If your plumbing could talk it would be begging you for help! Have you considered a yearly checkup to make sure your plumbing is healthy and works well? Pipelining Northwest can send an expert technician out to preform yearly maintenance to help get you ahead of potential repairs, keeping your plumbing system in good working order and extending the life of your plumbing system.
Your plumbing system might tell you to please stop using chemical drain cleaners, as they can potentially cause damage to your pipes, especially if you have a system with older pipes. A natural drain cleaner, such as pouring hot water carefully down the drain with the clog, followed by baking soda and vinegar, can work just as well as a chemical drain cleaner, but put your pipes at much less of a risk.
Preventing clogs is the best medicine; however, and you can start by stopping the practice of pouring grease or oil down your drain. Eventually, this will lead to you needing to call a professional to unclog your drain pipes. Letting grease or oil cool, then placing the solidified substance in the garbage is the best practice for keeping your pipes healthy.
Your garbage disposal might have a few things to tell you too! One of the most mistreated tools in plumbing, many homeowners think that any food can be tossed into a garbage disposal and it will be fine. This is far from the truth though; things like coffee grounds, bones, eggshells, and water-absorbing grains can all cause damage to a garbage disposal. Toss your food scraps in the garbage or consider investing in an outdoor composting bin; but whatever you do, don’t put that stuff down your drain!
If your plumbing could talk, it would be telling you to take the time and extra steps to prevent clogs and damage before they start. If you have any questions contact the team at Pipelining Northwest, we would be happy to help!