What is more disagreeable than a stopped sewer!.
What is more disagreeable than a stopped sewer!.
This has happened to all of us – the water fast submerging our toes while are taking a shower. How disgusting! the drain is clogged up . Imagine you are brushing your teeth and you notice that the sink is already half filled with water, Yuck!. Choked drainage are not only a major nuisance for household work; they are also unhygienic health hazards. But the fact is that sooner or later, a bathroom drain is going to become clogged up or suffer a blockage. So you should know how to unclog them, well in advance.
What Causes blocked drains in your home?.
Clogging occurs when substances like hair, dust and other bits and pieces get trapped in the region where the bathroom drainpipe is connected to the main drain pipe. Everyday products like soaps, shampoos, detergents and so on add to the problem by building up around the solid material. Eventually the clumps of accumulated matter prevent water from emptying out quickly or may even completely seal the drain pipe hole. If your sink or tub fills up fast with water while it should have drained out quickly, you could be in for a serious case of choked pipes.
Clear Up Your drains fast.
If you happen to have a blocked sink or bathtub, there are some steps you can take to clear up the passage ways and create a normal flow once again. Of course, in either the sink or the bath, the first thing you should do is remove the plug. Look beneath the sink, you may have to remove a nut that secures the stopper or in some cases you can just directly pull out the plug by the u-bend. With respect to the bath, the screws have to be loosened to remove the stopper or the overflow plate has to be dismantled.
It is important to remove the plug because only then you can view the things that are clogging the drainpipe inside the drain pipe. Those greasy lumps of entangled hair and residue can be seen sticking to the sides and corners of the drainpipe. Try to get as much of this out as possible by hand, this could solve the drainage problem. Use a wire from a clothes hangar or some other apparatus if you have difficulties reaching the clog or grabbing the build up so that you can pull it 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.
If the clog cannot be pulled out with the help of the hanger, then you should use other blockage-clearing methods. clogs which are very deep can be removed with the help of a drainpipe plunger. To begin with, you should plug the overflow drainpipe to make sure that the plunger has optimum suction. Now put the plunger over the drain and move it up and down continuously at an even pace. As soon as you release the plunger, the trapped water may drain away immediately.
You can unblock the drains through chemical drainpipe cleaner too if a drainage plunger does not work for you. This method should only be used as a last resort because the chemicals used are dangerous and can be harmful to your bathroom fixtures.
Call in the drains Professionals.
If after trying the various do-it-yourself methods you are still unable to unblock your drain pipe, it is a good idea to call your local dependable plumber for some help. Plumbers are equipped with tools that can remove blockages with great speed and efficiency. Though it won’t come cheaply, an experienced plumber’s help can provide peace of mind.