Clogged drain? ANTA Plumbing and Drain provides emergency plumbing services in and around Toronto, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We will send a City of Toronto licensed plumber team to your premises in 1 hour to do any drain backup cleaning and fix clogged drains in no time.
The most common sewer backup cause is a sanitary service pipe blockage between the home and the City’s sewer main. From our master plumbers’ experience, soil settlement, misaligned joints, root infiltration, and pipe collapses are common causes of blockage. Sewer blockages can also be caused by cooking grease, tree roots, rags, or pieces of solid debris flushed down a household drain.
If you have a sewer blockage in your home or business, your floor drain will usually provide evidence that the problem is present within your sewer system. The sewage backup discharge will generally rise within the piping system, and discharge may appear around the floor drain. You can control the amount of backup by only using your plumbing fixtures once you have the sewers checked by a licensed plumber or a drain services contractor.
If you can see the debris clogging the drain, try using gloved hands, tongs, or a small tool to remove it. Please be careful not to push the debris further into the drain.
If the debris is not easily accessible, you can use a plunger to create suction and dislodge the blockage. Please ensure enough water is in the sink or tub to cover the plunger, then place the plunger over the drain and vigorously pump it up and down several times. This can help to push or pull the debris out.
If the plunger doesn’t work, you can try using a drain snake or auger. Could you insert the tool into the drain and rotate it to break it up or hook it onto the debris? Slowly pull it out, and the debris should come with it. Be careful not to damage the pipes while using the tool.
If none of these methods work or you need help with how to proceed, it’s best to contact a professional plumber. They have the expertise and tools to safely and effectively clear the blocked drain without causing further damage to the plumbing system.
Call our team of plumbers right now at (416) 231-3331.
Roots of nearby shrubs and trees, seeking moisture, will make their way into sewer lateral cracks. These roots can do a lot of damage. They may start out small, getting into a small crack in the pipe; but as the tree or shrub continues to grow, so does the root. This will eventually cause your sewer lateral to break, which in turn allows debris to become stuck in the sewer lateral, thus causing a backup. Please be careful about planting greenery around your sewer lateral.
Read more information about roots in a sewer line and City Program to keep our city clean and full of trees.
When you hire Anta Plumbing, you’re protected by our Service Satisfaction Guarantee: if you’re not completely happy, we’ll send a licensed master plumber back, free of charge, to put things right. That’s how we’ve kept Toronto drains flowing and water heaters humming for 21 years.
Call our team of plumbers in Toronto right now at (416) 231-3331.
Cleaning up after a drain backup overflow is critical, as drain pipes take the wastewater away from your home. This water may be from the kitchen sink, bathtub, basin, or toilet. Water that sits in the pipes before it overflows contains bacteria that may be harmful to your health and that of other people sharing the property. ANTA Plumbing’s master plumber suggests these tips for cleaning up after a drain backup overflow.
ANTA Plumbing’s experienced master plumbers have dealt with many blocked years over the course of their careers and offer these tips for avoiding drain backups:
Avoid putting inappropriate objects into your plumbing system through toilets or drains.
Provide sewer service line maintenance from time to time. Call ANTA Plumbing for video sewer inspection CCTV to check roots, blocked pipes, or misaligned joints. You will see all the details of the sewer service line condition on the color screen.
Small blockages can be fixed by Drain Snaking. And you can prevent major damages to your basement just by snaking clogged parts.
Keep floor drain clean and easy to reach. Don’t cover it with concrete slab or tiles, or carpet.
Be aware of smells coming from your floor drain. If you notice a sewer smell, we suggest you please contact ANTA Plumbing to check the condition of your sewer line.
Clear water in a floor drain (in a trap) prevents any smell from the sewer line.
When you hire Anta Plumbing, you’re protected by our Service Satisfaction Guarantee: if you’re not completely happy, we’ll send a licensed master plumber back, free of charge, to put things right. That’s how we’ve kept Toronto drains flowing and water heaters humming for 21 years.
Call our team of plumbers in Toronto right now at (416) 231-3331.
