What Can You Do to Keep Clogs Away?

What Can You Do to Keep Clogs Away?

What Can You Do to Keep Clogs Away?

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Monthly and preventative measures can keep your septic system in good shape and prevent clogs in the long run. Those steps are also crucial to preventing costly repairs and septic tank replacement. Routine maintenance performed by professional plumbers and septic specialists is recommended, but you can also do your part by using products that can prevent clogs, such as Washout Build-Up Remover by TruFusion™. It’s an effective garbage disposal cleaner and deodorizer that can effectively break down sediment buildup.

Make sure you are using a septic-safe garbage disposal cleaner to keep clogs at bay. TruFusion™ Washout Build-Up Remover is made of 100% non-pathogenic material, so it is safe for septic systems and household drains. The biologicals and enzymes in the formula can eat away the buildup caused by soap scum, food, organic matter, hair, paper, and grease, and it will help prevent odors.

TruFusion™ may offer reliable products to eliminate clogs, but there are other things you can do to keep blockage away. Here are more suggestions:

Know what goes down the drain

Proper preventative maintenance should include being mindful of what is going down your drain. Hair is often the usual problem in showers and bathtubs, but you can avoid that by setting a wire mesh strainer or hair catcher over the drain. It also helps to clean out the catcher after bathing or showering by picking up the hairs and throwing them in the garbage.

In your kitchen, avoid throwing any leftovers directly into the sink or your garbage disposal. A lot of organic food particles—such as coffee grounds and grease—could cause clogging and increase the need for you to use a garbage disposal cleaner more often. So put them in the trash bin instead. Coffee grounds and other forms of organic matter can also be part of a compost or mulch pile.

Got cooking grease or used cooking oils? Pour them in an old milk carton or coffee can, let them solidify, and dispose in the trash.

Are their floor drains in your basement, laundry room, or bathroom? Keep them covered with a suitable cover and avoid sweeping or washing down any debris into them.

Bathroom sinks often clog because of toothpaste, makeup, shaving creams and gels, mouthwash, and soap scum. Build-up could occur in the walls of the pipes, causing clogs. Place a fine mesh screen or a catcher over the drains of your bathroom sinks, so it can catch large debris and particles and prevent them from going down the drain. Don’t forget to clean it!

Give your drains a bit of TLC

Prevent the buildup of objects and organic material by using a garbage disposal cleaner and deodorizer at least twice a year.

Running hot water into the sink could help oils run down the drain more effectively instead of building up along the pipe walls. So, make it a habit to do this after every use.

Remember: Not everything can be flushed

Not everything can be flushed

Toilets can clog when there is too much toilet paper in them. As much as possible, keep a trash can in your bathroom where you can dispose of paper waste. If you must throw TP into the toilet, consider flushing the toilet to make your waste go down first, then flush it again with the toilet paper.

Clogs could also occur when you flush down objects that shouldn’t even go into the toilet. These are tampons, sanitary napkins, baby wipes, wet towelettes, diapers, and other similar items. Dispose of them in your trash bin.

You can keep your toilet drain line healthy by pouring five gallons of hot water into it while flushing. This should help eliminate any debris that may have been trapped in the walls of the pipes.