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Chattanooga, TN is a busy city and needs the best plumbing services to keep running, and none is more important than having a good drain cleaning service. Cleaning your drains is an important but overlooking job. It is a task that you keep putting off because there are other more fun things to do.
When we do get around to cleaning our drains it is often too late and our efforts may make matters worse. Sooner or later, your drain is going to block up completely and then no water is going to flow through the pipes and sewage may back up into your home.
Cleaning drains is a dirty job and could potentially be dangerous for your health, so who do you turn to for help? What’s easy is Metro Plumbing, Heating, and Air. We are Chattanooga’s most trusted drain cleaning service company. If you do not believe us, then check our reviews online. Our experienced help is just one call away.
When Do You Need to Call a Drain Cleaning Service?
There are a few signs that you need a drain cleaning service. You ignore them at your peril, putting a drain cleaning off can leave you facing serious problems in the future. Some of the signs are:
Toilets Are Clogging and Blocking Up
Toilets in all homes can sometimes become blocked, and often all that is needed is a good plunger or some gentle drain cleaner to solve the problem. But if keeps blocking you have a more serious problem on your hands. Overuse of harsh chemicals will corrode older pipework and joints and seals, and If you have a septic tank the overuse of chemicals will affect the rate at which the bacteria will break down the sewage. If the blockage is located far from the toilet then the chemicals are unlikely to contact it. A professional drain cleaning service offered by Metro plumbing will remove the blockage completely.
To keep the toilet clear in the future, we suggest that you only flush toilet paper down with the human waste, with the occasional use of a gentle cleanser. It comes as a surprise to people that you should not flush wet wipes, paper towels, cotton balls, sanitary towels, or Kleenex down the toilet. These items are slow to dissolve in water and are the cause of many blockages. We also suggest that you do not keep flushing the toilet to clear the blockage, you only run the risk of causing an overflow, spilling dangerous germs and bacteria onto your floor. This is not a mess you want to clean up.
Slowly Draining Sink or Bathtub
If your sink or bathtub is taking longer and longer to empty, or the water in the shower tray is coming up to your ankles when you are showering, you probably have a clog somewhere. Clogs are caused by grease, food, hair, and other materials sticking to the inside of your pipes. Layers of scale can also form in areas of “Hard” water, compounding this problem. If you do nothing the clog will grow, first restricting the flow of water, then blocking the pipe completely.
After you have had a drain cleaning service from Metro plumbing, you should be careful to avoid having the same problem in the future. We suggest that you stop pouring warm grease or any food down a sink. Putting drain hair catchers on your bathtub, washbasin, or shower is a good idea, as they will trap any hair or small objects before they add to any clog.
Gurgling Noises Coming from the Pipes
You may not even see any signs of a clog like the water emptying away slowly in the sink, but as the clog starts to buildup air bubbles are created as water flows over it. The air bubbles are the gurgling sound you hear as the sink drains.
Unexplained Foul Odors
Food can be trapped in the U-bend under your sink. This can lead to unpleasant smells coming from your sink. Removing the trapped food is a task you can perform yourself. You could use a drain snake or even dismantle the U-bend itself to remove the rotten food. If you think you could cause damage to the pipework it may be best to leave it to one of Metro’s many expert plumbers.
Water Backing Up
This can be every homeowner’s worst nightmare, if you have discolored, nasty-smelling water backing up into your sink or bathtub, you have a major and potentially dangerous problem. If your sewer line is blocked or damaged, your wastewater has nowhere else to go but back into your home. If sewage is entering your home, you need to call us immediately. The sewage contains germs and bacteria, but the sewer gas can be dangerous too. Sewer gas can be made up of ammonia, carbon monoxide, and other hazardous gases. You need the blockage or damage taken care of immediately. Only a professional drain cleaning service can accomplish this. One of Metro’s experts can quickly locate and remove the blockage. If there is any damage, they will act quickly to have it repaired or replaced.
Let Metro Plumbing, Heating and Air Sort Out Your Drains Issues
As you can see having a blocked drain can cause a lot of problems. Having your pumping system regularly checked is a good way to avoid some of the more serious problems. But even the best-maintained home can have issues. That is why it is important to be able to rely on a great drain cleaning service. Metro Plumbing, Heating and Air has offered the best drain cleaning service in Chattanooga, TN, for many years.
You want somebody to come over quickly to help deal with the mess. Watching your toilet overflow and spill all those germs over your floor is incredibly stressful. We will not add to the stress by fleecing you, our changes are transparent and honest, and we guarantee no overtime charges on nights and weekends! We are ready to help 24/7!
