up and turning into a huge plumbing nightmare.
Your toilet can also get clogged by the usual issue of using too much toilet paper, but also from putting things like hair, band aids, cotton balls, or flushable wipes into the septic system.
If the pipes get clogged, by toys, kitty litter, or anything else, it will possibly also affect the water pressure balance of your complete plumbing system. If you don’t take care of these issues quickly by calling for an expert in drain cleaning, it could leave you with cracked pipes. Or worse, your pipes could fully burst leaving you without running water in your home.
Remember, what goes down can occasionally come up. Unfortunately, you probably know this already with prior episodes with a clogged toilet, but it can also happen in your home’s sinks. Have you ever been doing the dishes after a hearty meal and noticed the water wasn’t draining and that potato you stuck down there a couple minutes ago is now back? A routine drain cleaning, or an emergency drain cleaning when you first see the clog, can avoid these occurrences entirely and prevent your drains from clogging and causing a stench to back up into your home along with the water.
For expert drain cleaning in Philadelphia, call Stallion Heating Plumbing Air Conditioning. We are available around the clock for all your plumbing needs, so if you have an urgent problem at 8:00 in the evening or it’s just been a bit since your last drain cleaning, we are happy to help.