Drain Cleaning and Repairs
Homes and commercial buildings have a number of different drains throughout them, and all of these drains can become clogged. The types of clogs can vary, for example in a kitchen sink you’ll find clogs from food and fats, and in a bathroom you’re much more likely to find clogs from hair.
Whatever the cause is, the result is the same: your water won’t drain, and that’s never a good thing. A clean drain is a happy drain, and you don’t have to wait until there’s a full clog emergency to do something about it.
Clogs can lead to further damage and the need for more drastic repairs, too. Backed up drains can leak which will cause damage to the surrounding areas, often inside of walls or ceilings, which leads to much costlier repair bills. Getting rid of them early is important. When you notice the water starting to drain more slowly, it’s time to take action and give us a call.
Cameras can be used to follow the path of a drain to see exactly where the blockage is. These cameras can reach all the way from inside your home, to the main sewer lines under the street out front – it’s pretty incredible!
Sometimes, the clog is just under a sink or tub, other times it’s where all of the water from the building meets before being sent into the municipal sewage system, and sometimes it’s even beyond that point. Knowing exactly where the blockage occurs is an important step to getting rid of it. Thanks to modern technology and methods, we take the guesswork out of it.
Advantages of Cleaning Your Drains as Part of Routine Maintenance
Most clogs build up over time rather than happening all of a sudden, but you might only notice them all of a sudden, once they become a full blockage. Other times, you’ll gradually notice the water draining more slowly. The best time to fix a clog is before it becomes fully clogged, here are some advantages of doing this early:
Preventing further damage
As mentioned above, a long-term clog can cause all sorts of damage outside of the drain itself, including to your walls, ceilings, and more.
Preventing further damage
As mentioned above, a long-term clog can cause all sorts of damage outside of the drain itself, including to your walls, ceilings, and more.
Budgeting
It’s easier to budget for routine drain cleaning and maintenance, rather than having something go catastrophically wrong that can shut down a business, costing you much more in the long-run.
Budgeting
It’s easier to budget for routine drain cleaning and maintenance, rather than having something go catastrophically wrong that can shut down a business, costing you much more in the long-run.
Sanitation
Germs and bacteria are very happy to live in a clogged drain, when they aren’t being flushed down by moving water they will remain there, and grow and multiply.
Sanitation
Germs and bacteria are very happy to live in a clogged drain, when they aren’t being flushed down by moving water they will remain there, and grow and multiply.
Methods for Drain Cleaning
Snakes and augers
These are the traditional tools used for cleaning up many clogs in drains. For things like hair, these work excellent. This is also known as drain cabling.
Snakes and augers
These are the traditional tools used for cleaning up many clogs in drains. For things like hair, these work excellent. This is also known as drain cabling.
Hydro jetting
This method involves using a special solution that is sprayed at a high velocity through a hose that has been inserted into the drain, near the clog. It’s powerful enough to get rid of just about anything that could be blocking the drain, even pieces of trees that have grown through the pipes.
Hydro jetting
This method involves using a special solution that is sprayed at a high velocity through a hose that has been inserted into the drain, near the clog. It’s powerful enough to get rid of just about anything that could be blocking the drain, even pieces of trees that have grown through the pipes.
We can also repair any damage to your plumbing system, so give us a call today! We can fix all of your problems, and we can prevent future problems from surprising you.