Drain Cleaning · Newmarket

Common clogs

• Bathroom sinks and tubs: hair knotted with soap scum just below the stopper.
• Kitchen sinks: fat and starch that cool and harden further down the line.
• Floor drains: laundry lint, sand and silt, sometimes tree roots in the main.
• Toilets: wipes, cotton swabs and too much paper in one flush.
• Laundry standpipes: lint and detergent sludge, especially with older top loaders.

Where the slowdown shows up tells us a lot. One fixture means a local clog. Several fixtures gurgling at once usually points to the main line.

Snaking versus jetting

For most single-fixture clogs a cable machine does the job. We feed a spinning cable through the trap or a cleanout until it bites the blockage, then pull the debris back out instead of pushing it further down. Hydro jetting comes in when the walls of the pipe are coated with grease or scale, or when roots return year after year. A water jet scours the full circumference of the pipe, where a cable only punches a hole via the middle.

Keeping drains clear

• Drop a mesh catcher into each tub and shower drain.
• Wipe greasy pans with paper towel ahead of washing.
• Let the hot tap go for sixty seconds after the dishwasher drains.
• Skip the bottle drain openers; they soften old pipe and rarely reach the clog.