How to prevent grease from becomming a problem in your drainage system

To prevent cloggs related to fats, oils and greases from happening, follow these good practices:

Before washing dishes, scrape and dry them with a paper towel.
Pour cooled oils and greas into a covered container and mix with other absorbent material like paper towels, kitty litter or coffee grounds before disposing in the trash.
Minimize garbage disposal use and place a basket or strainer over your drain to catch food items, then throw them in the trash.

Sewer gas smell in your home

If you have a sewer gas smell in your home don't panic, it is a common problem that can usually be fixed by just running some water. All plumbing fixtures in your home have traps on them. These traps hold water to seal sewer gas from entering you home. If a fixture has not been used for awhile, the water could evaporate and allow sewer gas in. Run the water on any fixtures once a month if they are not used on a regular basis. A toilet has an internal trap, make sure the bowl has water in it. The most common source of a sewer gas smell in your home are basement floor drains. These drains are also trapped, dump a bucket of water in them once a month as well. So don't panic if you have a sewer gas smell in your home, just run some water.

The proper way to use your garbage disposal.

To prevent expensive problems from happening this is the proper way to use your garbage disposal. The first thing you do is run water through the disposal side of your sink before turning it on. After the water has ran for a few seconds, turn your disposal on. Let the disposal run a few seconds before adding food waste. With the water still running, slowly add food waste in small amounts until it is gone. Let the disposal run a few more seconds after the food waste is gone, turn it off, let the water run a few more seconds then turn it off . This is the proper way to use your garbage disposal and should help prevent having problems

Tips on choosing a sewer and drain service company

If you need to hire someone to unclog a drain in you home here are some tips on choosing a sewer and drain service company . Choose wisely, what I mean is don't just choose a company with a big and colorfull add from the Yellow Pages. Usually the bigger and more colorfull the add is, the bigger and more colorfull your bill will be. Instead ask around, word of mouth is the best advertiser. Ask your neighbors, your coworkers, the people in your church, or the people at you kids soccer game. The most important is to always, always check out the company with the Better Business Bureau. Hope these tips on choosing a sewer and drain service company help