We all want to think that our drains are clean and sparkly. But what would we find if we rocked up to your home today for a routine drain inspection? 

Chances are, at least one drain in your home would have a blockage of some sort. 

Blocked drains in kitchens and bathrooms usually occur when food scraps, oil, grease, dirt, hair, and other particles get stuck in drain pipe walls in combination with other materials. Usually, regular maintenance can easily help to minimise the occurrence of a blocked drain.

The best way to maintain a healthy drainage system is through prevention. The first step towards maintaining and preventing clogged drains is by cleaning them regularly. As a matter of fact, when certain tasks are performed frequently, they can help in preventing problems with your drains beforehand.

HERE ARE SOME COMMON WAYS TO MAINTAIN CLEAN DRAINS AND PIPES:

• Use a Drain Guard

  When you use the drain guard on all your drains, it reduces the amount of waste and the size of debris getting washed down the drain. Drain guards are available as small-sized, plastic, or metal disks sitting atop the plug for collecting all debris. Upon collection, you can easily remove the debris and throw it away in the bin.

• Invest in a Drain Cleaner

  In the modern era, bacteriological drain cleaners serve to be excellent solutions for maintaining all the drains in your household. You can simply pour this solution down the drain and leave the same for some minutes as per its instructions. Wash down the same with hot water.
  You can also use a variety of eco-friendly, natural drain cleaning solutions you probably have sitting around the home right now.
  Keeping on top of your drain cleaning each few weeks or months will help in preventing blockages.

• Using Boiling Water Regularly

  One of the simplest ways of maintaining a healthy and clean drain is to wash out the same with boiling water every once a week. Boiling water helps in keeping oils present in food products to run down the pipe easily. They do not build up inside the pipe’s surface.

• Ensure Proper Garbage Disposal

  Keep cleaning your garbage every once a month. You can use a strong disposer brush for this purpose. Alternatively, you can collect some ice cubes and table salt. It is a great solution to reduce the slime and grease off the sides of the disposer. Flush out the same with cold water followed by lime for adding some fresh smells into the home.

• Look Out for Signs for Trouble

Often, we don’t notice problems with the drainage system until it becomes too late. You can DIY a full inspection of the drain pipes, or you can book in a regular plumbing maintenance appointment so we can assess signs of potential drain problems.

Maintain clean drains by looking out for these potential signs that something is wrong:

• Bad odours
• Backflow or flooding in bathroom areas
• Low pressure or slow flow
• Slow draining
• Strange gurgling sounds from the drain pipes

Wash Pets with Care

It is a difficult task to wash your pets. You will encounter the cloud of pet hair that will surround the plug hole. As a simple tip, you can lay over a piece of cloth over the shower drain to catch all excess hair. Then, you can dispose of the hair in a garbage bin. This will help in reducing the amount of pet hair that goes down the drain. You can do this with outside drains also if you wash your pets in the yard. 

Seek Professional Help

Are you facing recurring drainage issues? You could be looking at a major blockage somewhere along the mainline or you could be facing a chronically blocked drain. In this situation, it’s best to hire professional help.

With the expert eyes of a blocked drain expert or professional plumber, you can be assured of top-notch results that will assess the issue, provide the best solution for you and most importantly, get that drain unblocked. 

REASONS WHY YOU WANT TO MAINTAIN CLEAN DRAINS AND PIPES

Think about all that goes into your drains on a daily basis. Dirty dishes, baking pans, hair, soap, all that laundry, the list goes on. If your plumbing system stops working, your household stops working. Whilst they’re often overlooked on a daily basis, your drains and pipes do the heavy lifting of your home. Taking away water, waste and debris from you and your family and items and leaving your property (and people) clean. 

Good drain and pipe maintenance are essential to ensure the health of the plumbing system of your property.

When you DO NOT clean your drains or pipes, it can lead to major plumbing problems in the long run.

SOME REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD OPT FOR PROFESSIONAL HELP TO MAINTAIN CLEAN DRAINS AND PIPES FOR YOUR HOME ARE:

• Quicker and More Efficient Drainage

  One of the major benefits of cleaning your drains regularly is that it ensures faster and efficient draining throughout. Water will no longer be standing in the drain. When you have a clean kitchen drain, it will not develop standing water or overflow.

• Prevention of Leaks and Improved Drain Life

  As chemical deposits continue building up inside the drain pipes, they could lead to corrosion. When you clean your drain pipes routinely, you can prevent leaks from occurring in the first place. This also extends the overall life of your drain pipes. Therefore, you are saved from the overall expense of repairing or replacing the plumbing pipes.

• Prevention of Foul Odours

  As you fail to clean your drain pipes, it could lead to the formation of mold and bacteria. It produces a foul odor emanating from the drainage pipes. When you offer your drains a thorough cleaning, it helps in washing away the bacteria and spores down the pipe. It can also destroy molds and prevent further accumulation of bacteria.

• Preventing Damage to the Home

  Damage that is caused by leaking pipes due to unclean drain pipes can turn out to be devastating for the overall structure of your home. The unsanitary water can also cause discolouration of walls or flooring of your house. All of these components can be extremely expensive to repair or replace. The benefits of clear drains and a sewer clean-out service include preventing any type of damage to your home.

GOT A STUBBORN BLOCKED DRAIN? CALL VIP DRAINS TODAY.

Are you dealing with unclean drains that are too stubborn to clean on your own? You can seek professional help from our team of blocked drain specialists at VIP Drains. To know more about the professional range of plumbing services by VIP Drains, you can reach out to our friendly team on 0480 024 323.