{"id":599,"date":"2011-02-09T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2011-02-09T13:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carneyphc.com\/blog\/?p=599"},"modified":"2012-11-29T08:19:36","modified_gmt":"2012-11-29T13:19:36","slug":"bathtub-drain-plumbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/plumbing\/bathtub-drain-plumbing\/","title":{"rendered":"Bathtub Drain Plumbing: Things You Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When we think of clogged drains and plumbing problems, we most  frequently think of toilets and kitchen sinks, but one of the most  common drains to cause problems in a home is the bathtub. To avoid drain  problems and to help fix any problems that might crop up, here are some  tips for how to handle your finicky bathtub drain.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How the Bathtub Drain Works \u2013 A Bath tub drain works the same as  the other drains in your home with a simple trap that ensures the safe  transfer of water out of your home and blockage of sewer gasses from  getting into your home. The drain itself is frequently open with a small  crack \u2013 roughly a quarter inch \u2013 beneath a larger drain plug that can  be lowered when you fill the tub. While the space is not large enough  for objects like a bar of soap to enter, it is plenty large enough for  hair, soap scum, and other small objects from a bath or shower to enter  and start clogging that trap.<\/li>\n<li>Cleaning the Drain \u2013 To cut down on how much hair and gunk  actually gets into the drain you should take off the entire drain  mechanism once a week and remove any excess hair. You should also use  some form of wire device like a bent coat hanger or scrubber to reach in  and remove any hair you can reach. There are specific plumbing devices  to help with this as well, but a hanger works just fine assuming you do  not have a heavy clog. It is also a good idea to run boiling water  through your drain once every week to clear out any soap and hair build  up. While most soap is water soluble, it can create a thick, greasy clog  when combined with hair. Hot water can help to remove it before a clog  occurs.<\/li>\n<li>If a Clog Occurs \u2013 If a clog does occur, you should use the hot  water method along with a plunger to try and clear out as much of the  clog as possible. Avoid chemical use at all costs. Bathrooms are usually  small rooms and even with the fan on, the fumes can be dangerous and  the chemicals caustic on your pipes and tub. Baking soda and vinegar  often help for small clogs, but otherwise, you should move on to a snake  for physical clog removal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have a clog deeper than the snake can reach or that you simply  cannot affect with the tools listed above, it may be necessary to call a  professional who can track your clog into the pipes and find where the  root of the problem is. It might be just too deep in your drainage pipe  or it could be a completely different area of your plumbing system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we think of clogged drains and plumbing problems, we most frequently think of toilets and kitchen sinks, but one of the most common drains to cause problems in a home is the bathtub&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[111,16,58,85,17,415,106],"class_list":["post-599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plumbing","tag-bathtub","tag-bucks-county","tag-holicong","tag-jenkintown","tag-montgomery-county","tag-plumbing","tag-upper-black-eddy"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=599"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1970,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599\/revisions\/1970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}