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The short answer to this is \u201cno.\u201d Let\u2019s not leave it at that though. We understand you may be wondering why, if store-bought drain cleansers are so bad, are they so widely popular and sold in stores throughout the country? It\u2019s not that they don\u2019t have a purpose to serve, but the problem is essentially that these chemical solutions only provide a temporary solution and don\u2019t get to the root of the problem.<\/p>\n
Have a look at some of the reasons why you need professional Waterloo, IA drain cleaning<\/a> services, rather than trying to deal with it on your own with caustic chemical drain cleaners. \u00a0<\/p>\n The reason why store-bought drain cleaners are able to seemingly clean out clogs so thoroughly is because the large majority of them use corrosive chemicals to do the job. These chemicals certainly do <\/em>eat through whatever is clogging your pipes, sure. However, they will not stop there.<\/p>\n Prolonged use of these types of drain cleaners actually will degrade the pipes over time, to the point where it will eventually need to be replaced, and almost always years earlier than it otherwise would have needed to be.<\/p>\n Additionally, the chemicals commonly found in those drain cleaners aren\u2019t good for you. It\u2019s actually pretty easy to injure yourself by accidental exposure to them if you aren\u2019t very careful. Lastly, as we mentioned above, they only provide a temporary solution. Sure, they eat through the clog, but the remnants of the clog are still there, just waiting to build back up in a few short months!<\/p>\n Professional plumbers, such as the members of our staff, are very aware that store-bought drain cleaners do more harm than good to your plumbing system. This is why we do not use corrosive chemicals in our drain cleaning services. Rather, we make use of a variety of other effecting methods. For instance, we may use drain snaking\u2014inserting an auger on a long cord to drill through any clogs in the pipe. This is the oldest, and often simplest, way to remove drain clogs.<\/p>\nStore-Bought Drain Cleaners Have Side Effects<\/h2>\n
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