Why Drain Cleaning is Important

It’s that time of year when homeowners in Edmonton have been going through their closets, mopping the floors, and giving their home a good scrub. But did you remember your drains? 

You may have a household drain cleaning product for when the bathtub won’t drain or the sink is backing up, but putting a band-aid on the situation often won’t make it disappear. Plumbing troubles that appear minor usually end up being serious problems if they aren’t properly resolved. Even if you think it’s just a slow drain, you should have thorough drain cleaning to make sure it doesn’t ruin the entire system and result in a huge (and expensive) problem. Keep in mind, no plumbing issue is ever too small to need a drain cleaning. 

There are several reasons why tub, sink, and toilet drains get clogged. For kitchen drains, the typical reasons are going to be fats and oils. Make sure you turn on your garbage disposal and avoid putting things like fats, bones, and fruit seeds or pits down the drain because they will all wreak havoc on your pipes and other plumbing components. For For your showers, tubs, and bathroom sinks, the typical reasons for drain clogs will be hair that has fallen out, soap scum, and foreign objects. (Is your child missing some puzzle pieces or have you found that you are missing a necklace?) A seasonal drain cleaning by a local Edmonton expert will help keep these small problems from accumulating and turning into a huge plumbing problem. 

Your toilet can also become clogged by the typical issue of using an excessive amount of toilet paper, but also from depositing things like hair, diapers, cotton balls, or flushable wipes into the septic system. 

If the pipes become clogged, by toys, kitty litter, or anything else, it will probably also affect the water pressure balance of your total plumbing system. If you don’t address these issues quickly by calling for an expert in drain cleaning, it may result in cracked pipes. Or worse, your pipes could completely burst leaving you without working water in your home. 

Don’t forget, what drains down can also come up. Regrettably, you could know this already with previous incidents with a clogged toilet, but backing up can also happen in your home’s sinks. Have you ever been doing the dishes after a big meal and noticed the water wasn’t draining and that potato you stuck down there a couple minutes ago is now floating around? A routine drain cleaning, or an emergency drain cleaning when you first notice the back-up, can avoid these issues altogether and prevent your drains from getting clogged and causing foul smells to back up into your home along with the water. 

For expert drain cleaning in Edmonton, call McKinley Heating Service Experts. We are available around the clock for all your plumbing needs, so if you have an emergency at 10 o’clock at night or it’s just been a bit since your last drain cleaning, we are here for you.