Irritation time – stopped waste pipes
Irritation time – stopped waste pipes
You are standing under the shower for a relaxing time, and all of sudden you realize that water is rising around your toes. Is there anything as inconvenient and messy as a blocked drain!. Or while brushing your teeth by the sink, all of a sudden the sink starts to fill up. Clearing stopped drainage is something everyone wants to avoid because it’s such a messy task and the defective drains make one appear unhygienic (and that’s what those drains are). Yet many residential bathrooms or kitchen will suffer from a plugged drainpipe incident at one particular point or another. But there are ways to unblock bathroom drainage easily and can make this unenviable job a lot easier.
Why Do They Happen?.
Clogging occurs when substances like hair, dust and other bits and pieces get trapped in the region where the bathroom drainpipe is connected to the main drainpipe pipe. The problem is further exacerbated when household products such as soaps, detergents, shampoos and conditioners and others are allowed to build up on the growing accumulation. Eventually the clumps of accumulated matter prevent water from flushing out quickly or may even completely seal the drain hole. So, if you are finding the water isn’t running freely through your drain pipe resulting in water rising quickly in your bath or sink chances are that you have a clog in your plumbing system.
How do you unblock your drains?.
Here are a few things that you can do to clean your clogged up bathroom drain and get the water running. The first step is to remove the plug whether the blocked drain pipe is in a sink or bath. With a bathroom sink this can be as easy as pulling it right out or as complicated a problem as looking under the sink and removing the nut that holds it in place. For a bath you may be able to simply take out the plug, otherwise you might have to take off the overflow plate in order to get at the assembly.
You might be able to see the reason for the blockage after you have successfully taken the stopper out. Those greasy lumps of entangled hair and residue can be seen sticking to the sides and corners of the drainpipe. Clear out as much of the obstruction as possible. If the debris is further down than your hand can reach, push in a bent wire or coat hanger and coax the clumps out. Your drain is likely to get unclogged if you remove the soap scum, hair and other particles from it that you can see.
However, there is a chance that you will not be able to reach the blockage with the wire so you will have to try something else. Use a drainpipe plunger to loosen the blockage that is deeper down the pipework. First, cover the overflow drain pipe with a wet cloth in order to make the air suction from the plunger stronger. Then put the plunger over the drainpipe mouth and press it up and down repeatedly. When you let go of the plunger, any excess water should flow out right away if you have dislodged the blockage.
You may have to turn to a chemical solution, if the plunger fails to do the job. This method should only be used as a last resort because the chemicals used are dangerous and can be harmful to your bathroom fixtures.
Get skilled help if this is necessary, call in a drainage contractor.
If after trying the various do-it-yourself methods you are still unable to unclog your drain pipe, it is a good idea to call your local trusted plumber for some help. Alternatively experienced drains contractors like Dynorod have all the necessary equipment required to unclog the drains and inspect the interior with a CCTV inspection or drains camera. It may cost you, but you will find it is worth the money once you can use your sink and shower worry free.