This ebook provides simple information on how to fix a blocked drain by using a sink plunger. We recommend that you be prepared for a sink or drain blockage, because it can happen to the best of us at any time. When it does it is often not the time of day when a plumber will be available to come to your home immediately to provide you with a rescue. Very often sinks and drains become blocked while you are preparing a meal and when that happens the meal may be ruined, unless you use this DIY method to fix a blocked drain by PlumbersShrewsbury

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In this article we suggest the how to fix a blocked drain, these are the best
ways we have found to work best, and can be easily applied by a DIY
homeowner. We also suggest what you should not do. If these suggestions do
not work the next step will probably be some form of rodding, or jetting, if the
point of the drain clogging is in an external underground sewer.
All kinds of things could trigger a blocked pipe from excessive use
of bathroom tissue, to little bits of plastic, food, hair, fat that accumulates within
the pipes. In addition we often see ladies’s hygienic towel type items in
blockages and disposable, non reusable, nappies. These items should not be
being flushed away, and any homeowner will need to find who is the guilty
partner, and stop them doing this.
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Blocked drains can be a real headache, so we’ve assembled a fast guide to
how you can help yourself if it happens to you. A blocked drain is usually
accompanied with by a gruesome sulphur kind of odour, slow-moving drainage
pipes sinks and high rising water in bathrooms and WCs. They’re quite simple
to prevent before they take place, by sensible maintenance, however they are
a lot more difficult to get eliminate once they occur.
Prior to you resolving the trouble with a clogged drain, you will have to
determine the cause. A lot of sink, kitchen and bathroom or toilet obstructions
or “clogs”, develop, gradually with time. The water drains away gradually, and
you might not see it right away or even very quickly, yet the problem is in the
making!
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Pay attention to sinks and basins when they drain after each use. You might
hear an odd gurgling noise as the water clears away. As the obstruction gets
worse, the water will take longer and longer to drain away. If you have an
obstruction which is getting worse, and the sink is draining away slower and
slower, it is not a good idea to leave it.
Method 1 – Flushing and Washing SodaMethod 1 – Flushing and Washing Soda
To fix a blocked drain either use methods 1 and 2 as described below,
yourself, or call a plumber. If you decide to call a plumber make that call now
before the drain blocks completely.
Our leading suggestion is that for a slow flowing drain a flush with hot water, or
vinegar, or perhaps kitchen soda crystals, perhaps both hot water and soda
simultaneously, may be enough to clear the problem. If this does not work, or
the drain is already completely blocked with no flow, or almost no flow at all,
continue to read this article.
Blocked drains happen most often in kitchen areas from food fragments. In
bathrooms, shower rooms, and washrooms, hair and various other substances
often called “crud”, accumulate in the drain and can stop water flowing.
Blocked drains are in addition, frequently brought on by flushing unsuitable
things down toilets.
Method 2 – Physical Unblocking Using a SinkMethod 2 – Physical Unblocking Using a Sink
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If the blockage is in a sink, it is possible to buy and use a sink plunger. These
comprise a straight handle (round dowling) with a bell-shaped flexible rubber
“plunger” on the end of it. The way to use this is simple. The rubber part of the
plunger is placed in a position straddling the drain hole, to fully cover the sink,
bath, shower, or basin, plug-hole, and pressed down and up again, rapidly and
firmly in a sequence of up to a dozen strokes.
In more detail the method should be as follows:
1. Ensure that any other openings which connect to the same drain are
blocked-up, before you start using a plunger to unblock a drain.
2. Run about 4 inches of water into the basin. That should be sufficient to
provide water over the plunger’s head.
3. Place the plunger over the drain opening or plug-hole, so that it covers the
hole completely, and seals it.
4. Hold the plunger handle firmly and plunge (press) it in, and out, repeatedly
using enough force to move the water in the pipe and any obstruction clogging
the drain.
5. Repeat plunging 3 to 4 times, and remove the plunger.6. The water should
drain away rapidly. If there is improved, but not perfect drainage flow, it may
be worthwhile repeating the plunging sequence again.
Tip: Sometimes it helps to apply some petroleum jelly to the rim of the plunger.
