Tips to Keep Your Sewer in Good Working Order

You may not often think about your sewer system and how it’s working. That is, until something goes wrong and you experience backed up toilets or slow drains. You might just assume that the sewer will do its job without any help from you or your family members. However, it’s important to take proactive steps to ensure that your sewer continues to work well on a daily basis. Here’s why you should take the necessary steps to preserve the working order of your sewer and tips for doing so:

Why You Should Be Concerned About Your Sewer Working Properly

It’s easy to know when you have a clogged toilet or a slow moving drain in your home. However, it may not be as easy to tell when the sewer outside of your home is not working properly. With that said, when you notice your toilet not flushing correctly or your sink water not draining all the way, these may be key indicators that there is something wrong beyond the walls of your home. When the outside sewer doesn’t work right, this will lead to problems inside of your house. Even worse, since the sewer connects with all toilets, sinks, tubs, and even the washer in your home, when the sewer is backed up, all of these items will not work properly either. Therefore, it’s vital to take steps to ensure the sewer outside of your home is in good working order. 

Tips to Ensure Your Sewer Works Well

When you want to take steps to help maintain the good working order of your sewer, there are quite a few easy things you can do. Here are some tips to maintain your sewer line:

Keep Food Out of the Sink Drains

If you don’t have a garbage disposal, make sure you dispose of all food items in the trash can, not your sink drain. Even small amounts of food can accumulate over time and cause blockages in the sewer. Drain strainers can prevent food from finding its way down into your drain.

Don’t Put Grease Into Your Sink Drain

Grease can cause your sewer to become blocked so it’s important to never put grease down your sink drain. Properly dispose of grease and this will help to keep your sewer clear from this type of clogging item.

Use Single-Ply Toilet Paper

Using single-ply toilet paper can also help to keep your sewer line flowing freely. Double-ply toilet paper and thicker can quickly clog up a toilet as well as cause problems down the sewer line. Therefore, it’s always a wise idea to opt for single-ply toilet paper in your home. 

Use a High Volume Flush in Your Toilet

You want to take steps to ensure your toilet flushes at a high volume. This will make the water flow quickly through the pipes and help push toilet paper and human waste through in a fast manner. 

Use Drain Strainers in Your Bathtubs

Hair can quickly clog drains and ultimately cause obstructions in the sewer line if constant blockages occur. Drain strainers placed over the top of bathtub drains can catch any hair and prevent it from getting into the drain. 

Don’t Flush Anything Other Than Toilet Paper

Flushing objects other than toilet paper and human waste, such as paper towels, sanitary products, and baby wipes, can cause issues with the sewer line. These items can collect further down into the sewer line and create a blockage that likely won’t clear on its own.   

Upgrade and Maintain Older Pipes

If you notice slow drains in your home on a frequent basis or find that your yard has wet spots in different areas, this may indicate an issue with your sewer pipes and it may be time to maintain and/or upgrade your sewer line. 

NuBlue Offers Sewer Maintenance and Repair Services

NuBlue offers sewer maintenance and repair services throughout North Carolina in areas such as Charlotte, Lake Norman, Fayetteville, and Greenville. If you’ve been experiencing issues with your toilets, drains, or other locations that connect to your sewer line, now’s the time to call NuBlue for help. Our professional team will come out to your home, evaluate your sewer issues, and get the problem resolved in a quick, efficient manner. 

Contact NuBlue for all of your sewer maintenance and repair needs!