Why DIY Drain Cleaning is Such a Big Mistake

If you’re thinking about attempting to make cleaning your drains a do-it-yourself task, you may want to think again. Learn from the mistakes of others who have taken this approach and ended up wishing that they hadn’t.

While big box, home improvement retail stores may offer products that promise to clean your drains, they’re not doing what you think. Not to mention they can end up masking a bigger underlying problem that you’ll end up missing.

The bottom line is that there aren’t really any plumbing tasks around the home that are going to make a good do-it-yourself job. It’s always a better idea to call in a professional drain cleaning company to take care of the task for you.

Doing More Harm Than Good

It sounds too good to be true, because it is! That bottle of liquid drain cleaner for under $10 promising to take care of all of your slow or clogged drains; be it sink, shower, or toilet. Who doesn’t want the ability to save time and a few bucks by taking home a bottle of drain cleaner and making this a DIY project? Except we’re here to tell you exactly why you need professional drain cleaning instead:

• It seems to do the trick, except it’s likely damaging your pipes and plumbing in the process. These harsh chemical cleaning agents contain ingredients like hydrochloric acid that may be strong enough to eat through common clogging materials, like hair, but also can do the same to your plumbing system.
• Even if this approach does seem to help, it’s usually a quick but temporary fix. What you really need is a long-term solution which is what a professional plumber can provide for you.
• You could be missing the actual source of the problem. If these liquids manage to get things moving again, you assume the problem is rectified. Unfortunately, what can happen is these chemicals clear mess like grease making it appear as though the problem is gone, only to find out months later the real cause of the problem is something like tree root intrusion. In other words, something much more serious that went undetected.
• With so many homeowners trying to do the right thing and go green, do you really want to use products that are bad for the environment? The residue left in bottles ends up in landfills, harming the soil or leaking into waterways and killing fish.

The worst part is that it’s not that much cheaper, especially when you factor in the expense of repairing plumbing or still hiring a plumber to fix the clog. All you have to do is call The Drain Doctor and get the best service and results for Dallas Metro drain cleaning.