Drain Cleaning Services for Your Home

Avoid Plumbing Problems During the Holidays

As you know all too well, the drains in our Connecticut homes can take a beating over time.

Let’s count the ways. Bathroom drains often become clogged with hair as well as residue from soaps, hair care products, toothpaste and other assorted grime. And if you’re not careful, the drain in your toilets can become clogged with toilet paper, hair, wipes, feminine hygiene products and waste. Remember, never treat your toilet like it’s a garbage disposal!

Moving into the kitchen, the sink drain easily becomes a repository for bits of food, grease, detergent, soap, coffee grounds and more.
It doesn’t stop there. The drains in our basements, garages and laundry rooms can gather detergent and dirt. Plus, outdoor drains (in driveways, walkways or patios) often become clogged with dirt, leaves, twigs and other plant debris.

Signs of Plumbing Problems

Here are a few common signs that you may need a professional drain cleaning:

• sinks, showers and tubs take longer to drain completely
• a foul odor is detected around sinks, toilets, tubs and shower stalls
• sinks, tubs and showers or toilets make a gurgling noise when draining

Many people may resort to applying household drain clog removers but this is often not enough to clear an already clogged drain. Plus, these products are laden with harmful chemicals.

Homestead Comfort has the skilled plumbers and the equipment needed to clean any kind of drain safely and effectively. We clean both residential and commercial drains.

Tips to Limit Clogged Drains

We always see more plumbing problems during the holiday season. That’s understandable since your plumbing systems handle a lot of extra work during this time of year, including from extra cooking and household guests.

• Never pour excess grease from roasting pans down a sink. Instead, pour the grease from into a disposable container, let it congeal and then discard the container in the trash. 
• Make sure you have a simple strainer in your kitchen drain to catch food particles and debris before they get stuck in your pipes. You should have strainers in your bathroom tub and sink as well.
• Always use enough water in your garbage disposal, and let it run about 30 seconds to take care of stubborn trash. Avoid putting in any trash like bones, coffee grounds, pasta and eggs shells.

Homestead Comfort has decades of experience with plumbing services for residents and business owners throughout our service area in Tolland, Hartford and Windham Counties, CT.

We expertly install or repair plumbing equipment and every member of our plumbing team is licensed by the State of Connecticut, certified by manufacturers and properly insured.

Read more about our about plumbing services and then request service here. If you have an emergency, do not email us; call instead. We are available day or night.

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