How to deal with a sewerage leak
How to deal with a sewerage leak
When toilet or shower drainage show sewage backup, you must immediately ask for expert help. Sewerage will contain bugs so it must be cleaned up and the plumbing system repaired instantly.
As you wait for the plumbers to reach your location, start sanitising the affected area with a mixture of bleaching agent and water with a ratio of one cup to five Imperial gallons respectively. Protect yourself from germs by donning a face mask, boots, gloves and full length trousers; ensure that older and small household members keep out – even pets should not be allowed in the affected area. Use clean warm water and soap to wash your hands once you have finished. Reduce the flushing of water into the drain to keep sewage backflow under control.
The main drainage drainpipe may have blocked up, or it may just be the pipework joining the toilet and shower that is clogged up. Regardless of the reason, providing protection to your family and yourself from dangerous waste should come to the forefront.
Diarrhea, high temperatures, stomach pains, chills and vomiting are some of the common symptoms of being exposed to raw sewerage. If you do experience any of these symptoms you should consult a doctor immediately.
Use a disinfectant (1 cup bleaching agent in 5 Imperial gallons water)to sanitise any toilet items, toys, fixtures or other items that may have been polluted by the sewage. polluted food items should be thrown away immediately, also throw those items that cannot be cleaned like mattresses, baby toys, stuffed animals etc.
If the sewage backup is in the shower area, try using a snake. Ideally a 25 feet drains snake should be used. It will move more easily through the line. It is quite common to find out that while the shower trap is backed up the toilet in the same bathroom is not. The reason is that the typical shower drain is installed level with the flooring whereas the toilet trap is typically 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 good team of plumbers or sewers services operator, like Dyno Rod, will clean and disinfect the polluted area and identify and repair the plumbing fault quicker and better. Unless you know what you are doing when you try to do your own plumbing fixes, it is generally wise to let the experts handle it to begin with.