How do plumbers clear blocked drains?

Clogged drains are perhaps the reason for which professional plumbers are called for most of the times. This is an emergency that can be very nasty and instead of wasting your own valuable time hiring a professional drain cleaning service is more effective and affordable at the same time. 

It is true that there are DIY drain cleaning products as well as home remedies those have been used for this purpose for years. But home remedies are more effective for maintenance and if there are stubborn clog inside the pipes these will give you only partial and temporary solutions. 

On the other hand, professional drain cleaners will you advanced inspection methods for exactly determine the location of the clog and then use special drain cleaning equipment to provide you with a complete and long-lasting solution. 

For clearing any Blocked Drain Sydney, the following tools and equipment are widely used by professional plumbers – 

• Drain CCTV camera inspection: This is used for identifying the exact location of the clog and understanding its nature for determining the right drain cleaning tools to be used. This equipment for video inspection has a small waterproof camera which is mounted on fiber-optic cable. This can be steered through the pipes for exactly locating the clog and in the LCD monitor with whom the camera is hooked plumbers can see exactly what the clog is made of to determine the clearing methods accordingly. 

• Drain snakes or augers: These are available in both manual and motorized variations but the manual drain snakes now have limited use for they are not so effective with tough and stubborn clogs and their restricted reach is also a problem. On the other hand, motorized drain snakes can reach up to a distance of 150ft and also effectively remove tough and stubborn blocks like those caused by tree roots or accumulation of grease and waste for a very long time.  
• Hydro-jetting machines: If the clog is at a distance of more than 150ft from the possible entry point then even motorized drain snakes are useless and in those conditions a Plumber Sydney will resort to the latest hydro-jetting machines. These machines can effectively clear the most difficult blockages with great results by using heated stream of water with very high pressure to burst away all clogs present inside the pipes. Hydro-jetting is the most comprehensive drain cleaning technique that is now used by the professionals and can effectively restore the drains and pipes to a condition that looks like almost new. 

Why DIY drain cleaning products are a bad idea 

There is a tendency among homeowners to use DIY chemical drain cleaners those are commonly available in the market and they think they can save some money with those. But in reality, those strong chemicals actually do more harm than good. The solution they can provide is only partial and temporary and the problem will return in a couple of months. Secondly those strong chemicals can damage the pipes with regular use and make them collapse ultimately which will force you to undertake costly repairs – so they are not cost saving too.