{"id":3798,"date":"2015-12-07T11:00:21","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T16:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/?p=3798"},"modified":"2015-12-04T12:44:07","modified_gmt":"2015-12-04T17:44:07","slug":"cant-i-just-clean-my-drains-on-my-own-with-a-drain-snake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/drain-and-sewer-service\/cant-i-just-clean-my-drains-on-my-own-with-a-drain-snake\/","title":{"rendered":"Can\u2019t I Just Clean My Drains on My Own with a Drain Snake?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re glad you\u2019re asking this question (one that plumbers often hear from customers) because it at least means that you aren\u2019t considering using a chemical drain cleaner from a store to clear out a clog. Using a plunger or a hand-crank drain snake (a.k.a. drain auger<\/em>) is always a much wiser idea, since you won\u2019t risk doing damage to your drains from acidic chemicals, or damage to anyone in your household with toxic liquids and fumes.<\/p>\n

There isn\u2019t anything wrong with using an inexpensive drain snake to break through a clog in a sink, shower, or bathtub in your house. The drain snake won\u2019t damage the drainpipe, and it may manage to clear out enough of the clog to allow drainage. But the problem is that a store-bought drain snake won\u2019t actually clean<\/em> your drains, and at best should be thought of as only a quick, temporary solution before you call on professional plumbers.<\/p>\n

The Store-Bought Drain Snake vs. Professional Drain Cleaning<\/h3>\n

Let\u2019s look at what a standard hand-crank drain snake actually does. A coil of wires, sometimes covered with Velcro-hooked fabric, travels a short distance down the drain. When it rotates, it drills down into the clog. This will usually puncture a hole through the clog, allowing liquid through. When the drain snake is drawn out, it will often pull pieces of the clog with it, clearing out more space.<\/p>\n

But that still leaves a great deal of debris behind that the drain snake isn\u2019t able to remove. The remaining build-up in the drain will quickly start to catch more debris, and the clogging will come back again. In others words, a drain snake isn\u2019t cleaning your drains at all.<\/p>\n

Professionals use tools that will fully clean your drains<\/a>, not only eliminating clogs but seeing that the drainpipes are free from the build-up that will bring clogs back. Powerful mechanical drain snakes (which only professional should handle) and hydro-jetting are methods that licensed plumbers will use to make certain that you have actual drain cleaning<\/em> and not just a hole punched through a clog.<\/p>\n

Modern Plumbing Industries, Inc. is now entering our 40th year of great plumbing service in Orlando, FL and the surrounding areas. Our qualified and fully-trained plumbers can assist you with any plumbing need you may have!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re glad you\u2019re asking this question (one that plumbers often hear from customers) because it at least means that you aren\u2019t considering using a chemical drain cleaner from a store to clear out a clog. Using a plunger or a hand-crank drain snake (a.k.a. drain auger) is always a much wiser idea, since you won\u2019t risk doing damage to your drains from acidic chemicals, or damage to anyone in your household with toxic liquids and fumes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[166],"tags":[248,80],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3798"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3798"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3799,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3798\/revisions\/3799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}