Drain problems are never good. They disrupt the daily use of plumbing in your home and require immediate attention. One of the worst, however, is when a total blockage of the drain pipes occurs. This is what has happened when you find backed up water in your sinks, bathtubs and toilets. With drainage, the more serious the problem, the more costly it will getfor the homeowner. The best way to avoid this is preventive care.
Why Can’t You Do It Yourself?
Although it is possible to clear up a simple hairball or grease clog in your local drain yourself, when there is a stubborn blockage do-it-yourself techniques just won’t do the trick. Commercial acid-based clog removers (e.g. Draino or Liquid Plumber) can be harmful to yourself, your pipes and the environment, and they rarely solve the problem for very long. If you have PVC pipes, acid products can actually destroy the cement which bonds pipes together , causing much larger problems.
Snaking the drain yourself may work, but if the blockage is closer to the city sewer system, a typical local drain snake will not be able to get to the problem.
In every case, depending on the severity of the clog, fixing it can become expensive and time consuming, so the best way to save yourself time and money is through good drain preventative maintenance.
What Kind of Preventative Maintenance?
Having your Toronto plumber come by yearly to snake and rooter your drains is an easy and relatively inexpensive way to keep your pipes running smoothly. Often clogs are further along the piping system than your own local drains. Tree roots and debris often means that clogs occur in the main drain lines that access the city sewer system. Yearly rootering means that these problems are avoided before they require much more serious attention and an expensive repair.How Much Can Preventative Snake and Rootering Save You?
Preventative drain snake and rootering will cost you approximately $100 per year. Compare this with the alternative. Left unattended, total blockages in the main drain lines can often require the replacement of sewer lines. In Toronto, this often means excavation, replacement pipes to the house, and sometimes police re-routing of traffic. All of that means big bucks. Depending on the circumstance, these costs can easily rise into the multiple thousands – a big price to pay for drain problems that could have been avoided by regular preventive maintenance..
Do It While It’s Cheap.
Don’t find yourself in the position where you have to take expensive measure to solve drain problems. Regular, inexpensive drain service from your Toronto plumber is the best way to ensure your drain plumbing keeps clear and runs efficiently.