Important Floor Drain Maintenance Tips for your Home

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Important Floor Drain Maintenance Tips For Your
Home
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Index

• 1. Important Floor Drain Maintenance Tips For
  Your Home
• 2. Top 3 Floor Drain Maintenance Tips
• Fill Traps Often
• 2. Clear Clogs Quickly
• Always Clean Your Drain Regularly

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Important Floor Drain Maintenance Tips For Your
Home

• Floor drains resemble the drains you see in
  showers and bathtubs since they are flush with
  the surface, but actual floor drains are
  generally found in garages, laundry rooms,
  basement floors, swimming pools, patios and
  driveways.
• Floor drains are placed at anyplace where fast,
  efficient water drainage is required.

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• Since they are often overlooked, most people
  dont think about floor drain maintenance until
  its too late.
• Many problems with floor drains can be avoided
  with simple care and pre-planning.

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• Following these easy floor drain maintenance tips
  that will ensure that your floor drains will do
  their job when you want them to and prevent
  flooding and the expensive water damage left
  behind.

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Top 3 Floor Drain Maintenance Tips
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1. Fill Traps Often

• Indoor floor drains capture overflow from
  toilets, sinks, tubs, water heaters, washing
  machines, bathroom tubs, etc.
• Outdoor floor drains quickly move out all the
  water away from the surfaces area during and
  after heavy rainstorms.

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• Whether indoors or outdoors, floor drains are
  formed to efficiently and carefully direct water
  to a drain or municipal storm drain so that the
  floor stays dry.
• The main purpose of traps is to prevent sewer
  odors from making their way through the drain and
  into your house.

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• Fill these traps regularly to ensure they are
  working as they should - Pour a gallon of water
  down in every floor drain in your house.
• The water will fill the trap, building a barrier
  between your home and drain system.

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2. Clear Clogs Quickly

• Various types of debris collect on the floor,
  from pet hair to dirt bunnies, all of it runs the
  risk of ending up and probably clogging our floor
  drain.
• The first indication of a drain clogging is if it
  is draining slowly works.

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• If you catch the clog soon, clean it up as
  quickly as possible to overcome the chance of
  flooding.
• Typically, a few strong drain pumps with a
  plunger can clear that minor clog.

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• If not, try pouring a solution of vinegar and
  baking soda down the drain.
• If you have a drain drill, feed the cable into
  the drain until you meet resistance, then turn
  the cable and try to roll back whatever is
  clogging the drain.

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3. Always Clean Your Drain Regularly

• Check your drains for debris and clear it, at
  least once each quarter.
• If required use a safe, liquid drain cleaner or
  if drains haven't been cleaned in a while, have a
  professional plumber.
• It's also a good idea to schedule professional
  drain cleanings periodically to prevent clogs
  problems and keep your drains running.

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• Make sure that you keep your floor drain system
  maintain, and you should have a proper
  maintenance routine.
• It will help in saving costs and preventing major
  drain problems in your house.

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• For the top drain inspectors in Canada, contact
  Skilliapp via chat or give us a call to our help
  desk.

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