How To Avoid Clogs In Your Drain
Everything has its weakness and for your drains, that thing is a clog. But a clog doesn’t simply congeal out of thin air. A clogged drain is the result of months and years of your drains taking in and taking on more than they are equipped to handle. So, how can you prevent these clogs from happening? The number one best way to get rid of clogs in your home’s drainage system is to hire a professional Minneapolis plumber like Aqua City Plumbing to perform drain cleaning services. But there are a few ways you can prevent clogs from happening faster. If you want to continue to enjoy cleaning life’s messes out of your home without any hitches or headaches, then just read on for a few tips for keeping your drains draining for years to come!
Don’t Dispose Of Grease In The Sink
We’re going to open with the most obvious piece of advice out there: don’t put any grease down your sink! The urge is strong to put grease down the drain because that seems like the best place… right? But no matter how you do it, draining grease in the sink will never work out in the end. Our expert advice is just don’t do it. Dispose of your grease in an old can and dispose of that somewhere else — somewhere besides your sink’s drain.
Get A Screen For Your Bathroom Drain
Despite not having fur like other animals, humans shed a lot of hair, and nothing shows that more than our bathroom drains. After just a few showers, your bathroom drain might begin to look a little less like a drain and a little more like Cousin It. It might look gross but looks aren’t everything. In a hair-clogged drain’s case, functionality is key, of which it will have none.
Unlike pouring grease down the sink, you can’t avoid bathing, and the resulting hair collection you’ll accrue. What you can avoid is hair collecting in your drain, becoming a clog. All you have to do is get a screen for your bathroom drain, and that hairy blockage in your tub will never get a chance to develop.
Clean Your Drains
If you’re lucky enough to own a home, then you’re also unlucky enough to have to clean it every single day to keep it looking great. But there’s one more thing you need to add to your cleaning list: your drain. It’s vital to keep that clean so that you can avoid clogs and foul odors.
But how exactly do you clean your drains on your own? Try running hot water down the drain after each use to ensure that oils and food flush away before they become a clog. You can also knock out odors and keep away nasty buildups with a combination of either baking soda or vinegar and hot water. But we can also help!
It’s important to keep your drains unclogged so that you can continue to enjoy just about the most useful installation in your home for a good, long time to come. But even the best DIY work sometimes falls flat, and you could still find yourself dealing with a clog. Should that happen, don’t pull your hair out. Just call us at Aqua City Plumbing, and we’ll get your drain cleaned and unclogged so that you can enjoy the great installation that is your Minneapolis home’s plumbing system once more!
