Plugged drains tips for the unfortunate

This has happened to all of us – the water fast submerging our feet while are taking a shower. Yuck! A stopped drain. And it’s not confined to the bath and shower, you could be brushing your teeth getting ready for bed only to be confronted with the sink filling up rapidly. Clearing stopped drains is something everyone wants to avoid because it’s such a messy task and the defective drainage make one appear unhygienic (and that’s what those drainage are). However, obstructed drains are something that cannot be avoided; every household has to cope with it sooner or later. The most preferred approach is to prepare ahead of time for such a predicament by educating oneself on how to fix bathroom drainage when the drainpipe pipes become obstructed.

What causes a clogged drain?.

Blocked drainage can result from trapped solid objects such as hair, dust and particles between your bathroom drain pipe and the attached pipes. The condition gets worse when products like conditioners, shampoos and detergents accumulate in the already stopped drains. Eventually this will become more and more dense and this is what prevents your water flowing uninhibited through your drain pipe. When waste water drains very slowly or just stands stubbornly in the washbasin, you know you have a clogged up drain problem.

So how can you unclog these drains?.

You can do a number of things to unclog your bath or bathroom sink drain pipe. The first step is to remove the plug whether the blocked drain pipe is in a sink or bathtub. Look beneath the sink, you may have to remove a nut that secures the stopper or in some cases you can just directly pull out the plug by the u-bend. For a bathtub you may be able to simply take out the plug, otherwise you might have to take off the overflow plate in order to get at the assembly.

The removal of the plug may allow you to spot the cause for the blockage. It is very likely to look like a small mass of hair and debris wrapped around the drainpipe’s hardware. Put on a pair of gloves and extract whatever blockages comes within reach. Use a wire from a clothes hangar or some other apparatus if you have difficulties reaching the clog or grabbing the build up so that you can pull it out. As soon as the blockage is got rid of, water will start flowing freely through the drain pipe.

If, after exposing the drain pipe, you observe that the blockage is not close enough for removal with the wire you have, then you will need to find another way. Use a drain plunger to loosen the blockage that is deeper down the pipework. To begin with, you should plug the overflow drainpipe to make sure that the plunger has optimum suction. Then, put the plunger over the drainpipe and push up and down half a dozen times. When you finally release the plunger, any trapped water should immediately be drained.

If the plunger method fails to properly unclog your drain, you may have to resort to using chemical drain pipe cleaner. Chemical Substances should be applied only after all else fails because they are treacherous and can damage your bathroom hardware.

Get expert help if this is necessary, call in a drains contractor.

If all the do-it-yourself methods fail, then call a plumber experienced in drains work to do the needful. Plumbers have special equipment to clean the stopped drains speedily and effortlessly such as a drainage snake, drainage contractors also employ water jetting to clear blockages and cctv drainage cameras to view inside the drainpipe. Taking professional help will cost you a bit but it is definitely worth it.

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