{"id":2274,"date":"2019-03-18T11:00:17","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/?p=2274"},"modified":"2021-11-22T13:53:26","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T19:53:26","slug":"tips-for-caring-for-your-drains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/drain-and-sewer-service\/tips-for-caring-for-your-drains\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Caring for Your Drains"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"gurgling-bathtub-drain\"If you heard someone say they have a plumbing problem, what\u2019s the first thing you would think of? If you\u2019re like many homeowners, you probably think of clogged or slow moving drains. Almost every homeowner has run into this problem at some time or another. The best thing you can do when this happens is invest in professional drain cleaning service<\/a> from an experienced team of plumbers (don\u2019t use store-bought liquid drain cleaners\u2014these are corrosive, and only temporarily solve the problem).<\/p>\n

Another way to relieve clogged drains is to prevent them from happening to begin with. This requires you to know the most common cause of <\/em>drain clogs, so you can avoid these scenarios:<\/p>\n

FOG in the Kitchen Sink<\/h2>\n

FOG stands for \u201cfats, oils, and grease.\u201d These are three cooking liquids, but they\u2019re not always liquid\u2014they\u2019re only in liquid form when they\u2019re hot. Therefore, it makes sense to pour them down the drain, right?<\/p>\n

The problem with this is that they cool as they\u2019re trickling down your kitchen sink pipes, and they harden and congeal. Do this enough times and you can have a serious kitchen sink backup on your hands. The best thing you can do to avoid this is\u00a0to ensure you\u2019re pouring all FOG from cooking into a separate container and throwing it away in the trash.<\/p>\n

Hair in the Bathroom<\/h2>\n

Hair is one of the biggest enemies to bathtub, shower, and sink drains in the bathroom. Hair might seem harmless enough, but it can easily get caught in the p-trap of your sink and drain of your bathtub. This traps more hair until a snarl forms a blockage in your plumbing. Fortunately, there\u2019s a really easy solution for this\u2014you can purchase drain covers and drain strainers that fit over the drain and prevent hair from going down it.<\/p>\n

Soap Scum Buildup<\/h2>\n

This is an issue for both bathroom and kitchen plumbing sinks and fixtures. Soap scum presents a serious risk of clogs, and can also create an acidic reaction to the pipe material and damage it. Hard water makes the buildup of soap scum worse, which we\u2019ll get to below, but to mitigate the buildup of soap scum, drain covers again are a good idea.<\/p>\n

Hard Water Minerals<\/h2>\n

The minerals in hard water\u2014calcium and magnesium\u2014are harmless to people and pets, but they can create a calcite buildup in the inside of your drainpipes. This buildup can close off the volume of your drainpipe and eventually lead to serious clogs. The best thing you can do to prevent any sort of hard water problem is to have a whole-house water softener installed.<\/p>\n

To prevent problems with your plumbing system in general, it\u2019s a good idea to invest in plumbing maintenance at least once a year. This allows our professionals to fully inspect your system, checking for issues that can turn into much bigger problems later on and ensuring that your plumbing is operating as efficiently as possible.<\/p>\n

At Dalton Plumbing, Heating, Cooling, Electric and Fireplaces, Inc., your comfort is our promise! To set up an appointment, give us a call at the number above, email customerservice@daltonphc.com or schedule an appointment online<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Another way to relieve clogged drains is to prevent them from happening to begin with. This requires you to know the most common cause of drain clogs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[324,72],"tags":[278,138],"class_list":["post-2274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cedar-falls","category-drain-and-sewer-service","tag-drain-cleaning-service","tag-waterloo"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2274"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2280,"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2274\/revisions\/2280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}