Clogged drains in your West Hartford property can be not only an inconvenience, they can also pose a hazard to your health and lead to property damage if left unaddressed. When attempting to clear a clogged drain with a plunger is a good first step for any homeowner if plunging fails, it’s time to call for a professional drain cleaning service.
Your local drain cleaning service company will arrive on-site quickly and get to work clearing your clogged drain. We have been in business for years, and have the experience and equipment necessary to clear any drain from hair clogs to grease buildup. Our technicians are friendly, professional, and well-trained in all aspects of their jobs including safety protocols and environmentally friendly solutions that allow us to leave your home cleaner than when we arrived!
What To Expect With Professional Drain Cleaning Service
Most clogs form when organic debris such as food scraps, skin cells, hair, soap scum, and dirt and other particles accumulate inside your drain lines. If your home has hard water, naturally-occurring minerals in your water can also cause buildup on pipe and drain walls over time, further increasing the risk of a clog. Although plunging can effectively break up loose or forming clogs, larger or tougher clogs need professional plumbing service to remove the clogs properly from your West Harford properties.
Clog Assessment
The first step in any professional drain cleaning in West Hartford is an assessment of the problems you are experiencing, the type of drain with the issue, and the condition of the drain. The second step is determining what type of equipment will be needed to properly clear out your pipes. Most commonly-used equipment includes jetting machines (which use high pressure water jets), rooter machines (which use rotating augers), and vacuum trucks (which suck up debris from below ground).
Clog Removal
Once we’ve identified that a clogged drain is your issue, our drain clearing experts will get to work. There are different way to remove drain clogs. Here is a quick overview of some of the most essential information about drain cleaning solutions, including how they function and when your property requires it.
Drain Cleaning Solutions in West Hartford
Chemical Drain Cleaners
There are two primary types of drain cleaning products on the market today: enzyme cleaners and acid-based cleaners. Enzyme cleaners rely on natural microorganisms to break down organic matter like hair and food waste, while acid-based cleaners contain a variety of chemicals that can range from mild acids like vinegar to more aggressive acids like lye or sulfuric acid.
Enzyme cleaners are generally considered safer than acid-based cleaners because they don’t react with other substances in the drain system to form harmful byproducts, but they don’t always work as quickly as acid-based cleaners. Enzyme cleaners also have limited effectiveness on certain types of blockages caused by hair or grease buildup because these substances tend to bind together instead of breaking down into individual molecules that can be removed from the pipe system by an enzyme cleaner’s microorganisms.
Drain Auger or Drain Snake
Basically a drain augers and drain snakes are both flexible cable devices that perform similarly. You simply insert the cable into to drain and twist it to pierce or grasp the blockage.
Hydro-Jetting
This is something that a professional may recommend if they discover there is a lot of hard water or other buidlup which has led to an increased risk of clog development. Slow moving drains and blocked sewage pipes may be cleaned with hydro jetting a type of drain cleaning. Water jetting is a procedure that professional plumbers use that utilizes a hydro jetting machine that uses a blast of high pressure water up to 4000psi to clean drains and destroy blockages.
Home Remedy Drain Cleaners
Home remedy drain cleaners are natural solutions for blocked drains. They are easy to make and safe for the whole family to use.
The most common ingredients in home remedy drain cleaners are baking soda, vinegar, and bleach. These ingredients work together to unblock drains by creating a chemical reaction that breaks down the buildup of hair and gunk in your pipes.
To make this DIY solution, mix together 1 cup of baking soda and 1 cup of white vinegar. Pour the mixture down your drain and let it sit for a few minutes before flushing with cold water.
You can use this same solution on slow-moving drains or clogged toilets as well. Just add 10 drops of bleach per cup of vinegar/baking soda mixture before pouring down the drain!
It’s important to note that it’s always best to trust a professional plumber for the best method of removing and cleaning your drains to prevent future clogs.
Schedule Professional Drain Cleaining Today
If you have a drain clog in your home or business, call our team of West Hartford plumbing experts today. We’ll come out and assess the situation, then give you an estimate for the cost of the repair. After that, we’ll perform the necessary work so that your drains are clear and working properly again.