With the busy weeks and months ahead, the last thing you need in your home is a sewer backup. Unfortunately, sewer backups can happen at the most inconvenient time, even during a holiday gathering. The best way to ensure your life isn’t rudely interrupted with an expensive sewer backup is to follow a few simple prevention tricks. Keep these tips in mind to keep sewer backups from ruining your holiday season:
– Keep your drains clean. Clogs can happen both in your indoor plumbing pipes and your sewer lines. The best way to avoid large clogs which can lead to a sewer backup is to keep your drains clear of certain materials. Never allow coffee grounds, grease, oils, fibrous vegetables, egg shells, rice or pasta be put down your drains.
– Be careful what you flush. One of the most common causes of sewer backups are items flushed down the toilet. Don’t flush any paper products, except toilet paper. Keep feminine hygiene products, cotton swabs, wipes and other paper items out of the toilet.
– Make sure to have a functioning backwater prevention valve. A backwater prevention valve keeps sewage from making its way back into your home. Your local sewer professional can install a backwater prevention valve into your home.
– Have a video inspection done on your sewer pipes. A preventive inspection can alert you to problems before they become a sewer emergency, including a sewer backup. Schedule your video inspection today with your local sewer service company.
These few easy tips can save your holidays from being upset by a sewer backup or emergency. Keep your pipes clear and have a happy holiday season!
Posted on behalf of:
Seagraves Plumbing Sewer & Septic
4980 Plant Atkinson Rd SE
Smyrna, GA 30080
(494) 792-2221
