DC Cheek Heating, Cooling & Plumbing Blog: Archive for the ‘Drain and Sewer’ Category

What Can End Up in Your Drains That Will Clog Them

Monday, March 4th, 2024
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Drain clogs are a huge hassle. They can make necessary parts of your home’s plumbing unusable. They can cause unpleasant smells. They’re no fun to try to clear out. And maybe it’s not exactly true, but doesn’t it seem like they’re more likely to happen at the worst possible times? 

The best way to deal with drain clogs is not to have them in the first place. How can you manage that? We’ll tell you about the most common things that get in drains and cause clogs. If you can prevent them from happening, you won’t have to unclog them. 

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How to Tell You Need Sewer Cleaning for Your Home

Monday, December 11th, 2023
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Let’s be honest. Your sewer pipe is the last thing you want to have to think about. Of all the plumbing in your home, it has the most unpleasant job: carrying all the wastewater from all the drains away from your home and toward the municipal sewer line or your sewage tank. It’s not exactly a pretty picture.

But it is absolutely necessary to have a functional sewer line, or you’ll end up with an extremely ugly situation on your hands. While a sewer line can work just fine with no help for long stretches of time, sooner or later, it will need to be cleaned out. How can you tell that it’s time to have a plumber come do a professional sewer cleaning? Here are the things you should watch for.

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The Most Common Sources of Drain Clogs

Monday, September 18th, 2023
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It is a huge hassle when you have a clogged drain in your home! The sink (or shower, or toilet) can’t be used. Often there’s an unpleasant smell. And trying to get the drain unclogged can be a frustrating, time-consuming, and disagreeable task.

How can you best cope with drain clogs? Ideally, you’d avoid them entirely. Knowing what causes them will put you on the right track.

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Drain Cleaning Is More Than Unclogging Drains—It’s a Great Preventive Tool as Well

Monday, June 26th, 2023
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Have you ever had a drain clog happen at a really inconvenient time? Maybe it was the start of a holiday weekend, and you worried that it would be impossible—or at least extremely expensive—to get professional help until the next week. Maybe it was when you had a houseful of guests, and you were terribly embarrassed. Well, guess what? Instead of just dealing with clogs when they happen, you can prevent them from occurring in the first place with preventive drain cleaning. 

How is that done? How can you tell if you should have it done? How often should you do it? We’ll tell you all about it.

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3 Benefits of Professional Sewer Cleaning

Monday, March 6th, 2023
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Are you concerned about the state of your drain and sewer pipes? Do you have clogged or slow-draining bathroom fixtures, or perhaps kitchen sink? Professional sewer cleaning is a service that can clear up those problems and more, with just the power of water. How? And what are the other benefits? Read on to find out.

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Why Professional Drain Cleaning Is So Important

Monday, December 26th, 2022
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When something is stopping up a drain in your home, don’t you wish you had x-ray vision and could simply see through the pipes? Wouldn’t it be amazing to see exactly what is causing the clog, and where it is, so that you could target it precisely and make sure you’ve cleared it away completely? Especially when a clog is deeper in your plumbing, so you can’t easily dislodge it with a plunger or a hand-cranked drain snake, wouldn’t it be miraculous to see the inside your pipes?

Well, when you hire high-tech professional plumbers for drain cleaning in Johns Creek, GA, they can do exactly that! Video pipe inspection, a method of inserting a thin flexible line with a tiny camera on the end, is just one of the reasons why having your drains cleaned by a professional rather than an amateur is so important.

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Here’s Why You Need Professional Drain Cleaning

Monday, November 14th, 2022
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Maybe you’re incredibly lucky and have never had a problem with a drain in your home. Chances are, though, you encounter drain problems from time to time. It’s great if you can address a small clog yourself with a plunger or a hand-cranked drain snake, but if those problems keep cropping up, you need a better solution. The best solution is professional drain cleaning.

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Why You Need a Professional for That Drain Clog

Monday, April 18th, 2022
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Blurp. Blurp. Blurp. 

Bubbles rise slowly to the top of the pooled water above a clogged drain to burst defiantly in your face. Stopped-up drains are a huge pain in the neck, especially the ones that are almost completely sealed off. It can feel like a Herculean effort to get it cleared out again.

To save money, many people turn to commercial drain cleaners or DIY solutions to clear the drain. However, some of these methods do more harm than good and some just plain won’t work. 

Sometimes, the only good way to clear a drain is to call a professional for help. Check out the main reasons why you need a professional to clear out your clogged drain.

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