Yes, it's spring. Birds singing, blue skies, spring cleaning - you see garage sales at every corner, and there's a big run on rakes for the yard, and household cleaning products.
But there's one area that people don't think about all that often, and they should. It's the kind of spring cleaning that can be done - and should be - year 'round. And that's drain cleaning. I see a lot of drain issues, and one of the best ways to keep clogs at bay is one of the simplest. Preventative maintenance really means taking care of what you put down the drains in the first place.
Biggest problems: grease, coffee grounds, and soap and hair build up. Those are the main culprits.
Avoid even considering putting these items down a drain with with some simple tips:
Throw away or recycle coffee grounds rather than putting them down the drain.
Save cooking grease in a container and throw it out.
Get yourself a screen to filter out hair and soap build ups. That filter is such a simple thing, and is inexpensively available at hardware and plumbing stores, as well as big box home care stores just about anywhere you look. It will catch problems before they become problems at all.
It doesn’t hurt to do a little drain cleaning, either. Be sure to run some hot water through the sink after you put anything down the drain. Hot water prevents build ups in the drain interior surface, which can lead to clogging. So simple.
Don’t be shy about tossing a handful of baking soda into the drain, either, then running hot water. It’s a great cleaning tool, and absorbs bad smells - a win/win.
Yes, it's spring - time to put a little year round drain cleaning into action.
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