Cleaning of sewer pipes by own hands

Sometimes there are situations when cleaning of sewer pipes is required.

Signs of contamination are cases where water is slowly or not discharged into the sewage system at all.

Since the clogging of the sewer can occur regularly, it is necessary to own the whole arsenal of dealing with this problem.

Here you will learn about all the available ways of self-cleaning sewage.

Selecting the tool

Cleaning the sewer pipes yourself can be performed using two methods:

• Mechanical methods involve the use of a special device or tool to remove the trash;
• In order to carry out chemical cleaning, it is necessary to buy a special tool for cleaning sewage pipes. Special reagents included in its composition soften the wort and decompose it into liquid components.

By the way, mechanical cleaning of sewage pipes is the most difficult, but at times the most effective way of cleaning.

Such cleaning is recommended when the water drains off completely when a significant mash has formed.

Cleaning with chemicals is less effective, but not so troublesome. Efficiency, in this case - directly depends on the means used.

For example, there is an acid for cleaning sewage pipes, it copes with mash no worse than instruments and tools for cleaning.

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Chemistry for cleaning should be used in situations where the wort is not very large and the water drain is not completely blocked.

To properly choose a tool, you need to understand where the jam occurred.

Most often a litter of sewerage, connecting the toilet with a riser, a kitchen sink with a bathroom outlet or a bathroom with a toilet outlet.

In case of clogging in the bathroom or in the kitchen - it may be recommended to clean the sewer pipes with chemicals.

And before you clean the sewer pipes coming from the toilet, it is necessary to arm with a plunger or a cable.

When purchasing a chemical cleaner, you must carefully examine the packaging.

The instructions should indicate the material from which the pipes are made, as the chemicals in the composition of the tool may not be suitable for all types of products.

Methods of cleaning

If you have a sewer clogged, then you can use the folk ways of cleaning the sewer pipes that our grandmothers used.

Here are some of them:

• After releasing the drain from the garbage, pour in 1 liter of hot water and leave for 15 minutes. Then we use the plunger and after we fall asleep in the sink a glass of soda and fill it with three glasses of boiling water;
• We fall asleep in a sink in half a glass of soda and vinegar. Such a means for cleaning sewage pipes causes active foaming, so the drain hole must be closed with a stopper. After two hours - you need to pour boiling water;
• Good cleaning is obtained using salt and soda. For 0.5 cups of these ingredients, fall asleep in the sink and pour boiling water. Within 10 hours, drain nothing into the sewer;
• Mix 250 ml of salt and soda with a quarter cup of tartar. The mixture must be filled in the sink in small quantities, pouring with boiling water. After 1 minute, the drain should be washed with cold water.

The most common chemical cleaning for sewage pipes is the well-known "Mole" remedy.

In addition to it on sale there are means of foreign manufacturers. To use each of them, read the instructions on the package.

In most cases, it is necessary to fill the product in a sink( sometimes filling it with a glass of warm water) and wait for a certain time, after which the pipes are washed with a large amount of water.

Mechanical cleaning is performed using three tools:

• plunger;
• plumbing cable;
• hydrodynamics.

Usually, the elimination of clogging begins with the use of a plunger. If this did not help, then the cleaning is done using a plumbing cable.

In the absence of the result, the most effective means is used - hydrodynamic cleaning of sewage pipes.

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For cleaning with a plunger in the sink, about 3-5 liters of water are poured so that it reaches the drain hole.

Then the suction cup is placed on the suction cup on the drain hole, and movements are made to create a vacuum in the pipe. As a result, the plunger jerks out of the sink, thereby removing the blockage.

To use the cable, it is necessary to open the siphon or to remove the tank above the toilet bowl to enter the appliance. The cable is pushed into the pipe while rotating it.

If the blockage is cleared, the water, previously poured into the sewer, will quickly go away.

If it is not possible to clear the blockage in this way, the sewage pipes are cleaned hydrodynamically.

This cleaning method is performed using a special hydrodynamic nozzle, which is inserted into the open end of the pipe on a flexible hose.

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Then the nozzle hose is connected to the supercharger.

A high-pressure hose is supplied with water or steam, which is sprayed through the nozzle and simply the
flushes the mash.

Hydrodynamic cleaning of sewer pipes is the most effective mechanical method of removing a blockage.

Equipment and apparatuses

If you can not perform the sewage cleaning yourself, you can try using a special device.

Such devices for cleaning sewage pipes are sold in hardware stores. Let's look at some of them.

The machine for cleaning sewage pipes is a device made in the form of a household pump. The unit is powered from the mains and is supplied complete with a hose.

The cleaning hose has a standard diameter of 10 mm and is made in the form of a plastic pipe, covered with a kapron thread and inserted in a PVC sheath.

One end of the hose is equipped with a fitting for connection, and the other with a nozzle.

It is inserted into a clogged pipe and water is supplied under pressure, which cleans the mash.

The device happens:

• drum;
• manual;
• petrol.

Handheld portable device for cleaning - the easiest, affordable and convenient in everyday life.

It can be bought by anyone who often has a need for cleaning.

Cleaning the sewer pipes with a kercher is an example of hardware cleaning by one's own hands.

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A mini Kercher washing machine can be used for regular preventive cleaning of pipes at home. This will significantly reduce the likelihood of congestion in the sewer pipes.

The device for cleaning sewage pipes with drum structure has a more complex design and greater efficiency. It is suitable for cleaning large pipes.

The nozzle design of this device is designed so that the central jet is directed strictly forward, and the other three deliver water at a certain angle.

This four-jet cleaning maximizes and quickly cleans the mash.

Petrol equipment for cleaning is the most expensive and most productive. However, this unit is more necessary for professionals than in everyday life.

With the help of a gasoline machine it is possible to clean pipes up to a diameter of 60 cm, so it is suitable for cleaning storm sewage.

Professional tool for cleaning sewer pipes. We will not talk about it in detail, since this is a technique for specialists.

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With such equipment it is possible to perform cleaning of pipes of different diameters and to remove blockages of different complexity in the shortest possible time.

The cable for cleaning the sewer pipes can be improved with different nozzles, which will make the cleaning process more efficient.

Nozzles for cleaning are also available in stores. In fact, you can buy a finished cable with a "hedgehog" on the end.

This brush for cleaning will be much more productive than conventional rope.

Vacuum cleaner with reverse traction. At the end of the hose of the vacuum cleaner, the cup from the plunger is firmly seated, the dust collector is removed - the sewage pipe cleaning plant is ready.

The bowl with the hose is firmly pressed against the drain and the unit is turned on. Under the action of traction, the wort is cleared. It is important to ensure that the appliance does not get wet.

During cleaning, you need to monitor the power of the vacuum cleaner, because with a dense jam and a large number of pipe bends, the fastening parts can break.

Service prices for

If you can not clean the sewer yourself, you can use professional help.

Performing services for cleaning sewer pipes, specialists first conduct video diagnostics of their condition, determine the location of the clog and choose the way to eliminate it.

The prices for cleaning the sewer pipes depend on the method of combating the blockage:

• hydrodynamic cleaning - 4 - 6 thousand rubles.for the subway;
• thermochemical cleaning - above 6 thousand rubles.for the subway;
• pneumohydraulic impulse cleaning is the most expensive( more often used for heating pipes).

The prices are given in view of the video diagnosis.

Without this procedure, the cost of cleaning the sewer will be much cheaper - about 150-400 rubles.for 1 pm