5 Common Causes of Blocked Drains and How to Prevent Them
Blocked drains are a hassle which can cause a disruption in your daily life. They could cause the destruction of your home’s plumbing, unpleasant smells, and even health hazards. If not promptly dealt with, blocked drains can cause serious issues in the plumbing system, which could lead to costly repairs or replacements.
Key Takeaways
- The blockage of drains can affect your day-to-day routine and lead to problems with water, bad odours and even health hazards.
- Grease, oil and fat build-up can clog the pipes’ walls, causing blockages. Do not pour grease down the drain. Alternatively, use hot water and soap when washing dishes.
- Tree roots naturally extend into the ground searching for nutrients which may cause significant damage, and also block the pipes completely leading to flooding; regularly maintain trees near drainage systems by trimming them.
- The flushing of non-biodegradable products like wet toiletries, wipes, etc. could cause unpleasant odors that can be detected around bins and toilets; be sure to take care to wash your toilet paper in the toilet.
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In this article, we’ll review five common causes of blocked drains and how you can avoid them.
Cause 1: Grease, Oil and Fat Buildup
Fat, grease, and oil may appear like harmless materials to pour down the drain but as time passes, they build up within the wall of the pipes, causing a blockage. If this happens the water can’t flow freely through drainpipes. The solution is to avoid throwing grease in the drain, or use soap and hot water when cleaning dishes, as this helps dissolve greasy substances.
Cause 2. Tree Roots
As time passes, tree roots naturally extend their roots into the earth looking for nutrients. This leads to them expanding towards underground pipes. Once inside these pipes trees roots can cause a lot of damage and may completely stop them from flowing, causing flooding. It’s crucial, therefore, if you have trees nearby that you maintain the growth of your trees around drainage systems by pruning them on a regular basis.
Cause 3: Flushed items
It’s easy to assume that flushing non-biodegradable things like toilet paper, wet wipes etc. aren’t likely to cause major issues in the long term, However, if a large amount of these products are flushed into toilets, they can pile up and push others away, that block pipes. This can cause unpleasant odors to emanate around toilets/bin areas too! Be aware of what needs to be flushed, and what shouldn’t (i. it is only toilet paper needs to be flushed).
Cause 4: Hair
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