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Sometimes, due to over-congestion of our waste disposable system, our housing or commercial drain system is clogged. Although the underlying drainage system is good enough due to some blockage of accumulation of big particles, the system is damaged. This may happen in the common drainage of our locality or it can even happen in our individual kitchens, toilets, or sinks.
Overall, it is a much more troublesome thing because if there is no proper waste disposable system the outcome can be messy. All your places will have dirty water, which is not at all desirable. You have to consult a plumber to treat the blocked drains or use specific tools to clear out the problem yourself.
How to choose the right tools to treat blocked drains?
1. Blockage Identification
The foremost thing to do is to find the blockage. If it is an outdoor drainage system issue then you have to use drain rods to remove the waste that has accumulated. If the blocks are not visible and it is very dark inside the manhole, use a drain camera to visualize the blocks and take necessary actions. Always use safety goggles, hand gloves, and masks for carrying out the job.
2. Tools to Be Selected Properly
Now three tools are generally available with the plumbers. They are drain snakes, drain rods, and manual drain cleaners to remove blocked drains.
If blockages are in your bathrooms, kitchens, or merely in your sinks then you can use a drain snake to remove the blocks.
You can use a plunger or drain rod if your blockages are in a straight line alongside your pipelines. You can simply push and release it continuously for some time and then see what the outcomes are. In most of the cases, the problem is solved.
Moreover, in cases where there are several turns and angles in your pipelines a drain-cleaning device can be used. For outdoor drainage systems, you will need both drain rods and manual drain cleaning devices to remove the blocks. It’s up to the block categories, which determine the plumber to decide on what tools to use.
3. Applicability of Each Tool
Now according to the block types, the plumbers use the tools. With drain rod use, always make sure to connect all the parts of the rod to make it complete. With this elongated length, you can easily go deep through your pipeline and remove the blocks. Use this rod with push and pulling motions to release the blocks.
When using the drain cleaning tool, always take every necessary step to put the metallic spiral inside the drainage system until and unless it finds a way to the blockage. Then with the sharp cutting angles, it breaks the blocks into pieces.
With a drain snake, you can easily go to the deep blockages in your pipeline. The drain or plumber snake is nothing but a long steel cable of length of more than a few hundred feet. You simply insert the cable. When you feel there are blockages on the way you can easily break it with a twisted motion.
4. Have A Proper Wash and Then Check
Once the blockage clearing job is done, make sure that all the block debris has been washed out. You can check it with a water wash. If there is a free flow of water without any water logging in your sink or kitchen or any outdoor clogging, then you can rest assured regarding the removal of the blockage. To confirm, use once again the drain camera so that there is not a single blockage, which can further add to your trouble. If your drain is blocked you should have a proper plumbing backup to troubleshoot the problem of blocked drains and use the necessary tools accordingly.