{"id":2414,"date":"2014-03-19T13:21:08","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T17:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carneyphc.com\/blog\/?p=2414"},"modified":"2014-03-19T13:21:08","modified_gmt":"2014-03-19T17:21:08","slug":"ways-to-prevent-drain-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/plumbing\/ways-to-prevent-drain-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Ways to Prevent Drain Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Slow drains and clogged drains are something that most homeowners accept as inevitable, unavoidable hassles. They keep a plunger on hand and maybe a bottle of acidic drain cleaner to fix the occasional plugged-up kitchen sink or shower drain, groan at the inconvenience, and then simply go on with their normal routine. Sometimes, they can\u2019t fix the clog and have to call a plumber to take care of it.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t have to be this way, however. Although there\u2019s no way to completely avoid drain troubles, you can reduce them to rare occurrences with a few precautions. For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carneyphc.com\/pennsylvania\/blue-bell-pa-plumbing\">drain cleaning in Blue Bell, PA<\/a> to help you eliminate most clogs, call up Carney Plumbing Heating &amp; Cooling.<\/p>\n<h3>Methods that will reduce your drain troubles<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Don\u2019t pour F.O.G. down the drains: <\/b>\u201cF.O.G.\u201d stands for \u201cfat, oil, and grease,\u201d three common products of cooking that people often pour down kitchen drains. Although liquid when hot, all three will transform in waxy solids when they cool down, leaving a coating inside drainpipes. This build-up will eventually cause clogging and slow drains. Deposit all F.O.G. into a separate container and remove it to the trash.<\/li>\n<li><b>Don\u2019t pour liquid cleaners down the drains: <\/b>It sounds like a solution to the problem, but it actually creates <i>more<\/i> problems. Commercial liquid cleaners are acidic and will damage the interior lining of pipes and can cause drain problems worse than clogs. If you can\u2019t clear a clogged drain with a plunger, call a plumber.<\/li>\n<li><b>Use drain covers on bathroom drains: <\/b>One of the common troubles that bathroom sinks and showers face is clogging from hair and soap scum. You can reduce this with drain covers that prevent unwanted debris from going down the drain.<\/li>\n<li><b>Have regular professional drain cleaning: <\/b>Drain cleaning services done either every one or two years, or as necessary, will keep your drains in excellent condition and free from the debris that can build up along the drainpipe walls. Professional plumbers use video inspection equipment to target cleaning and ecologically safe (and non-acidic) additives to help keep the pipes clean in the future. Special hydro-jetting safely washes out the insides of drain pipes with blasts of high pressure water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You\u2019ll need experts in drain cleaning in Blue Bell, PA to handle the drain cleaning because of the precision equipment required. \u00a0Call up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carneyphc.com\/contact\">Carney Plumbing Heating &amp; Cooling<\/a> and talk to our plumbers about scheduling a drain cleaning visit to help you make clogs a \u201cOnce in a Blue Moon\u201d hassle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slow drains and clogged drains are something that most homeowners accept as inevitable, unavoidable hassles. 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