Blogging about my Drains Problems
This has happened to all of us and it happened to me so this is my blog of the day. The water fast submerging our toes while are taking a shower and it will not soakaway. It’s definitely not a very good feeling! A obstructed drain sounds horrible to begin with. Or you’re in front of the toilet sink, brushing your teeth and before you know it – the sink is halfway full. Dealing with drain clearing is all together an unpleasant experience because it is complicated and unsanitary. But the fact is that sooner or later, a bathroom drain pipe is going to become blocked or suffer a stoppage.
What Causes choked drains in your home?.
Drains get obstructed when dust, hair and other particles get entrapped between the pipes inside the bathroom drainpipe. The problem aggravates when bathroom products like soap, shampoo, hair conditioner, detergent, and the like begin to accumulate on the clogged mass. Eventually this will become more and more dense and this is what prevents your water running uninhibited through your drainpipe. When waste water drains very slowly or just stands stubbornly in the washbasin, you know you have a clogged up drain problem.
How do you unblock drains?.
You can do a number of things to unblock your bathtub or bathroom sink drainpipe. The first thing you will have to do is take out the stopper of the blocked sink or drain pipe. Look beneath the sink, you may have to remove a nut that secures the plug or in some cases you can just directly pull out the stopper by the u-bend. In the case of a bath, an overflow plate may have to be detached so that the entire assembly can be opened up, or there may be provision to unscrew the plug at the drain itself.
The accumulated matter clogging up your drain may be clearly visible when you have taken off the plug. Those greasy lumps of entangled hair and residue can be seen sticking to the sides and corners of the drain. Try to get hold of the mass and pull it out. You may find it difficult to get at the blockage, in which case you could use something like a wire hanger to fish the material out. Your drain pipe is likely to get unclogged if you remove the soap scum, hair and other particles from it that you can see.
However, there is a chance that you will not be able to reach the blockage with the wire so you will have to try something else. A very useful tool is a drain pipe plunger which can eradicate those blockages that are too deep to reach. In the first step, use a wet cloth to cover the overflowing drainpipe, and then use the plunger; this will make the suction stronger. Then put the plunger over the drain mouth and press it up and down repeatedly. You may find that this suction-push action of the plunger loosens the obstructed debris down the pipe and the accumulated water now drainage freely. If the plunger also fails to clean your bathroom drainpipe, then you should take the help of chemical drain cleaner. Chemicals should be applied only after all else fails because they are risky and can damage your bathroom hardware.
After taking all the steps that you can carry out yourself, if the clog still remains, it will be wise to call your neighborhood plumber or drain services company for some assistance. A professional plumber should quickly solve your problem with his special tools and equipment. It might cost you some money, but a plumber’s expertise can give quite a relief with this type of messy household problem.