Common Causes of Clogged Drains
The kitchen sink is one of the top offenders for clogged drains because of all the grease and food waste dumped down there every day. Oils congeal, and some food waste takes longer to disintegrate, creating a buildup that slows your drain. Another common cause of blocked drains is hair and soap scum. We all shed hair regularly, but if not cleaned up, it can combine with sticky substances from soaps and food waste and build clogs several feet along your drain pipes. Additionally, soaps contain fats that merge with water minerals to form scum (another suspect for drain blockage).
Tree roots find the easiest path to get water, making underground water pipes an easy target. They end up penetrating the drain pipe, causing clogs that may manifest in backups and overflow inside your home. The roots can cause physical damage, setting you up for an unexpected drain repair. Foreign objects are known to cause drainage havoc. While you can conveniently wash off anything in the sink/tub, note that excess mud, sand, and other small objects can block your plumbing pipes.
Facial towels, napkins, baby wipes, and feminine hygiene products do not break down easily in water and will likely clog your drain when flushed in bunches. In such a case, you have little choice but to call a plumber. A lesser-known culprit for slow drains is excess toothpaste. Contrary to conventional behavior, you should spit toothpaste into a waste bin, not the sink.
Comprehensive Drain Cleaning & Repair and Drain Clearing Service
At Gallegos Plumbing, our team of plumbing professionals can handle drain clogs of any size and scope anywhere in your home. We install, clean, and repair drains in the following water appliances throughout your home:
If you’re experiencing blockages in your kitchen sink, it could be due to an excessive build-up of soaps, detergents, fats, food waste, and more. More often than not, the inner walls of the pipes connected to your kitchen drain will be blocked by an accumulation of organic material. Our plumbers are experts at removing debris, so your kitchen drain can operate clog-free.
When it comes to blockages and clogs in your showers and tubs, the major cause is a build-up of soap and hair in the trap. If you begin to notice that water is standing in the shower stall/tub or draining more slowly, then you will need to call a plumbing professional to restore your bathroom to peak performance.
Clogged toilets are one of the most common issues our plumbing professionals come across. The toilet drain can be experiencing a direct clog or can be affected by another clog from an outgoing source in your home. Our team utilizes a spinning cable to clear your toilet drains and ensure they are debris-free.
Our plumbing professionals also specialize in clearing downspout drains, which are responsible for providing a path for water to move from your house through the rain gutters. These types of drains are typically connected to the city storm sewer system via pipes and can get clogged with leaves or other outdoor debris, resulting in back-ups in your plumbing.
A floor drain is flush with the floor surface and found in basement floors, laundry rooms, driveways, patios, and even bathrooms in older homes. For efficient water drainage and for the whole-house plumbing system to be in proper working order, floor drain cleaning and maintenance are required to avoid possible catastrophe and issues with the floor drains.
Standing water in your backyard or pool after a rainstorm can become a major plumbing problem of clogged drains, which needs to be cleared immediately to avoid any further damage to the house plumbing system. Our team includes drain professionals who are trained and equipped with state-of-the-art technologies to handle outdoor drain stoppage or any other outdoor plumbing issue.
For more information about our drain cleaning services or to schedule an inspection visit, contact us today at (805) 750-1830.
