Drain Piping

Boulder County Plumbing
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All You Need To Know About Drain Piping

A drain snake also known as a toilet jack, is a type of specialized equipment used in drain piping. It is a long hose with an auger at one end and a hand crank for powering the auger on the other. To use it one needs to send it down the pipe to where the clog is, and then use the hand crank to power the auger which then drills through the clog.

Clog removal is normally an easy job. One can use chemical solvents, abrasives and natural methods to get rid of most clogs.

However, some clogs are normally hard and stubbornly refuse to break loose, even after trying to use the above mentioned drain clogging solutions. In such a case, you are advised to use the plumbers snake.

Using a plumbers snake is not difficult. The following simple steps explain how you should go about the whole procedure. You should start with preparation. Get a bucket, a towel and wear protective gloves that do not slip easily. This will ensure that the place you are working in does not become wet, and that you have somewhere to place the the debris you clearing the blockage.

After that is done, push the snake into the blocked pipe. Crank the handle clockwise while doing this. This way, you will be able to know when the auger reaches the material that is causing the clog.

When you are sure you have reached the clog, pull the snake back a little while continuing to power the auger. This helps loosen it.

When the blockage is cleared, pull the snake up the pipe slowly so that it can come up with the debris. This is important because it prevents the debris from clogging further down the pipe.

Using a plumbers snake is not hard but can be messy.

So make sure that you have a lot of towels around. It is very effective and clears any type of debris that might be clogging your drains.

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