Diagnosing and Fixing Floor Drain Problems
Floor drains are important and should be continuously monitored. Why? They can prevent your property suffering major water damages.
Floor drains are a very important part of your home. If a pipe breaks or if your house is flooded from an outside water source, the drains in the basement floor will flush out water and thus prevent damage to your property and promote mold growth. That is why diagnosing and fixing floor drain problems is pivotal. Floor drains also help in relieving the pressure on pipes by the small amounts of overflow which are allowed. If problems with your floor drains are too far gone, it would be wise to contact your expert plumbers in Melbourne blocked drains to prevent further damage to your property.
Backups and Blockages
Below, we have listed some of the most common problems with floor drains, and how you could fix them:
– Unpleasant Odours: If your drain has started to smell bad, you should first check the trap. If you see that the trap is dry, there is nothing to block the sewer odours from coming into your home. Even worse, the bad odour isn’t the only nasty thing that can enter your home, sewer insects could also make their way in. What you should do in this situation is to pour water down the drain in order to refill the trap and thus block all pests and smells from backing up into your house.
– Sewer Pipe That Is Leaking: Although this might seem unreasonable, if your floor drain never gets overflown, you may have a problem. It is normal and common to expect a small amount of backing up water from the drain if a lot of family members are using water fixtures all at the same time. This is the way that the plumbing systems are created in order to avoid putting too much pressure on the main drain pipe. If you have never gotten an overflow, this may mean that there is crack somewhere on the sewer pipe and that the waste water is leaking into the ground. So, in order to be sure that your plumbing system is working properly, it is best to have it periodically inspected by a sewer plumbing expert.
– Overflowing and blocked drain: If your drains are overflowing a lot or if they are not draining out, this most likely means that you have a sewer pipe clog or blockage. diagnosing and fixing floor drain problems early will alleviate any plumbing costs that may build if left unaddressed. The best case scenario is that there is just debris and hair buildup and you could clear it out with a plumbing snake. But it is worse if you have grease, soap or other waste buildup which is creating a solid blockage. The crystallisation is a more complicated thing to deal with yourself as your expert plumbers are using special spinning blade tools to fix the problem. The worst clogs and blockages happen if a sewer pipe has broken down and then has filled up with dirt. Then you would need a more extensive repair that you cannot perform alone, in this case you should definitely contact a professional plumber.
– Sewer Backflow: When we are talking about floor drains, this is the worst. If there in a problem in the system or even a heavy rain, the municipal sewers’ waste can create a backup in the line and thus into your basement. It is not only a disgusting thing to deal with but it is also hazardous to your health. A thing that you could do in order to prevent waste water from getting into your house is to install a sewer backflow preventer gate.
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