Columbia Drain Repair Services

One of the first questions homeowners tend to ask us when we arrive to deal with Columbia drain repair is, "How did this happen, anyway!?" What occurs inside wastewater disposal lines is a complete mystery to most people because it's all tucked away out of sight and out of mind. But the inner workings of your plumbing system can have a big impact on the comfort and convenience of your household, so it's well worth knowing what caused the problem that requires drain repair. Columbia, SC plumbing systems can be damaged or affected by a wide range of potential problems, and naturally, we won't know what caused your specific issue until we get a good look at the trouble spot. That being said, here are some of the most common causes of issues that need professional Columbia drain repair services.

Your kitchen may only have one major plumbing fixture, but it's a critically important one. Your kitchen sink is among the hardest-working parts of your system. That's especially true if you have a chef in your family, but even in households that prefer takeout overcooking, the kitchen sink gets a lot of use—and tends to do double-duty as a trash can, even for stuff that really shouldn't be going down the drain. In fact, the number one cause of a kitchen sink clog is that someone rinsed something down the drain that doesn't really belong there.

Your kitchen drain lines are really only intended for wastewater. If you have a garbage disposal, you can throw certain types of food scraps in there, but otherwise, there should only be wastewater and soap scum going into your lines. There's a good chance the problem in your kitchen that is calling for Columbia drain repair is caused at least in part by FOG: fat, oil, and grease. Many homeowners will pour liquid grease into their sink and rinse it out of the basin with a blast of hot water. That gets it out of the fixture, but when it enters the pipe, it coats the interior and then solidifies to form a sticky coating that holds on to anything and everything that follows it down, creating a disgusting, smelly, rotting blockage that can put the entire fixture out of commission until your plumber arrives for your Columbia drain repair service.

Your bathroom doesn't just have the most fixtures connected to wastewater lines—it also has the greatest variety of drain types, from bathroom sinks and shower drains to your toilet. When it comes to Columbia drain repair issues in the shower or bathtub, the problem is most often a big clump of hair that has caught other clog-causing materials such as soap scum, exfoliant beads, and flakes of mineral scale from hard water deposits. This problem is unsanitary and can smell downright awful, so it definitely calls for a Columbia drain repair service. On the bright side, there's an easy way to avoid it (or at least cut way down on hair clogs): use a simple, inexpensive hair catcher over the drain to prevent hair and other debris from slipping into your wastewater lines.

Toilets are, of course, another story. They are designed to handle wastewater, toilet paper, and human waste—that's it. But accidentally or otherwise, a lot of other stuff ends up getting flushed. Small children are often very curious about flushing, and they can cause some major jams in your wastewater line if they aren't taught (or simply don’t retain what they’ve been told) how to use the toilet appropriately. Some of the many things our team of plumbers have discovered during Columbia drain repair include:

• Tissues and paper towels
• Diapers
• Baby wipes and "flushable" wipes, which are not actually flushable!
• Small toys and personal items
• Razor blades, shampoo bottle caps, and other bathroom trash
• Newspaper and other types of paper
• Cotton balls and ear swabs
• Feminine hygiene products
• Medication
• Food scraps
• String and dental floss
• Cigarette butts
• Cat litter
• Beauty products