Plumbing needs maintenance in order to keep it from having problems and breaking down over time. Like all things, over time your plumbing will slowly deteriorate unless you keep it maintained by using various techniques to keep it clean and strong. Plumbers can be expensive, so if you can avoid letting a plumber intrude on your household to fix your pipes, it is a good thing.

Drain Cleaner

Cleaning your drains keeps food gunk and wads of hair from hanging onto the sides of your drains, which slowly clogs them, keeps them maintained and prevents future clogging problems that may occur from them being ignored. In order to do this, you can use a drain cleaner to disintegrate the clogging that is occurring in your drains. Drain cleaners are acidic so that they can dissolve whatever is keeping the water from draining down your pipes, whether they are being slowed down or stopped completely. If a drain cleaner isn’t enough to unclog a drain, you can use another tool such as a handheld drain auger which can be another effective way to unclog a drain.

Corrosion and Leaks

If you have a leak or find some form of corrosion that is occurring in your pipes, don’t wait for the problem to correct itself. The reason is, it won’t. If you begin to see discoloration on your pipes than you will know that it is time to change out your pipe. If you can figure out the model number of your pipe, which will be located on the pipe and can be read if the corrosion hasn’t covered it then, you can go out and buy a new pipe and replace it easily yourself. Make sure that you replace it quickly so that the corrosion doesn’t cover the model number or create a leak that makes a huge mess. Make sure that you shut off your water before replacing a leaky or corroded pipe. Otherwise you will end up with a disaster.

Check for Breakage Near Pipes

This part of maintenance doesn’t involve you messing with the pipes directly but prevents them from ending up breaking eventually. If you see broken tiles or splintered wood near the location that a pipe runs, make sure that you get that fixed as soon as possible. This leaves your pipes open and vulnerable, which can end up in breakage.

Conclusion

These three techniques will not only help you fix your current plumbing problems, but they will prevent problems from occurring later on. This will save you a ton of money and will keep you from having to hire a plumber, allowing them into your home. Make sure that you keep up on it and don’t slack behind, or your plumbing problems will begin to come back.

 

For more information, contact Vinny’s Jersey Plumbing, located in Wayne, New Jersey.  We also service other towns in New Jersey, such as Paramus, West Orange and Livingston.