Sewer pipe cleaning: possible solutions

With prolonged or careless use of sewage, there is a need for such a procedure as cleaning pipes from sticking (scale) and blockages, which in any case are formed inside the effluent due to the specific use. There are several ways to do this, and there are also methods of preliminary prophylaxis, which allow to increase the operational period of normal operation of the drain pipe.

In more detail about the methods and means of cleaning, pre-prevention and specialized sites will be discussed below, and there you will see the video in this article.

Plumbing work on cleaning pipelines

Note. Cleaning pipelines from sediments and blockages can be done in three ways - chemical, hydraulic and mechanical. But the first of these three methods is more suitable for prevention.

Chemicals

• If you do not know how to clean the pipe from scale (lime deposits), fat, pieces of paper, food and hair, as well as to carry out prevention, then you can safely use Potkhan - a means in granules. To use it, you will have to remove water from the sink so that its level is lower than the siphon (if the drain is difficult, then make it a plunger), then pour 100 g of the drug into the drain hole and wait 5-6 minutes. Then fill it with a glass of hot water and wait another 3 minutes, then open the hot water tap and rinse the contents.
• The tool is quite effective, but if mistreated, you can get chemical burns, therefore, the instruction recommends using rubber gloves and ventilate the room during and after prophylaxis.

• For removal from the pipeline of blockages, fat, pieces of paper, food and hair, and also for carrying out of prevention often use rather popular means for cleaning of pipes under the name the Mole. To do this, from 40 to 120 g of liquid are poured into the drain hole of the siphon (depending on the degree of clogging and modification of the solution) and left for the time specified by the manufacturer (usually it is 2-3 minutes, but maybe less), and then poured warm water. Mole come from different manufacturers, and the composition may vary slightly. But good quality and reasonable price of products always accompany this product.

• A good solution to the problem of how to clean the pipe in the sink, sink and bath is Flop in granules, but it is only sold for cold or hot water, but the second option is more efficient in speed.. To clean the pipeline from blockages, fat, pieces of paper, food and hair, as well as to carry out prophylaxis, up to 100 g of granules are poured into the siphon drain and filled with a glass of hot water - the tool begins to sizzle. The resulting hissing mass is left for 5-15 minutes, and then abundantly washed with warm running water.
• The tool is quite effective, but if you are mistreating, you can get chemical burns, therefore, the application manual recommends the use of rubber gloves and ventilate the room during and after prophylaxis..

• To clean the pipeline from blockages, grease, pieces of paper, food and hair, as well as to carry out prophylaxis, the gel is poured into the drain hole of the siphon of the bath or sink to make it flush with the bottom. Depending on the degree of contamination, NIRET is left for 5 to 30 minutes, although some prefer to leave the gel all night. Wash it off with a pressure jet of warm or cold water.

Note. Despite all the effectiveness of chemical agents, it is advisable not to use them for deaf blockages when the drain is completely absent. In such situations, the hydraulic or mechanical method is more effective.

Hydraulic cleaning

Hydraulic cleaning of sewage with their own hands from blockages, grease, pieces of paper, food and hair is very effective, but for some reason the opinion has taken root that such machines are rather bulky and inconvenient for use in the private sector. But this is a misconception, as compact units with small dimensions and low weight are currently being produced, for example, the Karcher mini-sink, which creates a pressure of 110 bar at just 4 kg of weight.

But besides the sink itself, you will have to purchase a kit with nozzles and a hose so that it can be used to clean the pipeline, and not just wash the car. The nozzle is put into the sewage system and water is supplied under pressure (this is shown in the upper photo), which causes various deposits on the pipe walls to collapse. This method completely restores the permeability of sewage, as the walls acquire the original smoothness.

Mechanical method

We continue to consider how to clean the pipes at home and turn to the old tested tool - plumbing cable, which can be made of metal or plastic. The length of the cable depends on the distance at which clogging is possible, but at the same time the length is doubled in relation to this distance, as the cable in the pipe is twisted in a spiral.

It is also important to pay attention to the end of the sanitary fixture - if the pipeline is plastic, then cleaners of any type are undesirable here, since the plastic is scratched, which creates optimal conditions for the delay of various deposits.

For example, if you are thinking about how to clean a pipe in a bathroom with plastic sewage, the end of the cable should be smooth so as not to scratch the plastic. To clean, you need to determine the estimated location of the sewer blockage, for example, if you have the location of the sanitary facilities from the riser: toilet, sink, bathtub, kitchen, then determine which unit is working.

If, for example, there is a drain from the sink, then there is a blockage between it and the bathroom, and if only the toilet is drained, then the blockage is most likely on the riser reduction (transition from a 50-mm to 100-mm pipe).

Cleaning should be carried out in the direction of blockage in the direction of the riser, starting a plumbing cable through the tee of the last inactive bathroom siphon or through an audit, which is desirable to be pre-cut when installing the sewage system.

When there is a blockage under the bathroom, it is more convenient to start the cable from the kitchen, as it is easier to get to the tee. To prevent blockages install filters for water purification on the pipes in the form of a mesh.

Conclusion

As you can see, the cleaning of pipes is not very difficult, the main thing is to determine the location of the blockage and properly use plumbing applications. In most cases, you can do it yourself, without asking for help from a specialist. Successes!