How To Prevent Drain Blockages
Drain blockages can be very frustrating. While we offer a very effective and competitively priced drain clearance service, we want to make sure drain blockages do not occur regularly, which could lead to expensive repairs. There are several ways you can prevent drains becoming blocked so frequently.
B&S Pipeline Solutions provide effective drain clearance for all homes and commercial properties. Your drains will always be restored to their original condition, ensuring there are no blockages.
Regular Cleaning
It may seem like an obvious task to do, but many homeowners fail to effectively clean their drains, which can lead to a build-up of oils, fats and other chemicals. With regular cleaning, this should remove a lot of the items that could end up blocking your drains in the future. Make sure to use effective cleaning equipment when cleaning out your drains, to completely remove any potential issues.
If you fail to effectively clean the drain, it could mean your drains are still vulnerable to being blocked. Your drain should not be having liquids such as grease or oil go down it. This means finding cleaning equipment that is clean and will not cause more problems to your home’s drainage.
Check What You Flush
Other than human waste and toilet paper, nothing else should really be going down your toilet. Items such as baby wipes must be disposed of in a bin and this, along with many other items, will only cause blockages to your toilet and home.
By being careful what you flush, you can avoid many of the problems that would be caused by blockages to your toilet and prevent drains becoming blocked.
Avoid Bad Liquids
Similar to considering what you flush down the toilet, make sure the liquids that go down your shower drains or sinks are not bad for your drainage. Some items, such as oil and grease, can actually solidify.
This means if you are constantly pouring these liquids down your drain, it could be damaging your drainage system and starting blockages further down. These blockages could then build up in the future, so it is important to dispose of the liquids in a more effective way.
Drains can handle many liquids without any hassle, such as water or milk. However, you must be careful which liquids you freely put down the drain, with even cooking oils causing some problems.
Use Sink Plugs
Debris can easily go into your plug holes and although this seems like a minor issue that will cause no damage, it could come back to haunt you. If different items and debris or food is constantly going down your drain, it could build up in your drainage system, blocking the drainage of liquids. Only liquids should be going down your drains.
By making sure all your drains such as showers and sinks have plugs in them, this can stop a lot of debris from entering your drainage system. Although some problems are unavoidable and blockages could still occur due to debris, a filtered plug could prevent a lot of items from entering your drains.
Mesh Screens
In addition to sink plugs, mesh screens can also be used. Many blockages can occur due to hair in your drains. Whether this is pet or human hair, it can cause major problems when it comes to blockages.
By having mesh screens in use, this will stop any hair from going into the drains, whilst also being easily to clean and maintain so the hair can be removed.
Areas We Cover
Covering many areas throughout Scotland, B&S Pipeline Solutions Ltd can provide clearance of all blocked drains.
As we also provide CCTV drain surveys, we can quickly identify what problem has occurred and what has caused the blockage with your drain.
A quick solution can then be found so the condition of your drainage is restored.
Our Projects
From drainage repairs in Scotland to blocked drains in Elgin, there are many things that our team at B&S Pipeline Solutions has covered for clients across our local area.
We can work with both domestic and commercial clients and have finished several projects that you can see. For more, please call us on 01343 821 775.
Contact Us
For more advice on how to prevent drain blockages, get in touch with B&S Pipeline Solutions today. You will always receive a fast response from our team as we make immediate drain clearances for all domestic and commercial properties. Make an enquiry and call us on 01343 821 775 or 07863 100 866 or fill in our contact form today.