What You Need To Know About Common Residential Drain Service Calls

Your home's plumbing drainage system is one of those things you never give much thought to until it malfunctions. 

When it comes to a residential drain system, homeowners will contend with two common problems at some point.

They are:

  1. Leaking or broken pipes

  2.  Toilet drainage problems

Whether you discover a burst pipe or water leaking from under the toilet, drain system services should be completed by a licensed plumber.

Listed below are the signs and symptoms of each of these problems so that you know what to look for before calling a drain service:

1. Leaking or Broken Pipes

Whether your home's drain system is made of PVC, iron, or copper, you can expect leaking or broken pipes at some point. 

Sometimes water erodes through a weakness in the pipe, causing a small hole. Left to its own devices, the small hole will become a bigger hole.

Most frequently, when an interior pipe leaks, you will see water in a cabinet underneath a sink or drywall with water stains.

Thankfully, most leaking pipes are simple to fix and not expensive.

If you live in a climate with frigid temperatures in the winter, you may suffer from broken pipes if the water inside a pipe freezes.

Although a burst pipe from freezing is about the same price to repair as a leaking pipe, you can prevent broken pipes by leaving cabinet doors along exterior walls open when it's freezing. Also, flowing water won't freeze, so you should leave faucets dripping.

2. Toilet Drainage Problems

No one thinks much about their toilet until it stops functioning correctly.

Most toilet problems come down to one of two simple things:

  1. The toilet is clogged with excessive amounts of toilet paper or other solids
  2. The wax seal underneath the toilet has degraded

A clogged toilet can be plunged and snaked to clear. Sometimes you can do this by yourself; other times, you will need a drain cleaning service.

Some toilet clogs can be very stubborn and beyond the reach of simple drain snakes that you can purchase at your local hardware store. Professional drain services have longer and more robust augers to easily clear residential drains.

Toilet seals that are leaking require draining the toilet, pulling the toilet off the drain pipe, and installing a new seal.

This job, done by a professional drain service plumber, only takes a few hours, and since the procedure is simple it is reasonably priced. 


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