Blocked sewers can be a thing of the past with these indispensable tips
Blocked sewers can be a thing of the past with these indispensable tips
Drains when clogged, serve to be the most difficult problem of all the household emergencies. As with most emergencies they happen without any warning. Nevertheless, the awful feature of blocked drains is that they can give out foul smells and lead to overflow of waste water into your home. If you are a business that is impacted the disruption can result in loss of customer and staff goodwill with the associated lost productivity and sales revenue.
Prevention is always better than cure and here are some steps you can take to prevent blocked drainage caused by structural kinks or foreign matter:.
Hairs that accumulate in the waste plug should be removed frequently.
Keep small objects such as combs, medicine bottles and toilet rolls away from places where they could accidentally fall into the toilet.
Make it a weekly habit to cleanse your bath, wash basin and shower pipe using hot water initially and then rinse with a disinfectant in order to remove the soap residue, so that it cannot accumulate deposits.
Large and disposable items such as towels, nappies or product wrappings can clog your drainage pipe and thus should not be flushed down the toilet.
It is better to compost food wastes and cuttings as fertilizer rather than flushing them down the sink.
In the event of such material falling into the sink, do not push the matter through the plughole as this may impact and worsen the blockage; instead, try to extract the matter.
Never dispose of cooking fats down the drain system, as they hit cold water they will solidify. But if you really have to do that, then do so after breaking up the fats with a little detergent in hot water. After flushing the drain, run the tap for sometime, at least a minute, to ensure that there are no more blocked materials.
There are also a set of regular maintenance activities which can reduce the likelihood of a drains problem.
Make sure that the gutters and drainpipes of your roof are cleared twice a year.
Use a trowel to remove unwanted debris and leaves when working at a height.
Regularly check that your drains are free-flowing by periodically lifting the inspection covers and make sure that these can easily be accessed.
To expel out the fallen leaves, autumn moss and other garden materials one should keep the external drain grids clean.
Washing the extremal drains with hot water and detergent as regularly as the internal drains is a good practice.
Technology like a CCTV drain inspection service can be implemented, especially if you are running a business, to monitor the drainage systems on a regular basis ensuring complete freedom from worries. By employing CCTV inspections it gives you enough time to implement precautionary measures against any potential blockages, and by this way you can keep a constant check on the structural condition of the drainage pipe also.