Sewage cleaning

Cleaning the sewer is a nasty, but very necessary process, since if you do not clear the obstruction of the pipe, the use of a sink, bath and toilet room becomes impossible. Before cleaning the pipes, decide which way you will act: mechanical, chemical or hydrodynamic. To understand with what you choose, the following tips will help.

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What are the types of blockages?

1. Operational - occurs due to the adherence of grease on the walls of the pipe, various waste is applied to it including hair and this leads to clogging.
2. Mechanical - arises from the fault of the owner, who throws unnecessary things into the toilet, which causes a clogging of sewage. Eliminated only by special means that corrode garbage.
3. Technogenic - this blockage can not be removed by improvised means, since a problem arises of the need to clean the sewer system due to incorrect design of the system.

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How to clean the sewer pipe?

In order to clean the sewer system by yourself, you will need:

• plunger;
• baking soda;
• vinegar;
• calcined soda;
• steel plumbing cable;
• spiral machine;
• Mole;
• Tyr's;
• Domestos;
• Pokhtan;
• Steril.

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Preventing clogging

1. Install special grids in the drain hole to avoid getting small debris into the drain pipe.
2. Pour periodically into the drain hole special chemicals for cleaning pipes.
3. Use the plunger for preventive purposes.

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How to clean the sewer pipe with a plunger?

The Vantuz is a fairly simple device for cleaning the blockage, but it is very effective, since with its help it is possible to remove more than 50% of the mud that interferes with the normal outflow of sewage. It consists of a rubber nozzle and a wooden stick. Apply it this way:

1. Take the plunger.
2. Install it so that its rubber part completely closes the drain hole.
3. Carry out cleaning with water filled, so water will push clog, not air - this will result in a more effective result.
4. Use the wooden handle to move up and down, these movements will push through the blockage.
5. Turn on the water.
6. Wash off any debris.

Important! Use the plunger not only for the already formed clog, but also for preventive purposes, in order to avoid its formation.

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How to clean the blockage in the pipe by chemical means?

Sewage cleaning is also carried out with special chemicals that you can easily purchase in hardware stores. They are in the form of liquid, powder, foam, gel and in the form of granules. Before choosing and using them, be sure to read the instructions.

Apply them this way:

1. Take the selected chemical suitable for your type of pipe and clogging type.
2. Pour or pour it into the drain hole.
3. If you use a powder - be sure to pour in a glass of hot or cold water.
4. Follow the instructions.
5. Turn on hot or cold water and rinse the dissolved contamination under the water flow.

Important! To eliminate blockage in the bathroom, choose the product that can dissolve the hair, and to decide how to clean the tube in the kitchen, choose the product that can dissolve fat.

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Chemicals for cleaning pipes

Before cleaning the sewer pipe with a chemical, be sure to use the material from which the pipes are made and where exactly you will remove the blockage. The most popular of these is:

1. Tiret is an effective tool that can quickly and easily eliminate a complex clogging of the pipe. Does not smell ammonia. Suitable for both metal and plastic pipes.
2. Mr. Muscle - is made in the form of foam or gel. It is able to penetrate all the nooks of the pipe, which makes cleaning as efficient as possible. Eliminates bacteria, removes unpleasant odor.
3. Mole - the most popular means of domestic producers, effectively removes fat and food remnants. Eliminates the unpleasant odor. It is recommended also to be used for preventive purposes. Can not be used for plastic pipes.
4. Flood. The form of its release is granules. There are 2 types.1st - for the bay with cold water, 2nd - for hot water. Eliminates calcareous deposits, food remnants, collagen fibers. When using this drug, you should take special care, work with gloves, avoid getting it on your skin, clothes, and eyes.
5. Pokhtan is an effective remedy, but can be dangerous. Produced in the form of liquid. Eliminates food, limescale, paper, hair. Make sure that this product does not get on the surface of the sink, bath, floor, and especially on the skin and clothing. Able to cause a chemical burn. Has a strong smell.

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How to clean the sewer with a plumbing cable?

In the event that cleaning of sewer pipes with chemical preparations and plunger did not bring the desired result, use a plumbing steel cable. To use it, do the following:

1. Remove the drain trap - this action will free access to the pipe.
2. Take the plumbing cable.
3. Insert the cable carefully into the hole, make sure that it does not curl in the ring.
4. Make constant circular motion with the handle that comes with the kit. This action entrust to perform to your partner.

Important! This method can eliminate 90% of the contamination.

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How to clean the sewer with a spiral cleaning machine?

Spiral cleaning machine is a special equipment that has spirals of different diameters and nozzles. With their help, the machine struggles with various blockages.

Use this unit as follows:

1. Install the machine opposite the inlet.
2. Move the spiral into the pipe.
3. Turn on the machine.
4. Rotate the spiral to the left and right - by these actions you destroy the accumulated dirt.

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How to clean the siphon?

Before cleaning the blockage, it is necessary to clean the siphon. This procedure is carried out in the following order:

1. Place a good absorbent cloth under the siphon.
2. Put a bucket under it.
3. Carefully unscrew the nut and remove the flask.
4. Rinse well the siphon from the inside.
5. Set everything in place.
6. Turn on the water and check if everything is properly installed. If there are no leaks, then you have solved the problem correctly.

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How to eliminate blockage by folk remedies?

There are proven folk methods for cleaning the sewerage system at home, the effectiveness of which was checked by experience, not one mistress. The most popular of them are set out below.

Method 1

A good means for eliminating blockages is caustic soda, the application for cleaning the sewer is as follows:

1. Take 2 tbsp.caustic soda.
2. Put it in the drain hole.
3. If necessary, push it with a thin rod.
4. Pour 100-150 ml of vinegar into the container.
5. Fill it in the hole.
6. Wait until white foam starts to appear from it.
7. Rinse with plenty of hot water.

Method 2

To eliminate clogging in the bathroom or in the kitchen, ordinary soda will also help. Apply it this way:

1. Boil several water kettles.
2. Take a batch of baking soda.
3. Add it to the boiling water.
4. Fill it in the hole.

Method 3

Pipes are cleaned by this method with soda and vinegar. Apply these tools as follows:

1. Take 200-300 g of baking soda.
2. Put it in the hole.
3. Pour a bottle of vinegar into it.
4. Close the hole to enhance the chemical reaction.
5. Wait for a while.
6. Turn on hot water with a large head to rinse the clogging.

Now you know the ways in which the sewage pipes are cleaned and you decide how best to clean the sewer pipes. But remember the main thing - in order to prevent yourself from doing this procedure, do not forget to take preventive measures from time to time.