Why Do My Plumbing Drains Get Clogged?

"Once they see go down the drain it's out of sight and out of mind, but they don't understand what it's doing inside the pipes ." 

- Bobby Crowder

 

So, why do your pipes get clogged?  Plumbing expert, Bobby Crowder is here to answer this common plumbing question on the Check A Pro Radio Show!

 

Check out this episode of The Plumber Podcast to find out more...

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Podcast Episode Transcript:

 

Once they see go down the drain it's outside out of mine but they don't understand what it's doing inside the pipes. This is the check a pro radio show check a pro Joe has assembled a team of pre-qualified home service contractors to bring you the latest in services products and techniques now here's your host a man with a hard hat and tool belt check a pro Joe a common problem ever since we've had indoor plumbing is our drains get clogged it could be hair it could be food it could be waste from the toilet it could be a lot of different things I've asked my friend Bobby Crowder the family plumber to join me here on the program today to answer the question why do my drains get clogged now Bobby I know this is kind of a wide question it's not very narrow but I'm sure that you have some insight that you can share with us some common things like air fat and grease and some common things right correct there's one thing a lot of people don't do it what it is they tell you to maintain your drains and who does that nobody does that no nobody calls you Bobby until they have a problem exactly you know even myself I mean there's times I'll maintain like drains here and there but the typical homeowner that's you know not a plumber they're never no one ever does it's just how it is So what I recommend is you know maintain those drains you know just watch what you're putting down the drains but there's you know there's a product out there that's got like the good bacteria that you could put down your drain that will you know every three to six months they'll maintain their sewer system so just be very careful you know it's a good bacteria it's like a bio you know like you know bioclean kind of stuff so it's a maintaining it maintains the sewer lines in your drain so it'll it'll weigh the grease and but you know anything that can build up in your drains overtime but it's more of a homeowners you know kind of watch what you're doing what you know don't be putting grease in and any kind of thing down the drains that's not supposed to go there even though they figure hey it's going down the sewer line that's you know this dispose of this down the sink and it's done and once they once they see go down the drain it's outside out of mind but they don't understand what's what it's doing inside the pipes it's just your typical homeowner it's nothing that we can't fix for you but we can tell you how to maintain it and that's the way to maintain it would be just watch what you're doing get a you know a bio treatment that actually pour down the drains you know safe one not the acids or anything like that there is some safe ones out there they pour down there and maintain the healthy state of your sewer lines of your drains that keeps them clean I'll make a recommendation the grease is the fats pretty much any food item should not be going down the drain I'm personally not a fan of a garbage disposal so I don't have one because I really don't believe and I've been told by plumbers Bobby for decades the only thing that should be going into a waste line is water clean or dirty or human waste especially into a septic system it's designed to breakdown human waste not necessarily roast beef and a pork chop right I mean it's it's not well you laugh you have pulled out of garbage disposals pork chop bone I know you have and they will get stuck in there right and so people think it's just you know just put it in there and it'll go away it can come back to haunt you exactly yeah I've seen bones I've seen lots of stuff and people think hey I've got a 1 horsepower disposal this thing should grind it up no not necessarily just be careful like you said once those drains back up then you have a problem let's maintain those drains let's keep them flowing so you don't ever had to call one of us out to fix an issue yeah hey Bobby that's great advice thank you so much Bobby Crowder the family plumber and surprise AZ all of his contact information is in the description of this podcast feel free to reach out to him he loves to talk to you on the phone and if he needs to he'll also come out and visit you to help you with your plumbing problem bobby once again thank you so much for joining me today thanks joe check a pro as you were a local source for pre-qualified contractors stay tuned for more of the check a Pro radio show.