That can help to seal the rubber plunger to the basin, for maximum
effectiveness.
This action is often enough to loosen the blockage enough for the blockage to
move away down the drain pipe.
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If neither methods 1 or 2 above work, call a plumber.
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Employing a plumber to find out and repair a blocked or a clogged up drain will
certainly cost a minimum of £50 and as much as £300. It depends upon the
extent of the drain blockage and obstruction.
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Bathrooms can block with toilet tissue, children’s playthings, and various other
things that are accidentally flushed. Plumbing professionals can get rid of toilet
and bathroom blockages, and they likewise provide a range of other kitchen
toilet and bathroom maintenance and repair services.
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Normally, plumbers are contacted to fix blocked drain problems of this kind.
However if you are not afraid of getting your hands dirtied, there are in fact a
number of points you could do to obtain your blocked drain taken care of prior
to turning to the assistance of an expert.
How Not to Fix a Blocked DrainHow Not to Fix a Blocked Drain
Do not unblock your drain with strong chemicals/caustic acids. They are too
harsh and could dissolve the adhesive binding your pipes, or even the pipes
themselves. They might also damage aquatic life and could attack your skin.
In the event that you have multiple drains that are blocked, miss out on reading
any more of this article. Our suggestion is that you stop trying to cure the
problem now, and call your plumber immediately to fix your blocked drain.
Beware of a Common MisconceptionBeware of a Common Misconception
Most people assume that a persistent blockage will be in their sink or WC
close to the sink basing or WC pedestal. However, most plumbers will tell you
that they are quite seldom​ called out for this.
The obstruction clogging the drain pipe is often further away. The place where
it is clogged isn’t really usually very likely to be in the pipeline under the sink/
basin/ shower drain but, after trying methods 1 and 2 above, more likely is
located in the sewer which is part of the local sewage system If you have a
septic tank, the blockage may be in your septic tank gravity pipeline.
All the vinegar on the planet will not touch those types of blockages! So, if the
simple cures in Methods 1 and 2 do not work, if you have rods you might try
using them, but otherwise give up and call a plumber!
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Prevention – Avoid Having to Fix a Blocked DrainPrevention – Avoid Having to Fix a Blocked Drain
Prevention is the best way to avoid having to fix a blocked drain. If a sink or
toilet starts to drain away slowly, use methods 1 and 2 before the slow flow
becomes a complete blockage and possibly then also causes a flood.
Also, don’t wait if methods 1 and 2 fail to prove effective. Get your plumber to
look at the problem sooner, not later. Always fix a blocked drain when you first
see it, as these problems only get worse in 99% of the time!
One more sign of an impending drainage issue is an unpleasant scent rising
from the drain. If an odour occurs you should consider that something is
seriously wrong, and call your plumber.
Smells most often occur from exterior drain pipes, particularly a drain dealing
with foul sewage drainage from the kitchen area and toilets. If left untreated,
any blocked drain could overflow, triggering possible flooding and serious
water damage.
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Exterior drains ought to be covered with a gully cover grid to stop sand, leaves
and various other yard sweepings from obstructing the drain.
Tree roots as well as nearby pipes could trigger fractures and obstructions/
pipe clogs.
You may need to cut down trees which grow roots close to sewer pipes,
otherwise the re-growth of roots, even after a plumber has cleared a blockage,
can cause a recurring clogging problem and in which case you would be
forever repeatedly having to fix a blocked drain.
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Final Warning – Read This Whatever You Plan to Do to Fix aFinal Warning – Read This Whatever You Plan to Do to Fix a
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Prior to dealing with the issue of fixing a blocked drain, consider your safety
and secure yourself against injury.
Put on gloves and also safety glasses.
If in any doubt about any aspect of your ability to carry out any work safely, do
not do the work yourself at all. In that case always employ a fully trained and
qualified expert to do the work.
Disclaimer: By reading this article it is required that the following be
accepted. This article is provided for general informational use only. No
liability for any actions taken is accepted. No instructions are intended, or
given, in this article which is general in its nature.
Terms of Use: Any actions suggested may not be appropriate in individual
cases, and any actions taken are entirely the responsibility of the reader. Any
reader not willing to accept these conditions is not permitted to use this
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