There’s one job that we do a lot of John the Plumber Oshawa and that is unblock a clogged sink. It is one of the most common phone calls that our office gets and these little tips and tricks of what to avoid dumping down the sink or tub drain should be very helpful for you, the homeowner. Additionally, it you are renting your home, it is always wise to tell your renters or subletters about this as well to avoid costly fees later on.
First and foremost: grease.
Grease should never be dumped down the drain let it harden, scoop it up and throw it in the trash or food waste bin and then clean the container with hot soapy water. Simply, grease create a blockage in your pipes because it hardens at room temperature – most older pipes have a bit of buildup in them and grease builds up over time. Just regular, hot soapy water is just not enough to break it down sometimes.
Of course, nothing toxic should have go down your drain.
Any kind of medication or solvents that are corrosive should never touch your drain pipes as they will also eat away at them and cause all sorts of issues down the line, so to speak. Also, items like medications and vitamins should not go back go into the sewage water system at any time. There are recycling facilities in Oshawa for almost every item of there and is worth the trip, and is better for the environment and our ecosystem.
Try not to push any food down there, no matter how small.
This can build up over time and cause a pretty severe blockage if you’re not careful, especially hard items like bones and cartilage. Pieces of these will also often cause horrible smells to come up from your drain and you may spend quite a lot of time and money trying to figure out where that odor is coming from; just a simple rotting meat somewhere down the line. Ick!
The worst culprit for blocked drains in Oshawa? Hair.
By and large, if your tub or sink drain is clogged, nine times out of 10, hair is the culprit. Sometimes you can just unscrew the pop off and lift out a hairy mass out of the cross drain… but more often than not, the blockage is much farther down and it does require a plumber to come in and repair that and get your pipes flowing again. A simple inexpensive hair catcher place at the bottom of your bathtub can work wonders, especially if you or anyone in your household has long hair.
