Drains in your homes may not get proper attention until they are jammed or clogged. All the waters with many types of substances go into your drains. If you don’t clean them often, you may face a bad situation.     Your bathroom and your kitchen have the most important water outlets in your home. These drains may get clogged for various reasons.            How to clean your jammed drains?      There are many types of chemical cleaners to clean your drains. These chemicals use certain types of strong ingredients to clean your drains.      These drain cleaners take some time to clean your drains. There are different types of cleaners in the market. Among these drain cleaners two types of drain cleaners are popular.      The first one is acid based and the second one is alkaline based. Both of them are used under certain conditions.            But, do these store bought drain cleaners work?      These store brought drain cleaners work, but not on all occasions. In reality, your drains can be clogged in many ways. It can be blocked partially or completely.      There are two types of drain clogging – organic and non-organic.      The organic substances are the living parts or the bio parts. Hairs and parts of foods are some of the organic substances. After months of use many food parts can gather in your drains and they can block your drains.      In this case, the chemical cleaners work well. The cleaners dissolve the organic parts in different stages. They create a reaction with all the substances and the substances begin to dissolve. Within a short time you can free your drains.      The non-organic substances are hard to remove from your drains. It can be a plastic part, a small toy or some metals. Even bones which are organic, can become a stiff thing to move.      The chemical cleaners may not work well in this case. Plastic is something which can be a real headache. Metal or bones can be removed. But, you have to apply the cleaner again and again.

The Good Side Of The Chemical Cleaners    

The chemical cleaners which are alkaline based, are used in most of the homes. They are not so expensive. These cleaners are soft and they try to unblock your drains without damaging your pipes.      The cleaners which are acidic in nature, are mostly used by the professionals. You can also use them to clear a strong blockage in your drains.            The Bad Side Of The Chemical Cleaners      The strong chemical cleaners are not safe all the time. If you have metal pipes, then these cleaners can damage them.     Moreover, no chemical cleaner can clean a fully blocked drain.            Some people use these chemical cleaners without following the right process. As a result. the cleaners fail to give them any result. If you see that your drain is heavily blocked then you should manually clean your drain.      Chemical cleaners are good for your clogged drains. They can save your time. You can use them on emergency. But, you shouldn’t depend on them completely. You should know some tricks to clean your drains manually.

 

For more information, contact Vinny’s Jersey Plumbing, located in Wayne, New Jersey.  We also service other towns in New Jersey, such as Lodi, Cliffside Park and Little Falls.