Expecting House Guests? Try These No-fail Drain Maintenance Tips

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Expecting House Guests? Try These No-fail Drain
Maintenance Tips
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• Are you welcoming house guests anytime soon?
  Youve no doubt tended to their linens, beddings,
  and planned the menu but have you thought about
  your drains?
• Dirty, clogged, and poorly functioning drains can
  be an embarrassment and an inconvenience. Theyre
  unsanitary, can cause bad odors, and may not
  provide efficient drainage. 

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1. Recognize the Different Drains in Your Home

• Read on for drain maintenance tips so you can be
  confident about your home and make your visitors
  feel welcome.

• Kitchen Sink Drain

• Kitchen drains are among the dirtiest in the
  house. They often have traces of trapped items
  like food, cooking oil, and dishwashing liquid
  three notorious causes of clogged drains. 
• To ensure that you have a working kitchen drain,
  practice these drain maintenance tips
• Scrape food and other rubbish into the garbage so
  they dont reach your drain.
• Avoid throwing soap fragments and vegetable
  scraps into it.
• Do not pour grease down your kitchen drain. Oil
  adheres to the sides of the drain pipe and can
  create a rigid blockage.
• Last but not least, flush your kitchen sink once
  a week with hot water and once a month with
  chemical or enzymatic cleaners. 

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• Toilet Bowls

• More often than not, toilet bowls stop draining
  properly because of toilet paper. Hence, you
  should check if your chosen toilet paper is safe
  for the toilet with a water test. The next time
  you throw toilet paper in the bowl, see if it
  dissolves easily in water so it wont cause
  blockages when you flush.
• If you can avoid throwing toilet paper inside,
  even better. 
• Here are other things that dont belong in your
  toilet bowl
• Hair
• Feminine hygiene products
• Toilet bowl fresheners
• Childrens small toys 
• Trash such as cotton-pads, Q-tips etc
• These drain maintenance tips may seem obvious but
  youd be surprised how often professional drain
  cleaning services find these items in residential
  toilets.

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Shower Drains

• When it comes to shower drains, soap scum, dead
  skin cells, and long hair are the major culprits.
  These naturally accumulate as you shower and
  eventually stick to your pipes until it impedes
  the flow of water.
• When this happens, water wont leave your shower
  area as efficiently and you may eventually have
  standing water on the floor.
• If water has pooled in your shower area, youll
  need to use a plunger to temporarily move the
  blockage so the water can go down. Once the floor
  is empty, see if you can remove the barrier by
  reaching for it. Otherwise, you can use the end
  of a wire hanger or purchase a drain snake.
• To keep your shower drains working efficiently,
  keep them covered with perforated drain filters
  so hair and larger objects get caught in them
  before reaching your pipes.

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2. Choose Your Drain Cleaner Carefully
Drain cleaners and the benefits on their labels
often make them seem like all-in-one solutions
for clogged drains. But you should beware.
Several drain cleaners are made up of harsh
chemicals that are corrosive to your pipes. Along
with the obstruction, they can also damage pipes
to the point that they cause the pipes to leak
and even burst.  When shopping for drain
cleaners, look for products that can efficiently
dissolve clogs without damaging your pipes. The
packaging will usually tell you what types of
materials it can address and which types of
drains it can be used on.

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3. Have Regular Drain Cleanings and Plumbing
Inspections

• The best way to keep your drains functioning
  efficiently is to have regular drain cleanings
  and plumbing inspections. Ideally, this should be
  once a year. However, if youre already
  experiencing serious drain issues and blockages,
  you may need to get your drains checked as often
  as once a month.

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