The clogging up of sewage is unhygienic and can be damaging.
The clogging up of sewage is unhygienic and can be damaging.
A plumber should be telephoned straightaway if sewage is backing up into your bath tubs, showers or toilets and you need a drain clearing quickly. Decomposing matter in drainage is extremely harmful to health and has to be rapidly sanitised by clearing the drain blockage and disinfecting the area.
As you wait for the plumbers to reach your location, start the Drain clearing by sanitising the affected area with a mixture of bleach and water with a ratio of one cup to five gallons respectively. Wear eye protection, long trousers, gloves and boots and seal the area to prevent entry by children, the older and pets. Remember to thoroughly wash your hands with soap after you are done with the cleaning up. You can help keep sewage from backing up into your home by limiting the amount of water going down the drain.
As an underlying cause, the waste line could be obstructed or there may be a block between the shower and the toilet. Either way, your clear priority should be to prevent your family from exposure to disease causing bacteria and to get on with the drain clearing.
A family member affected by the sewage-borne germs may suffer from fever, vomiting, stomach aches or diarrhea. If you do experience any of these symptoms you should consult a doctor immediately.
Drain clearing tips: Clean all items and surfaces that in come in contact with the sewerage, including kid’s toys, using a standard cup mixture of unscented domestic bleach in every five Imperial gallons of water. You will have to throw away any items that can’t be cleaned properly such as mattresses and of course any food that may have been contaminated.
You can use a plumbers snake if the sewerage back up is in shower area. It would be best for you to get 25 feet long one quarter inch snake to tackle the problem if you are not calling in a waste pipes contractor. It can pass through the line with ease to get at a blockage. Sometimes the toilet in a bathroom can be fine but the shower backs up. The reason is that the typical shower drain is installed level with the floor whereas the toilet trap is typically 6 inches above the floor level.
An expert tradesman, a plumber, must be contacted if you can’t fix the back flow yourself. They are experienced in Drain clearing and will be able to clean up the leaked sewage thoroughly, as well as find out exactly where the clog is located. Unless you know what you are doing when you try to do your own plumbing fixes, it is generally wise to let the professionals handle it to begin with.