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Did you know that the #1 plumbing problem plumbers get called for\u00a0is drain clogs? Just about every homeowner, at some point, has dealt with a clogged up or slow-moving drain. Our professionals manage to unclog drains in homes all the time!<\/p>\n
We know it\u2019s tempting to reach for a bottle of store-bought, chemical drain cleaner when this happens. That\u2019s the easiest and quickest solution after all, right? Well\u2014let us give you a different perspective.<\/p>\n
Chemical <\/em>drain cleaners are caustic! Sure, this means they may eat away at your clog enough to restore water flow. But it will be temporary at best and will eat away at and corrode your plumbing at worst. This is exactly how not <\/em>to treat your plumbing\u2014and down below we\u2019ve shared some other \u201cdon\u2019ts\u201d when it comes to how you\u2019re treating those pipes.<\/p>\n This might sound apparent, but there are many homeowners who simply don\u2019t think about how much goes down their drains. Take the bathroom, for instance. Soap scum, hair, and even small toys from your kids can get knocked down into the drain and stop them right up.<\/p>\n But you <\/em>can stop this from happening by putting drain covers and screens over the drain openings. These are sold at any hardware or home improvement store and are simple to place. All you need to do is clean them off after each use and dispose of \u201cdebris\u201d in your trash can rather than the sink or shower.<\/p>\n Now let\u2019s move on to your kitchen. Have you heard of FOG? This stands for fats, oils, and grease,\u201d and these cooking products are formidable to kitchen drains. They\u2019re liquid when hot, sure, but as they cool down they change into solids and become hard to remove. Our advice is to pour FOG from cooking into a tin can or some other disposable product and then throw it in the trash.<\/p>\n Whether it\u2019s soap in the bathroom, FOG, or food particles in the kitchen, we recommend running hot water versus cold water down the drain. It breaks up particles and allows it to flow easier down the drain and through to your sewer line.<\/p>\n Drain cleaning isn\u2019t just <\/em>a service to deal with current clogs. It\u2019s also a preventive measure to stop future clogs. Our professionals use powerful hydro-jetting equipment to scour out the drainpipe walls to rid them of the build-up from FOG, hair, soap scum, limescale, and much more.<\/p>\n This process leaves your pipe walls unobstructed. In fact, they\u2019re so smooth it\u2019s hard for particles to start building up again. Drain cleaning as part of your overall plumbing maintenance is a great idea and we recommend it once a year.<\/p>\n We are the team to turn to for this professional service. Whenever you have a clog you can\u2019t relieve with a plunger and a bit of elbow grease, it\u2019s time to give the experts a call.<\/p>\n For a professional Ashburn plumber<\/a>, look no further than AllTech Services, Inc. Contact us<\/a> today! <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Don’t use chemical drain cleaners! And down below we\u2019ve shared some other \u201cdon\u2019ts\u201d when it comes to how you\u2019re treating those pipes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[87,161],"class_list":["post-1172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plumbing-service","tag-ashburn","tag-plumber"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alltechservicesinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alltechservicesinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alltechservicesinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alltechservicesinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alltechservicesinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1172"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.alltechservicesinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1176,"href":"https:\/\/www.alltechservicesinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1172\/revisions\/1176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alltechservicesinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alltechservicesinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alltechservicesinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Don\u2019t Let Your Pipes Get Clogged, to Begin With!<\/h2>\n
Don\u2019t Run Cold Water Down the Drain When Washing or Cooking<\/h2>\n
Don\u2019t Skip Professional Drain Cleaning<\/h2>\n