Know your drains

We believe if you are informed about what causes drain stoppages and slowdowns you will be able keep your drains running smoothly and save you from plumbing expenses. More importantly when you keep your drain flowing you are less likely to create a situation when clogs take over.

Kitchen drains are most often clogged by

• Food particles lay along the bottom of the pipe.
• When Cooking oil, hamburger grease or other fats go down the drain as a liquid floating on top of water. Then it condenses onto the cool walls of the pipe. The solidified fat slowly filling the pipe from the sides narrowing the passage.
• Even soap, which is a caustic, soaks into the mass; where it slowly erodes the iron pipe wall. This material becomes a wet mass that adheres to the walls of horizontal pipe.
• Stringy Vegetables like celery
• Poultry skins and egg shells

Bathroom drains are more often clogged by

• Showers and Tubs suffer most often from hair in the drains. When you couple hair with the myriad of cleaning products, used in the shower or tub you have a clog in the making
• Toilets are most often clogged with the use of too much toilet paper. Though through the years The Plumbing Pros has seen everything from clothing to toys clogging the works
• Sink drains can by hair, toothpaste, soaps and other cleaning chemicals.

The Plumbing Pro has licensed plumbers in your neighborhood. When you have a slow moving drain give us a call we will get you back to normal ASAP. We offer the best pricing in town and always offer free no hassle estimates. When you agree on the price we do the work. We are open 8-5 Monday thru Friday and 9-2 on Saturdays. Call (816) 763-8200 (913) 782-9669!

Thanks to Plumbing-Geek for some of his information.