It’s springtime and homeowners in Canada have been cleaning out their closets, steam cleaning the carpets, and giving their home a good scrub. But did you remember your drains?
You probably have a household drain cleaning product for when the the kitchen sink is backing up or the toilet won’t drain, but putting a band-aid on the issue often won’t make it vanish. Plumbing troubles that appear minor usually end up being big problems if they aren’t resolved correctly. Even if you think the problem is just a slow drain, you should have an expert drain cleaning to make sure it doesn’t ruin the entire system and leave you with a massive (and expensive) problem. Don’t forget, no plumbing issue is ever too insignificant to require a drain cleaning.
There are multiple reasons why your home’s drains get clogged. For kitchen drains, the usual reasons are going to be food and grease. Make sure you turn on your garbage disposal and avoid putting things like grease, vegetable peels, and coffee grounds down the drain because they will all make mayhem for your pipes and other plumbing components. For For your showers, tubs, and bathroom sinks, the typical reasons for drain clogs will be hair build up, soap scum, and foreign objects. (Is your child missing some blocks or have you noticed that you are missing a necklace?) A regular drain cleaning by a local Canada expert will help keep these little issues from accumulating and creating a huge plumbing nightmare.
Your toilet can also get clogged by the typical issue of using a bit much toilet paper, but also from depositing things like paper towels, diapers, medication, or flushable wipes into the septic system.
If the pipes become clogged, by food, kitty litter, or anything else, it will most likely also affect the water pressure balance of your total plumbing system. If you don’t resolve these issues quickly by calling for an expert in drain cleaning, you may end up with cracked pipes. Or more serious, your pipes could fully burst leaving you without any water in your home.
Remember, what flows down can occasionally come up. Sadly, you might know this already with prior episodes with a clogged toilet, but backing up can also happen in your home’s sinks. Have you ever been doing the dishes after a big meal and noticed the water wasn’t draining and that vegetable you rinsed down there a few minutes ago is now back? A routine drain cleaning, or an emergency drain cleaning when you first see the back-up, can avoid these occurrences entirely and prevent your drains from clogging and causing foul smells to back up into your home along with the water.
For expert drain cleaning in Canada, call Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning. We are available 24/7/365 for all your plumbing needs, so if you have an emergency at 10 o’clock at night or it’s just been a bit since your last drain cleaning, we are just a call away.