Why Drain Cleaning is Important: What Goes Down Sometimes Comes Up

It’s springtime and homeowners in Rochester have been organizing their closets, mopping the floors, and giving their home a good scrub. But did you forget to clean your drains?

You may have a liquid drain cleaning product for when the the kitchen sink is backing up or the toilet won’t drain, but sticking a band-aid on the issue often won’t make it vanish. Plumbing problems that appear minor usually end up being big problems if they aren’t resolved correctly. Even if you think the problem is just a slow drain, it’s recommended that you have an expert drain cleaning to make sure it doesn’t cause damage to the entire system and result in a massive (and expensive) problem. Don’t forget, no plumbing situation is ever too minor to have a drain cleaning.

There are multiple reasons why tub, sink, and toilet drains can end up clogged. For kitchen drains, the typical reasons are going to be food and grease. Make sure you run your garbage disposal and try not to throw things like grease, eggs, and rice down the drain because they will all wreak havoc on your pipes and other plumbing components. For bathtubs, showers, and bathroom sinks, the main reasons for drain clogs will be hair that has fallen out, soap scum, and foreign objects. (Is your kid missing some action figures or have you noticed that you can’t find your favorite bracelet?) A seasonal drain cleaning by a local Rochester expert will help keep these little issues from piling up and resulting in a huge plumbing disaster.

Your toilet can also get clogged by the usual issue of using a bit much toilet paper, but also from flushing things like hair, band aids, cotton balls, or flushable wipes into the septic system.

If the pipes are clogged, by napkins, kitty litter, or anything else, it will probably also affect the water pressure balance of your whole plumbing system. If you don’t resolve these issues immediately by calling for an expert in drain cleaning, you may end up with cracked pipes. Or more serious, your pipes could fully burst leaving you without any water in your home.

Remember, what flows down can occasionally come up. Sadly, you might know this already with previous experiences with a clogged toilet, but it can also happen in your home’s sinks. Have you ever been washing dishes after dinner and saw the water wasn’t draining and that potato you rinsed down there a minute ago is now swimming around? A routine drain cleaning, or an emergency drain cleaning when you first see the problem, can avoid these occurrences altogether and prevent your drains from clogging and causing foul smells to back up into your home along with the water.

For expert drain cleaning in Rochester, call Strogen's Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning. We are available anytime, day or night for all your plumbing needs, so if you have a crisis at 8:00 in the evening or it’s just been awhile since your last drain cleaning, we are just a call away.