Know The Best Solution For a Blocked Drain at Your Home

Out of all the other reasons to seek help from plumbers, a clogged drain is one of the common causes that the majority of households face once a year or more than that. It would help if you looked out for this matter when you find that the water drainage speed has lowered. More precisely, it can be mentioned that you can find some odd smell and low rate of water draining speed- and it is time to focus on this issue. The blocked drain is not a minor problem, as it can severely damage the property, as well as create health issues for your family members and pets.  

Tips to figure out the clogged drain

Here are some tips on how you can detect the problem at the very beginning stage so that you can fix it on your own, without professional help. Below mentioned points hint at detecting the early signs of a clogged drain-

• Firstly if the drainage system gets blocked, you can find some uneasy and odd smell (sewage-like scent) around the sink. This odd smell is the first sign that tells you that there is an issue with the drainage pipe.
  
  
• Next, the majority of people have faced the overflowing issue, when water spills back up. It is also another sign of a call plumber for a blocked drain snake.
  
  
• In most cases, it happens when the pipe gets blocked so you will notice water droplets near the pipeline.
  
  
• When you take a shower or empty the sink if the water pools take a long time that means there is an issue in the drainage pipeline.

Effective ‘DIY’ processes to clear the blocked drain

Healthy living begins with sanitization and cleanliness. All this is only possible if you maintain the drains and other such aspects of your house. Issues like drains clogging must never be neglected. Some of the solutions for this drain blockage are mentioned below:

1. Cleaning with some kitchen ingredients
   
   You can easily perform certain ‘DIY’ procedures with some common kitchen ingredients. The majority of people may know the most common trick with Vinegar and Baking Soda. In this process, you need to pour baking soda and vinegar, leave it for 20 to 25 minutes, and follow it up with hot water. But, the baking soda and vinegar mixture process can impact the metal for metallic pipes. You can use baking soda and salt (equal amounts), leave it for 20 to 25 minutes and clean it with hot water.
   
   
2. Dry & Wet vacuum
   
   Usually, it is advised that you call for a plumbing expert to take care of clogged drains, but if that is not available you can do it yourself. Those who have wet & dry vacuum can use this machine to clear the blocked drain snake. All you have to do is set the vacuum to ‘Wet’ to create a tight seal between the vacuum arm extension and the clogged drain. After that, you need to turn on the machine.
   
   
3. Using drain snake
   
   To keep yourself and your family healthy, you need to maintain a smooth drainage system so that it doesn’t help your water microbes and bacteria. Another easy process to clean blocked drains is the use of a drain snake, which you can buy from commercial stores or make by yourself. You need light wear (clothes hangers) and leave the end hook part to use to clean the blockage.
   
   There may be time when you are in a real hurry and would not get to such an easy method to clean the drains at your home. At other times, it can be embarrassing for you to find the drains blocked and a house full of guests waiting for you to pamper! The blocked drain can not only cause a bad odour, but it can affect the house severely. The best thing is these cases would be to keep your house spic and span without wasting much of your free time and energy. Search for the service provider who would professionally clean the drains and keep them free from blockage with the minimal service charge.