The drain and sewer system that serves your house is designed so that bad sewage smells won’t get back up through the drains and into your living spaces. But at times you may run into one or more drains in the kitchen or bathrooms that are sending out awful odors. There’s no single reason for this: it could range from a minor trouble you can take care of in a few minutes to a major professional plumbing project. Below is a short guide to drain odors and what you can do to eliminate them.
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When Drains Smell Bad: Why It Happens, What to Do
Monday, August 1st, 20163 Reasons for Bad-Smelling Drains
Monday, July 18th, 2016Nobody wants to have unpleasant smells wafting through their home. If you keep a clean house, but then start to notice foul odors coming from the drains, you’ll want to have the problem taken care of immediately. This is a smart idea, since not only will this eliminate the smells, it can also prevent huge issues from developing within your home’s drainage system or the sewer lines.
Tips for Doing Drain Unclogging the Right Way
Monday, June 20th, 2016Last week, we wrote a blog post about the ways you can avoid drain clogs. But there’s no way that you prevent all drain clogs ahead of time. At some point, you’ll have a slow drain or a complete stoppage in a kitchen or bathroom drain. How do you get rid of the clog? We’ll look at the right way to deal with the problem—which includes knowing what the wrong way is.
How to Prevent Drain Clogging
Monday, June 13th, 2016Clogged drains are a fact of life. There’s really no way you can prevent all of them; at some time or another, you’re going to be dealing with a backed-up sink or slow drain. Sometimes you can fix a clog with a plunger or a simple hand-crank drain snake. Other times you’ll need to call on a professional plumber to take care of the issue.
How Professional Plumbers Clean Your Drains
Monday, May 2nd, 2016When it comes to cleaning drains due to clogs, you’ll hear the same piece of advice from all plumbers: Don’t use store-bought chemicals for this job! (We’ve even written a full post about this issue.) Although it’s fine to use a sink plunger or a simple hand-crank drain snake to attempt to remove a simple clog, there are a few problems you might encounter: 1) You may not be able to break through a tough clog this way, and 2) neither tactic will provide a long-term solution to clogging and slow drain problems, and the clog is likely to return.
Don’t Use Store-Bought Drain Cleaners on Clogs! Here’s Why
Monday, April 4th, 2016When you encounter a clog in a sink in your home, your first instinct is probably to reach for a plunger to solve the problem. This is a good idea, and for simple clogs it will often work—although it won’t get to the root of build-up inside the drainpipe if that’s what’s responsible for the clog. However, if the plunger doesn’t get the job done, the next step is to…
The Power of Hydro-Jetting for Drain and Sewer Cleaning
Monday, January 25th, 2016There are a variety of methods that professional plumbers use to clean out the drains and the sewer line of homes. One method they’ll never use is pouring acidic chemicals down the drain! Instead, professionals bring with them advanced tools that can reach down far into the drains and underground pipes to eliminate clogging and other debris without causing any damage to the pipe material.
2 Important New Year’s Resolutions for Your Plumbing
Monday, December 28th, 2015It’s time once more for people to trot out their resolutions for the coming year. These can always be stressful, because we wonder if we’ll be able to follow up on that promise to run a 10k or finally read that copy of War and Peace. But not all resolutions need to be so difficult: you can make a few regarding caring for your home that are easy to achieve, since you only need to call on the right professionals to take care of it.
Why You Should Leave Drain Cleaning to Professional Plumbers
Monday, December 21st, 2015If you experience a clog in your sink, you’ll probably reach for a plunger to remove it. This is fine, since plungers aren’t damaging to your drains. However, a plunger isn’t a way to clean a drain. It may remove a clog, but it doesn’t get to the root of what caused the clog in the first place, namely the buildup along the interior of the drain pipe.