Backed up plumbing,
You haven’t been a homeowner long if you have not come across this issue. Once in while, even though very unpleasant, every homeowner faces a backed up and plugged plumbing that requires some unplugging. It is not something that requires extensive knowledge but rather some tools and a good shower after all!
They could also be stressful as there is an urgency to have them done ASAP. They unlike a leaky faucet washer need to be taken care of immediately.
No need to panic though, all you required to do is keep calm and start by having your plan from start to finish to make sure you won’t mess anything up by rushing into doing something you’d regret after it’s done. Try to see if you can find any foreign object blocking the way. That is the most common case and it could easily be take care of. Especially if you have small children most probably they have thrown something in there just for the fun of it to see what happens.
If that is the case all you need to do is to put some good gloves on and fish out the object and the problem is solved. Now, there are cases where the object is far in and can’t be reached in that case you might want to dump a big bucket of water and start plunging using a flanged plunger, that usually does the trick. The other option if that doesn’t work is to use plumbing snake or clause auger.
If you have tried all these and none worked so far, you might want to head to your local hard ware store and grab carbon dioxide cartridge delivery tools or compressed air that would apply enough pressure to push the object out of the way.
If all fails then you might want to unassembled the plumbing and remove the object that way. Anything you do make sure as mentioned before you have planned for it and also have gone over your plan, to prevent any silly mistake that might leave you frustrated. Especially if you are doing this on a Sunday evening, and you forget to buy something you need from your hardware store before they close you might be just a bit more than frustrated.
Babak Sobhani
www.EasyHomeTransaction.com
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