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Bathroom sinks clogs are common clogs. The drains are only an 1-1/4 and are easy to clog. Bathroom sinks are known for collecting lots of personal items as well. Rings, toothbrushes, hair clips and more are just some of the items you can find in a bathroom sink drain. Soap is a type of oil that will build up on walls of a pipe. Since the bathroom sink drains are so small in diameter, clogs will often happen here most often. If there are any types of problems with the drain design thus could become a pretty common problem. If the pipes have
bellies in them, back pitched or too flat they will clog often. Also the material the pipe is made up of is important too. Galvenized pipe is often very problematic. Galvenized pipe is the silver metal pipe with the threaded connections. This pipe is notorious for causing many problems throughout the house. Most of it was installed in the 50s and 60s, it had a life expectancy of 60 years and now is showing its old age. The elbows rust almost completely shut and sometimes the electric snake will actually pop out the side of the pipe before it pierces through the clog.
Signs of a clogged bathroom sink
– bathroom sink drains slowly
– Bathroom sink drain bubbles and gurgles when it is draining
– Not draining at all

Shower / Bathtub

Shower/Bathtub- Hair Hair Hair! Hair is the reason for almost every single clog in the shower drain or bathtub drain. These drains are usually pretty short and quick to clear. Considering it is installed properly. These drains are usually made out of metal pipe and the little rust flakes on the walls of the pipe will grab hair. This hair will build up over a period of time and cause the drain to run slow for a long time. The drain can run slow for years before it actually causes a complete stoppage. But when it does expect to pull out about 3 years of old hair in a huge ball.
Signs of a clogged shower/bathtub
– Slowly draining
– Gurgling when it is draining
– No tornado effect when draining
– Stopper lever has no effect on drain rate
– Drain not draining at all and appears totally clogged

Floor Drains

Floor drains can be very tough clogs because of the things that goes into the floor drain. Dirt and rocks and natural debris will find its way into a floor drain. Also, other drains in the house or business can make a floor drain appear to be clogged. Really it is only the lowest level of the same drain so the water will back up there first. Restaurant’s are common for having clogged floor drains because they see so much use. The the floors are washed they wash all of that grease from the day of cooking into these drains. Sometimes string and forks and other unnatural debris will find its way into these pipes. Floor drains commonly have a trap directly under the floor drain and that limits the sized of the snake we can use to clean it. It it is a two inch drain but turns into a 4 inch pipe under the ground it can become very difficult to properly clear the drain. The hydro jet is always the best option when clearing floor drains.
Signs of a clogged floor drain
– Water accumulation around the floor drain
– Floor drain draining slowly
– Floor drain not accepting water at all