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A blocked drain can really be infuriating. When the kitchen sink is clogged up it stops everything. Making supper or doing the dishes will be impractical with a plugged-up sink. Another one happens when the shower drainage gets plugged with hair making it miserable to shower with water rising on the floor. Having a slow draining shower your feet are in a swimming pool and soap scum will cling to your ankles. To prevent this from happening here are a few things you can do to help prevent a predicament.
The biggest blunder people make in the kitchen sink is pouring grease down the drain. Grease can build up in the pipes and when it cools it will harden choking off the drain hole. Pouring hot grease into a jar will seem foreign at first but it is worth it to make that a new habit.
A drain screen is an economical way to prevent the shower drain from filling up with hair. They are really cheap and work quite well.
Under sink garburators are a familiar appliance now. However if you do not use your garbage disposal wisely you can end up with problems. Most food scraps will go down the disposal perfectly but there are several things you cannot put through it. Eggshells seeds meat and similar stuff. This will prevent the garburator from shutting down.
While it is fine to flush toilet paper down the drain there are certain things that you should not. Things like paper towels cloth diapers baby wipes and band-aids are examples of stuff that will clog a toilet. If it is not bio-degradable do not flush it.
Plumbing companies offer drain cleaning services. They have the tools and know-how to un-plug a clogged drain with a plumbing auger of even high-pressure water if needed. They can clean any type of clog out of any household drain.
You can try clearing the drain by yourself but please remember of the risks of chemical drain cleaners. These products will work on some clogs but in many cases they can start decomposition and create problems down the road.
A good do-it-yourself solution is to use baking soda and vinegar in equal parts poured down the drain and let stand for 15 to 20 minutes. Then pour steaming hot water down the drain to soften things up. This should clear things up if the clog was not too-too bad. If that does not clear things up then you will most likely want to call a local plumber.