Homeowners sometimes can detect an impending sewer backup before it occurs and prevents it from happening. That’s because a sewer line clog can produce symptoms indicating that plumbing repairs in Middletown NJ are needed. When a small amount of water backs up from a drain when water is sent down a different drain, that’s an example of a potentially serious problem. When more than one toilet is noticeably sluggish during flushing, that’s another sign that the problem is located further down in the drainage system.
For instance, a little water might bubble up into the shower when water is emptied from the kitchen or bathroom sink. The toilet might sound like the water is percolating when the bathtub is draining. A small amount of water might appear at the top of the basement floor drain when the washing machine water is emptying out. The waste water is moving through the sewer pipe, but not rapidly enough to effectively keep up with the flow. Soon that clog will block the pipe almost entirely, and a sewer backup will occur.
This type of backup isn’t always a terrible episode if it happens when the washing machine is releasing water. The water coming up into the bathtub, shower, toilet or basement floor drain is likely to be relatively clean. Unfortunately, if sewage is trapped in the pipe because of the clog, that sewage can easily come back up with the laundry water. If the backup occurs when someone flushes the toilet, the situation becomes more disturbing. Either way, antibacterial cleaning should be done to get everything sanitized. By calling for plumbing repairs in Middletown NJ when indications of a clog become apparent, these incidents can be avoided altogether.
This doesn’t apply to dual sink drains, such as kitchen sinks in which draining soapy water leads to soap suds bubbling up on the other side. This is not a sewer backup, but a problem with the original plumbing design that also can be resolved by a contractor such as Apollo Sewer & Plumbing. Find more information here about preventing sewer backups and getting simple inconveniences fixed too.
