When the drains back up, it’s not long before your house or flat begins to smell. If you’re lucky, it’s an easy fix with some cleaner; but if you’re not, it’s time to call out a professional drainage company.
Many people aren’t 100% sure whose responsibility the drainage is when it comes to their home or office building, so check out the image below. In the meantime, here are five tips to help with taking care of your drains.
Professionals
For older homes, or if you’re not sure when the last time your drains were cleaned, getting them checked out by a professional or having a drainage survey done is a must. Over years, many types of build-up can occur; getting it blasted away gives them a fresh start.
Filters
Not having a filter over your kitchen sinkhole will mean that a lot of debris and food will head straight down the drain and into the pipes. If it happens once or twice, then it’s not going to be a terrible event, simply take a plunger to the problem. However, if it’s a consistent thing, and a blockage occurs further down the pipe it will have a negative effect on your drains and pipes in your property.
Fat and chemicals
While warm cooking fat may seem runny enough, it will quickly cool and congeal, causing it to adhere to the inside of the drainage pipes. If fat is poured down the sink regularly, it won’t take long for the pipe to become completely blocked or for a fatberg to develop further down the line. Not all chemicals are safe to enter into the drainage system, so always check the label on the bottle. Discourage anyone in the house from pouring any type of grease down the drains.
Water
The chemicals in hard water can also have an impact on your drains, so getting a water softener to counteract the limescale build-up caused by hard water can save your pipes.
Home insurance
Finally, perhaps one of the biggest and best ways to look after your pipes is to have insurance that covers anything – including your sewer line and water damage.
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