Why Drain Cleaning is Important

It’s that time of year when homeowners in Edmonton have been cleaning out their closets, steam cleaning the carpets, and giving their home a good scrub. But did you forget to clean your drains? 

You may have a store-bought 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 seem small usually end up being major problems if they aren’t properly resolved. Even if you think this issue is just a slow drain, it’s recommended that you have thorough drain cleaning to make sure it doesn’t cause damage to the entire system and leave you with a massive (and expensive) problem. Remember, no plumbing issue is ever too insignificant to need a drain cleaning. 

There are several reasons why household drains become clogged. For kitchen drains, the usual reasons are going to be food and grease. Make sure you run your garbage disposal and avoid putting things like oils, vegetable peels, and coffee grounds down the drain because they will all wreak havoc on your pipes and other plumbing components. For bathtubs, showers, and bathroom sinks, the most common reasons for drain clogs will be pieces of hair, soap scum, and foreign objects. (Is your kid missing some blocks or have you realized that you can’t find your favorite bracelet?) A seasonal drain cleaning by a local Edmonton expert will help keep these minor situations from piling up and creating a huge plumbing nightmare. 

Your toilet can also get clogged by the common issue of using an excessive amount of toilet paper, but also from flushing things like floss, kitty litter, cotton balls, or flushable wipes into the septic system. 

If the pipes become clogged, by toys, floss, or anything else, it will probably also affect the water pressure balance of your whole plumbing system. If you don’t resolve these issues right away by calling for an expert in drain cleaning, it could leave you with cracked pipes. Or more serious, your pipes could completely burst leaving you without running water in your home. 

Also, what goes down can sometimes come up. Regrettably, you may know this already with previous episodes with a clogged toilet, but backing up can also happen in your home’s sinks. Have you ever been washing dishes after a big meal and realized the water wasn’t draining and that potato you stuck down there a minute ago is now swimming around? A routine drain cleaning, or an emergency drain cleaning when you first realize the back-up, can avoid these situations completely and prevent your drains from getting clogged and causing a stench to back up into your home along with the water. 

For expert drain cleaning in Edmonton, call Rob's Albertan Service Experts. We are available anytime, day or night for all your plumbing needs, so if you have an emergency at 8:00 in the evening or it’s just been a bit since your last drain cleaning, we are here for you.