For the resident of Madison NJ, having to deal with the occasional clogged drain is part of owning a home or renting an apartment. Some drain clogs are easily cleared with a plumber’s helper (aka plunger), while others may require a hand-worked snake to clear the drain. These are drain maintenance tasks most homeowners can handle without a hitch. Still, there are more severe total drain clogs that are particularly difficult or impossible to clear and might require light-duty powered equipment to flush the drain and get the water flowing in the correct direction once again.
Stashluk, the Madison NJ Plumber has been serving the Madison area since 1948, and we’ve cleared drain clogs of every imaginable difficulty and severity ever since. While some drain clogs can be left to the weekend for the homeowner to try and clear it herself, other clogs require immediate attention by a professional to maintain the family’s quality of life. Stashluk offers 24/7 emergency service for Madison NJ Clogged Drain Repair as well as for many other plumbing problems that can happen at any time day or night.)
Without a doubt, the last thing a homeowner wants is for water to back up inside the basement or into sinks and tubs upstairs in the home. When this happens, you want a professional on the scene as quickly as possible to clear the problem.
What is involved in Madison NJ Clogged Drain Repair?
Stashluk clears clogged drain problems affecting every inch of the home’s drainage system, from the sink, toilet, and shower drains to the sewer lines leading to the street, as well as the septic system. Over time, the insides of drain pipes can become clogged with grease, fat, oil, soap scum, hair and other debris that escapes down the drain. At virtually any point along the way, this gunk can accumulate and stop the flow of water from your home. While there are many objects and materials that can clog a drain, some are more difficult to clear than others and require the services of an expert.
For example, these are some items that Stashluk has found in clogged pipes:
- Children’s toys
- Tree roots
- Hair clips
- Thick build-up of sediment and soil
- Grease from cooking
- Various facial or hand wipes
- Food waste
- Dental floss & much more.
While the list of clogging items above will most likely require the services of a professional to clear, not every partial clog or slow running drain is as difficult to clear as it might at first seem. If you pour liquid drain opener down your bathroom sink and the flow of water doesn’t improve after the recommended wait time, before you panic and call Stashluk take a look under your drain stopper. Sometimes what seems like a clogged bathroom sink is just a buildup of hair and/or mascara (or something else) caught in the mechanism under the drain stopper. This can easily be fixed by unscrewing the drain stopper and checking to see if it is a local clog.
A much tougher drain clog can occur below the kitchen sink when too much food debris is allowed to enter the disposal. When the kitchen disposal is switched on it can send a clump of food shavings into the drain pipe and jam it up real good. This kind of clog may require disconnecting the food disposal from the p-trap and sending a snake down the drain to try and retrieve the clog or break up the problem.
Are Recurring Clogged Drains a Problem?
If the same drain seems to be getting clogged all of the time, or the water exiting your home is draining slower than usual, a Stashluk technician can diagnose the problem and recommend a proper solution — whether the job calls for installing clean outs to provide access points to your home’s sewage piping, or feeding a video scope into the line to get to the root cause of the issue. Either way, Stashluk will access and clear the clog in the best way possible.
Once we dislodge the clog we’ll stand by as water is run through the drain to confirm the clog has been successfully removed and that there are no issues further down the line.
In need of Madison NJ Clogged Drain Repair? Call the Stashluk Plumber!
We’ve seen and cleared every kind of clog imaginable in the Madison, NJ-area. We are able to quickly determine where inside or outside of the house the clog is located. This includes clogs that are local to one toilet, sink or area of the house, or larger clogs that are blocking the pipes somewhere in between your house and the sewer line under the street.
When it comes to clearing clogs big or small, count on Stashluk, the Madison NJ Plumber to get the job done quickly and effectively. Call us 24/7 at 908.277.6200.
