Plumbing system is to a building, what heart is to the human body. Any defect in the system is sure to persons life in danger and make your life horrible. While putting in place a good well-conceived and well-designed and executed plumbing system is important, maintenance and preventive measures taken to keep the system in good shape is equally more important.1. Clogged Drains
Your sinks tubs connected to particular branch line drains slowly than normal.
CauseDumping food solid materials into your kitchen Bathroom drains, Pouring greasy Sticky materials into your kitchen sink, Pouring chemicals paints into the drains and Improper Inadequate venting.
What to do…Use a plunger to de clog your drain. This will work for clogs of smaller size. If it still persists, call an expert. Home made solutions do not work for bigger clogs.
Clogs can be removed using various techniques. While a cable can be used to remove solid clogs and break through roots, High pressure water jetting is more effective for clogs due to sticky greasy materials.
Before using water jetting as option, It is important to determine the quality of the plumbing materials used, for, the high pressure used in the process will rip your pipes apart if they are of a inferior quality.
Check the vents provided for any visible blocks. Find out whether the venting is adequate for the fixture it serves. An expert could help you out in this area. If the venting is absent or inadequate, provide upgrade to surmount the problem.
Preventive MeasuresRespect your toilet and kitchen sinks. Use them only for the purpose intended. Avoid unmindful dumping of solid wastes, Food materials, Greasy substances and paints chemicals into the sinks.Use filters over the drains in your toilet and kitchen to trap hair and solid objects.Ensure that air vents are provided in adequate numbers and sizes for all fixtures.
2. All the drainage lines of the building drain slowly and there is a backing of the drain water from the main drainage line.
CauseA block in the main drainage line, inlet outlet of the septic tank, distribution box or percolation pipes or in the septic tank has frozen due to an abnormal low weather.
What to do…Use a snake or water jetting to de clog the main drain line. This is the work of an expert. He could, through his expertise, say whether the clog is due to solid waste or greasy substances or roots and use a suitable technique to de clog the same.
Check the inlet and the outlet of the septic tank for any blockage due to solid wastes, scum and so on. Remove the block and check for easy flow.Check the distribution box located between the septic tank and the percolators. Remove blocks, if any.
Check the area around the percolators. See whether it is moist, swampy and stinky. It means that the percolation is not proper. In other works the soil is not absorbing the drain water at the rate of discharge. It could be either because you usage of water has increased of late due to more guests or the soil has become saturated due to moisture from other sources such as rainfall more than normal etc. Immediately enlist an expert, the problem requires instant care.
If the septic tank has frozen due to bad weather seek the help of an expert immediately. If an expert and the equipment needed are hard to find, use the septic tank as a storage tank till such time the tank haws by itself. Judicious use of water will help you hold on for some time. To avoid freezing of the septic tank in the future, winterize before the next winter.
MeasuresRespect your Septic tank. It is designed for the disposal of organic wastes only. Avoid dumping inorganic and non bio degradable wastes. They are sure to block the normal functioning of the septic tank and spoil it beyond redemption.
Use filters over the drains in your toilet and kitchen to trap hair and solid objects.Winterize the septic tank to prevent it from freezing in winter. Do the followingInsulate the Septic tank, distribution tank, percolators and all out door lines by spreading a layer f hay, grass, dry leaves etc.
During winter, resort to more than normal usage of water. Warmer the water, the better.
Empty the tank, if you are planning for a long outing.Get expert help. Winterization is location, weather specific. A small investment here will save you from all hardships during the winter.
CauseDumping food solid materials into your kitchen Bathroom drains, Pouring greasy Sticky materials into your kitchen sink, Pouring chemicals paints into the drains and Improper Inadequate venting.
What to do…Use a plunger to de clog your drain. This will work for clogs of smaller size. If it still persists, call an expert. Home made solutions do not work for bigger clogs.
Clogs can be removed using various techniques. While a cable can be used to remove solid clogs and break through roots, High pressure water jetting is more effective for clogs due to sticky greasy materials.
Before using water jetting as option, It is important to determine the quality of the plumbing materials used, for, the high pressure used in the process will rip your pipes apart if they are of a inferior quality.
Check the vents provided for any visible blocks. Find out whether the venting is adequate for the fixture it serves. An expert could help you out in this area. If the venting is absent or inadequate, provide upgrade to surmount the problem.
Preventive MeasuresRespect your toilet and kitchen sinks. Use them only for the purpose intended. Avoid unmindful dumping of solid wastes, Food materials, Greasy substances and paints chemicals into the sinks.Use filters over the drains in your toilet and kitchen to trap hair and solid objects.Ensure that air vents are provided in adequate numbers and sizes for all fixtures.
2. All the drainage lines of the building drain slowly and there is a backing of the drain water from the main drainage line.
CauseA block in the main drainage line, inlet outlet of the septic tank, distribution box or percolation pipes or in the septic tank has frozen due to an abnormal low weather.
What to do…Use a snake or water jetting to de clog the main drain line. This is the work of an expert. He could, through his expertise, say whether the clog is due to solid waste or greasy substances or roots and use a suitable technique to de clog the same.
Check the inlet and the outlet of the septic tank for any blockage due to solid wastes, scum and so on. Remove the block and check for easy flow.Check the distribution box located between the septic tank and the percolators. Remove blocks, if any.
Check the area around the percolators. See whether it is moist, swampy and stinky. It means that the percolation is not proper. In other works the soil is not absorbing the drain water at the rate of discharge. It could be either because you usage of water has increased of late due to more guests or the soil has become saturated due to moisture from other sources such as rainfall more than normal etc. Immediately enlist an expert, the problem requires instant care.
If the septic tank has frozen due to bad weather seek the help of an expert immediately. If an expert and the equipment needed are hard to find, use the septic tank as a storage tank till such time the tank haws by itself. Judicious use of water will help you hold on for some time. To avoid freezing of the septic tank in the future, winterize before the next winter.
MeasuresRespect your Septic tank. It is designed for the disposal of organic wastes only. Avoid dumping inorganic and non bio degradable wastes. They are sure to block the normal functioning of the septic tank and spoil it beyond redemption.
Use filters over the drains in your toilet and kitchen to trap hair and solid objects.Winterize the septic tank to prevent it from freezing in winter. Do the followingInsulate the Septic tank, distribution tank, percolators and all out door lines by spreading a layer f hay, grass, dry leaves etc.
During winter, resort to more than normal usage of water. Warmer the water, the better.
Empty the tank, if you are planning for a long outing.Get expert help. Winterization is location, weather specific. A small investment here will save you from all hardships during the winter.
