San Tan Valley Handyman Shows You How Keep Your Drains Clear With These Handy Tips.

San Tan Valley Handyman Shows You How To Keep Your Drains Clear With These handy Tips.

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Use My Guy your local San Tan Valley Handyman here.  There is nothing more inconvenient than a clogged drain at the wrong moment.  Unfortunately it usually happens at the worst time like those family gatherings or the holidays.  Why is this? You might ask.  I’ll tell you why.  It’s times like these that our sinks, drains and toilets are getting the most use.  Whether it’s cooking large amounts of food and using the garbage disposal in the sink to take care of the food waste or cousin Sally’s long hair getting stuck in the tub drain it’s over-use like this that puts unnecessary stress on the hosts.  So here are three tips to help save your sanity this holiday.

Zip It hair snare

1)      Get a hair snare.  This hand device is thin and barbed and can fit in most sink and tub drains.  It will easily solve most hair clogs quickly and efficiently.  If the hair snare doesn’t do the trick then your next step is to remove the plug from the sink.  Usually hair gets trapped on the pop up stopper and the pivot rod.  This is easy to do but if your drains are very old can prove to be a hassle because of natural calcium build-up that occurs over time.  Especially if the water in your neighborhood is very hard.

Pop up stopper.  AKA Hair collector

2)      Don’t run your food waste through the garbage disposal.  Little bits here and there are OK but if you are cooking for thirty people then it’s probably not a great idea to dispose of all your food waste through the disposal.  Designate a bucket or bowl for the waste and dispose of it in the garbage can.  If you do wind up jamming the garbage disposal it is usually a pretty easy fix.  First turn off the disposal and unplug it.  Secondly find the Allen wrench that came with the disposal.  It should be under your sink somewhere.  Then all you have to do is stick the wrench into the bottom of your disposal and turn it 360 degrees four or five times and you should be good to go.  Plug the disposal back in and turn it on to ensure that it worked.  If it didn’t repeat the procedure a few more times before calling your local handy-man.

 

3)      Have some bacterial drain cleaner handy and use it monthly at least.  This will be available at your local hardware store or Home Depot.  Most chemical drain cleaners are not very effective and some can damage your pipes if you use them often.  Since most clogged pipes are caused by organic matter the drain cleaners that use bacteria to clean out the drains will be most effective.  Just follow the instructions on the package and wait for the magic to happen.

A great option for pipe friendly bacterial cleaner.

Now.  If these tips did not work for you then it is time to give your local handyman a call.  If your drains are old and calcified then it is a good idea to call a professional in to do the work.  The reason for this being that old drains are brittle and if you try to remove the pivot rod to remove your bathroom sink drain a host of new and likely worse problems will occur.When looking for a handyman we understand how hard it can be to find someone you trust that’s why we here at Use My Guy Services are on the Better Business Bureau where we have an A+ rating.  We are also on Angie’s List where we have an A rating as well in addition to having won the Super Service Award for 2015.  You can also check us out on Yelp and Facebook where we have dozens of 5 star reviews.  So look no further because we are your trusted source for all your handyman needs from plumbing and electrical to shelf hanging and irrigation maintenance, installation and repair.  Call us at (602)316-9187 to speak with a member of our friendly and helpful staff or check us out online for a complete list of services offered and for more information about our family and how you can be a part of it.

 

Thanks for reading.

Use My Guy Your Local San Tan Valley Handyman.