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How Do You Know If You Need Professional Drain Cleaning Service? | Myrtle Beach, SC
Maintaining your home’s plumbing system is important if you want to prevent clogs, leaks, and messy backups. While professional drain cleaning service won’t solve all of your plumbing maintenance needs, it will help to prevent buildup and stubborn clog formation. Benjamin Franklin Plumbing of Myrtle Beach offers professional plumbing solutions, including drain cleaning service for customers in and near Myrtle Beach, SC. Our plumbers are licensed, experienced, and known for their excellent customer service. Many customers have called our team to ask about whether drain cleaning service is the right solution for their home. Here are some signs that suggest you might need this solution.
Slow Drains
Slow drains indicate that there’s a build-up problem in your drains or possibly a clog is forming in your sewer line. Slow drains are a big indicator that drain cleaning service is needed, and sewer line cleaning may also be necessary. Most residents of Myrtle Beach, SC, have experienced a slow drain at one point or another. Hair caught in a drain can cause water to drain slowly. If you remove hair or use screens to prevent unwanted items from entering your drains but they’re still slow, call Benjamin Franklin Plumbing of Myrtle Beach to investigate and resolve the issue.
Fruit Flies
Fruit flies can be a major nuisance. If these bugs suddenly appear out of nowhere in your home and there’s no obvious cause you can find, they could be coming from your drain. Food can get lodged in the drain and rot. This is a draw for fruit flies. If you’re dealing with a fruit fly infestation, it’s a good idea to contact Benjamin Franklin Plumbing of Myrtle Beach for our drain cleaning service. You don’t want fruit flies to breed and develop into an even larger infestation. We’ll bring our drain cleaning equipment to your Myrtle Beach, SC, home to professional scour your drains, removing any food buildup that is likely causing your fruit fly problem.
Standing Water
If you have standing water in your drain, there’s a problem somewhere in the drain pipe and it’s usually a clog. Our plumbers can perform our drain cleaning service quickly to get your drain functioning again. Sometimes, however, the problem might be more serious than a simple clog. The pipe may be damaged; a section of the pipe might have collapsed and is blocking the free flow of wastewater down the drain.
This is why it’s always best to contact a plumber to handle your standing water issues. Commercial drain cleaners are often ineffective and certainly can’t resolve a broken pipe. Plus, these cleaners contain harsh chemicals that are corrosive to pipes. It’s best not to use them to avoid unnecessary wear and tear to your plumbing system. Our drain cleaning service is priced competitively and our plumbers won’t rely on caustic chemicals to clean your drains.
Oops! You Poured Drain Cleaner Down the Drain but It Isn’t Working!
It happens frequently. Someone attempts to use a commercial drain cleaner to clear a clog but it doesn’t work. In this case, you definitely want to contact us for emergency drain cleaning service. You don’t want these harsh ingredients with heat-causing active ingredients to sit in your pipes. You also shouldn’t attempt to plunge the clog or attempt to reach the clog through the pipes. Caustic commercial drain cleaners send hundreds of people to emergency rooms every year.
We can address the situation safely using our professional drain cleaning equipment. The sooner we can perform this service, the sooner you can have the clog removed and flush your pipes of the toxic drain cleaner. We work quickly as well as efficiently. If there’s a problem besides the clog, we can deal with it. It’s always best to let a professional plumber deal with these types of standing water situations. Drain cleaners are bad for your plumbing system and often don’t work.
Unpleasant Odors
As a rule, you should not smell your drains. If there are odors lingering in your drain or drains, you should opt for professional drain cleaning. Odors can be caused by rotting food in the line or biofilm. Biofilm is caused by organic material buildup. As bacteria multiply, so do odors. You can get rid of biofilm or other materials that are causing your drain to smell with professional drain cleaning. Draining cleaning doesn’t just mask the odors as some cleaning products might. It removes smelly build-up, flushing it through your plumbing system and into the city sewer system.
Toilets Overflow for Seemingly No Reason
If you have toilets backing up for no reason, you need a plumber right away to investigate the problem. Typically, thorough drain cleaning will solve this issue. Any clogs that are causing the backups will be removed. On the other hand, your plumber may discover that the issue isn’t a clog but, rather, a damaged pipe. They can make the necessary repairs and get your plumbing system functioning again.
If the damaged pipe happens to be your sewer line, more extensive repairs may be needed. Your plumber can discuss the various options you have when it comes to sewer line repair. Fortunately, cleaning your drains and augering the sewer line usually solves backup problems.
When you want to schedule drain cleaning service, contact Benjamin Franklin Plumbing of Myrtle Beach. We’ll bring everything needed to clean your plumbing system. Our plumbers understand just how inconvenient clogs can be. You might want to consider having to clean your drains annually to prevent buildup from occurring–and before it can develop into a stubborn drain clog. We can also inspect your plumbing system to ensure that it’s in optimum condition. Call us to learn more about our professional plumbing solutions.