Clobber The Clogs In Your Eastern NC Home
You turn your kitchen sink on and step away while the water heats up. Though it seems you're only gone for a few seconds, you come back to find your sink overflowing and water cascading down your cabinets. What happened? A blockage, that's what. When something is clogging up your home's pipes, it might start as a barely noticeable slow drain, but eventually it will grow into a complete clog that poses a number of damaging risks to your home. But don't fret! Turn the sink off, wipe the water up, and call C&M Plumbing and Septic - your local certified blockage-busters.
Sink draining slower than molasses in January? We can handle it. Send us a message online or call 919-658-6109 today and consider that clog cleared.
How Do I Know If My Drain Is Clogged?
If the water slowly creeping up to overflowing in your sink isn't enough, here are the best things to watch for:
- Water Drains Slowly Or Backs Up: When your sink, tub, or shower starts draining sluggishly or water sits there longer than it should, you've got a blockage forming that's only going to get worse if you don't take care of it soon.
- Gurgling Sounds From Your Drains: Strange bubbling or gurgling noises coming from drains, especially when you're using other fixtures, usually mean air is getting trapped because water can't flow through your pipes properly.
- Bad Smells Coming From Drains: Foul odors rising up from your drains often indicate trapped food, grease, or other debris that's sitting in your pipes and starting to rot instead of flowing away like it should.
- Water Backing Up Into Other Fixtures: If running your washing machine causes your utility sink to overflow, or flushing one toilet makes another one bubble, you've got a main drain blockage that needs professional attention right away.
- Multiple Drains Acting Up At Once: When several drains throughout your house start running slowly at the same time, the problem is likely deeper in your system and needs more than just a plunger to fix.
- Standing Water That Won't Go Down: If water just sits in your sink, tub, or floor drain and won't budge, no matter how long you wait, you've got a complete blockage that needs immediate clearing.
What Are Some Common Causes Of Drain Clogs?
Talk to one of our plumbers, and they'll regale you with crazy stories about the unusual things they've pulled out of drains. But in terms of more common issues, things we see most often include:
- Hair & Soap Buildup: Bathroom drains get clogged when hair combines with soap scum to create thick, sticky masses that catch more debris and gradually narrow your pipes until water can barely get through.
- Grease & Food Waste: Kitchen sinks get blocked when cooking grease hardens inside pipes and traps food scraps, coffee grounds, and other debris that should never go down the drain in the first place.
- Tree Roots In Sewer Lines: Tree roots naturally grow toward water sources and can crack into sewer pipes, then multiply inside the line until they create major blockages that affect your whole house.
- Foreign Objects: Kids love to flush toys, and adults accidentally drop things down drains. These objects get stuck in pipes and catch other debris, creating blockages that won't clear with normal methods.
- Mineral Buildup & Scale: Hard water leaves mineral deposits inside pipes over time, gradually narrowing the opening until water flow becomes restricted and debris gets caught more easily than it should.
- Old, Corroded Pipes: Aging pipes develop rough interior surfaces and partial collapses that catch debris and restrict water flow, making blockages more likely and harder to prevent with regular maintenance.
Punch Through Your Plumbing Problems
A clogged drain can quickly go from a minor inconvenience to an expensive pipe repair - but we'd rather help you out before it gets that far. If you suspect your drains could use a thorough cleaning, don't hesitate to call on our capable team. Send us a message online or give us a ring at 919-658-6109 today!