Your home’s plumbing system brings convenience, sanitation, and comfort to you and your family through running water and waste removal. The drainage system carries excess water and waste materials out of the house, carrying them to the sewer or septic system. Even with careful prevention, food, hair, and other materials go down the drain every day. With time, the materials may build up inside the drain pipes. When this happens, you need professional drain cleaning services to ensure the health and cleanliness of your drainage system.
What’s Professional Drain Cleaning?
Our professional plumbers will clean your drains carefully and thoroughly, removing all the buildup and foreign substances from the drain pipes. This cleaning process leaves your home’s drains clean, clear, and healthy with an open and secure passageway for waste to travel.
To begin the drain cleaning process, our plumbers may first scope out the drains and look for signs and symptoms of an obstruction. We can use special camera scoping equipment inside the drains, along with other advanced techniques and methods, to find trouble spots so that we know where to focus at the start. We may require a drain snake or an auger to chip away at and dislodge large stubborn obstructions so that they can be flushed out of the system. Once these complete obstructions are removed from the drain pipes, we’ll then use powerful high-pressure water to blast the remaining buildup from the drains. This cleaning ensures even the walls of the drain pipes are clean, meaning your drains are completely cleared of foreign matter and contaminants.
Drain cleaning is best thought of as a preventative service. We recommend scheduling professional cleaning once every year to enjoy the maximum benefits. However, we can still help with dirty drains if it’s been a few years. Read on to find out more about the benefits of professional cleaning and how it helps to keep your plumbing system healthy while saving you money.
Removes Obstructions
When material becomes trapped in the drain, it amasses with other substances and over time becomes a complete clog in the pipe. Although some clogs can be moved with a household plunger, many require the use of specialty tools and techniques. Our professional plumbers have the skills and equipment needed to remove blockages in the drainage system, ensuring they’re completely removed.
Prevents Future Clogs
By removing food, hair, and other buildup from the drains, your risk of encountering a massive clog is decreased greatly. This is especially true when you schedule professional drain cleaning as a routine yearly service. Staying on top of the buildup helps to keep it to a minimum and prevents it from accumulating into large blockages that stop drainage completely. When we clean your home’s drains, we’ll ensure all buildup is removed to give you a fresh slate for waste drainage.
Eliminates Foul Odors
Gunk inside the pipes can turn rotten as it sits. If you have foul odors coming from your sink or other drains, it’s time for the professionals. Food that sits in the drain and collects over time may have a terrible smell. Add in other contaminants and you have a stinky mess in your kitchen or a smelly situation in the bathroom. Removing the offending substances takes the odor to the sewer as well.
Rids Your Drains of Toxins and Bacteria
As foreign matter lingers in the drains, especially when mixed with moisture, bacteria, mold, and mildew may form. These harmful contaminants thrive in dark, moist environments. If left in the drains, they’ll continue to grow. Toxins and bacteria in the drains can then spread into your sink, shower, or other fixtures and creep onto surfaces where food, dishes, and other items come into contact. In the bathroom, this may include your body. These toxins have harmful health effects and should be removed at first sight to prevent illness and disease that affects you, your family, and even pets in your home.
Drainage
As buildup collects in the drains, waste has a narrower pathway to exit the plumbing system. When this happens, you’ll notice your fixtures emptying more slowly than normal. This slowing drainage usually happens gradually over time, sometimes so slowly that you may not notice until you have standing water in the tub or sink. With professional drain cleaning, the buildup is removed so that your fixtures empty quickly without water pooling in the bottom.
Stops Noisy Pipes
You might hear the movement of water rushing through your drain pipes as your fixtures empty. Beyond that, drainage should be quiet. If you hear cracking and popping sounds from the drains, that indicates a problem. Additionally, gurgling noises in any of your home’s plumbing fixtures indicate a pressure problem or blockage in the drainage system. Cleaning your drains eliminates these sounds for quiet waste drainage.
Extends the Life of Your Plumbing
Dirty drains lead to plumbing problems when left untouched. Over time, buildup inside the drains can cause corrosion. This corrosion leads to small holes that just continue to grow if not repaired. These small holes can have a devastating effect, allowing waste to flow out of the drain pipes and into other parts of your house. Leaky drain pipes are extremely catastrophic when unnoticed, as they’re often concealed behind walls and under the floors. It may be a long time before you notice the first sign of the leak, at which point you could be facing extensive damage to your home. Professional drain cleaning by a professional plumber helps to keep your pipes in good condition, leading to an overall healthy plumbing system.
Prevents Floods and Overflows
What happens when water and waste can’t flow through the drain pipes? The waste is left to sit in your sink, tub, or other fixture with nowhere else to go. This can lead to messy floods and overflows with waste and water spilling out of the fixture. If you don’t notice immediately, this could cause water damage to other parts of your home and your belongings. Flooding fixtures may lead to damaged floors, ceilings, walls, and more. Water damage repair is often extremely costly. But without repair, it can lead to mold and mildew growth in your home.
We’re Your Trusted Drain Cleaning Experts
At Level 9 Heating, Cooling, and Plumbing, we take our services seriously. We know that your home’s plumbing system is crucial for your comfort and everyday convenience. We offer comprehensive drain cleaning as well as a host of other plumbing services, including repairs, installations, sump pumps, and water heaters. As an additional measure to provide home comfort, we have a team of skilled heating and cooling technicians available for your furnace and air conditioner needs. Count on us for professional HVAC maintenance, repairs, and installations so that you have better control over your home’s indoor comfort. As your one-stop home services company, we make sure to provide everything you need to keep your heating, cooling, and plumbing systems running optimally.
Keep your plumbing system healthy and clear with professional drain cleaning from the top plumbers in the St. Louis area by calling Level 9 Heating, Cooling, and Plumbing today.
