Why Drain Cleaning is Important

It’s that time of year when homeowners in Windsor have been organizing their closets, vacuuming the carpets, and giving the house a deep scrub. But did you remember your drains? 

You may have a store-bought drain cleaning product for when the bathtub is backing up or the kitchen sink won’t drain, but sticking a band-aid on the issue often won’t make it vanish. Plumbing troubles that appear minor usually end up being serious problems if they aren’t resolved properly. Even if you think it’s just a slow drain, you should have thorough drain cleaning to make sure it doesn’t cause damage to the entire system and result in a massive (and expensive) problem. Remember, no plumbing problem is ever too minor to require a drain cleaning. 

There are multiple reasons why tub, sink, and toilet drains become clogged. For kitchen drains, the typical reasons are going to be fats and oils. Make sure you start your garbage disposal and avoid putting things like fats, vegetable peels, and fruit seeds or pits down the drain because they will all create chaos for your pipes and other plumbing components. For For your showers, tubs, and bathroom sinks, the most common reasons for drain clogs will be pieces of hair, soap scum, and foreign objects. (Is your little one missing some action figures or have you found that you can’t find your favorite bracelet?) An annual drain cleaning by a local Windsor expert will help keep these minor situations from piling up and creating a huge plumbing disaster. 

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

If the pipes are clogged, by food, floss, or anything else, it will most likely also affect the water pressure balance of your complete plumbing system. If you don’t resolve these issues right away by calling for an expert in drain cleaning, you may end up with cracked pipes. Or more severe, your pipes could fully burst leaving you without running water in your home. 

Remember, what goes down can occasionally come up. Unfortunately, you may know this already with prior experiences with a clogged toilet, but backing up can also happen in your home’s sinks. Have you ever been washing dishes after a hearty meal and saw the water wasn’t draining and that vegetable you stuck down there a few minutes ago is now floating around? A routine drain cleaning, or an emergency drain cleaning when you first notice the problem, can avoid these issues altogether and prevent your drains from becoming clogged and causing a stench to back up into your home along with the water. 

For expert drain cleaning in Windsor, call Bryant Heating & Cooling Service Experts. We are available around the clock for all your plumbing needs, so if you have a crisis at 8:00 in the evening or it’s just been a bit since your last drain cleaning, we are happy to help.