The Best Way To Clean A Clogged Drain
Clogs happen. Kids pour things down the drain they shouldn’t. Sludge builds up and slows the water. Your toothbrush slips down the drain. Hair, grease and random objects can turn your free-flowing drains into closed doors that don’t let anything through. Here’s how to clear any drain in the house in a few simple steps. If any of the steps don't work, call your Dallas drain contractor.
The Tools You Need
You don’t need to spend a fortune on tools to unclog your drains. They’ll cost less than $20 apiece at any household or hardware store. Here’s the Official Drain-Cleaning Toolbox List:
How to Use a Plunger
Okay. Most people have the wrong idea about what a plunger is supposed to do. It’s not meant to shove the clog further down the drain. It’s meant to PULL it out, or at the very least dislodge it so that it can go down the drain the right way. Here’s the right way to use a plunger.
Two or three times should do it. If it doesn’t, proceed to…
Cleaning Out the Drain
The idea behind using an auger is to ‘hook’ the clog and pull it out. To do that, follow these steps.
Preventing Clogs From Happening
A little maintenance each week will save you all the hassle of having to unclog your drains. As you use your sink and tub and washer and toilet, debris and soap scum and other less savory things cling to the sides of the pipes and form a buildup. The buildup narrows your drains, making them drain more slowly, and making it more likely that clogs will happen. To prevent clogs:
Those two steps will save you from nearly all clogs. And if they do happen – well, now you know what to do!