Drainage backup is damaging for your health as it is unhygienic.
Drainage backup is damaging for your health as it is unhygienic.
If sewage is leaking out into your bathroom’s tub, toilet or shower, you should make a call to your plumber straightaway. Decomposing matter in drainage is extremely harmful to health and has to be promptly sanitised by clearing the blockage and disinfecting the area.
While you are waiting for the plumbers van to arrive, begin to clean up the area yourself with a solution of one cup of bleaching agent to every five Imperial gallons of water. Keep kids, older relatives, and pets away from the area, and wear long pants, eye wear, gloves and boots. Sterilise your hands with soap and hot water after the cleanup. You can lessen the flow of water into your drain to reduce your sewerage leakage problem while you are waiting for a repair.
The main sewerage drainpipe may have blocked up, or it may just be the pipework joining the toilet and shower that is choked. The causes can be many, the bottom line is that you need to careful during such a situation, as your well being is at stake here.
A family member affected by the sewage-borne germs may suffer from fever, vomiting, stomach aches or diarrhea. If you do experience any of these symptoms you should consult a doctor immediately.
With a mixture of one cup of bleach to five gallons of water you should clean any items and surfaces that have been polluted by the drainage. Throw away items that cannot be washed and cleaned (such as mattresses, stuffed animals, baby toys, and wood cutting boards) and food that may have come in contact with drainage water.
You can use a plumbers snake if the sewerage back up is in shower area. A one quarter inch snake that is 25 feet is you best bet. The snake can be maneuvered conveniently down the plumbing pipes. Sometimes a toilet in the bathroom is quite clear while the shower in the same area has gotten clogged. The reason is that the typical shower drain is installed level with the flooring whereas the toilet trap is frequently 6 inches above the floor level.
If you can’t remove this leakage on your own, you should ask for professional help from a drainage company. A plumber will not only be able to clean up the mess that the leaked sewage created for you but also locate where the blockage is. Unless you know what you are doing when you try to do your own plumbing repairs, it is generally wise to let the professionals handle it to begin with.