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November and December are months of the year when professional plumbers are busier than usual. And the reason is a straight-forward one: kitchen plumbing is almost \u201cunder assault\u201d during this time because of the holidays: the feasting, the cooking, the guests. Kitchens are at their busiest at the end of the year, and no part of the kitchen plumbing is in as much danger as the drainage system (which includes the kitchen sink disposal as well as the drain).<\/p>\n
We\u2019re always ready to help you when you need kitchen sink plumbing<\/a> assistance. But we also have families and we understand that nobody wants their holiday feasting interrupted because of a clogged up kitchen drain or busted disposal. So to help you avoid these hassles in the first place, we\u2019re going to take a closer look at what threatens your kitchen sink drain. The more you know, the less likely you\u2019ll run into an untimely plumbing emergency.<\/p>\n No matter the time of year, one of the biggest threats to a kitchen drain is a build-up of fats, oils, and grease inside the drainpipe. Collectively known as \u201cFOG,\u201d these cooking liquids only stay in liquid form when they’re hot, which is why people often assume it\u2019s safe to pour them down drains and garbage disposals. But once FOG cools down, it shifts to a waxy solid that eventually creates thick build-up inside drainpipes and continual clogging trouble. Drain cleaning services can fix this, but we recommend pouring FOG into a separate receptacle and then removing it to the trash.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a place where people can sometimes make a mistake with the garbage disposal: paying too much attention to the word garbage<\/em>. No, actual non-organic garbage cannot go down the disposal. If it\u2019s something your teeth can\u2019t chew, it\u2019s not something the disposal can grind down. Keep all non-organic items out of the disposal as well as any of the kitchen drains.<\/p>\n Yes, these supposed \u201cfixes\u201d to drain clogs are almost as bad as the problems they are supposed to address. We know that it\u2019s tempting when you\u2019ve got a clogged sink during the holidays to reach for one of these inexpensive bottles of \u201ccleaner\u201d you can purchase in a store. But the acidic action of the cleaners can damage pipes, and it usually only pierces partially through a clog without removing any of the rest of it. The toxicity of these cleaners also makes them something to avoid at all costs.<\/p>\n \u201cHuh?\u201d you might think. \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with letting some bits of pasta and rice go down the drains?\u201d What\u2019s wrong is that both pasta and rice absorb water and expand. You don\u2019t want any of this trapped down in the pipes, since it can lead to blockage.<\/p>\nFOG, \u201cFats, Oils, and Grease\u201d<\/h3>\n
Actual garbage<\/h3>\n
Chemical drain cleaners<\/h3>\n
Pasta and rice<\/h3>\n