Preventing blockages
Preventing blockages is much easier than later dealing with existing ones. It is very useful, even when installing a sewer system, to install fine mesh screens and filters that will cut off all large debris, as well as a grease trap. It is advisable to make special hatches for cleaning near the turns to make it easier to remove the blockage.
Already when operating pipes you need:
- Treat them with boiling water, preferably at least once every few days. You need to pour it in little by little over 2-3 minutes so that the fat is washed off the walls.
- Call the vacuum cleaners every year.
- Do not wash away the materials listed at the beginning, because of which the pipes quickly become clogged.
Ways to fix sewer problems
In order to try to remove a blockage in the sewer drain of an apartment or house, you must first determine the location of the blockage.
So, if a problem with water outflow is observed in the kitchen sink, and all other drain points are working normally, it means that the garbage plug has formed specifically in the siphon under the sink. In the same way, you can identify blockages under the sink in the bathtub or under the bathtub/shower stall itself. Depending on the location of the plug, chemicals such as “Mole”, etc., can be poured into the drain hole in accordance with the instructions and eliminate the problem of deposits on the pipes.
- As an aggressive anti-clog agent, you can use simple soda mixed with hot water. That is, first pour soda into the hole in the bathtub or sink, then fill it with hot water. After this, vinegar is poured into the hole. The reaction of the components should push the plug or simply liquefy it.
- You can also use a standard plunger to remove a blockage in your home drain. Cleaning is easy with it. You need to fill the plumbing fixture with water and tightly cover the drain hole with a plunger. Now you should make rhythmic movements up and down with the plunger, creating a vacuum in the manifold. Under its influence, the plug should either come out (most often it is hair) or go into the waste system. You can clean the sink and toilet in a similar way.
How does education happen?
The correct start of the heating system is one in which it is filled through the return line using a make-up pump. When filling the system through the return line, the filling process is performed from the bottom up, the coolant gradually begins to fill all pipelines and heating devices, and excess air rises. As a result, it is very easy to drain it from the system using air collectors located at the highest points.
However, the process, sequence and incorrect start-up are not the only reasons why an air lock forms in the heating system. During operation of the heating system, air is sucked in through flange and threaded connections, as well as other existing leaks, which leads to the formation of a plug.
Content
- The main parts of the sewer system of an apartment building
- The main problems with sewerage in an apartment building
- Basic methods for cleaning a sewer riser in an apartment building
The sewerage system in an apartment building is responsible for compliance with sanitary standards and the correct drainage of wastewater into the central well. How often maintenance, cleaning and repairs will need to be done depends on the correct design and installation of all parts of the complex. Let's look at the main parts of the structure and the problems associated with them.
How legal is this?
From the point of view of the law, installing traps in a sewer pipe is a violation of the rules for the use of common property. The sewer riser belongs specifically to this category of equipment. Therefore, any unauthorized interference is a violation. In addition, by eliminating the danger to himself, the owner creates a threat of flooding for the apartment on the floor above (this is in the first place). If the house is multi-story, the culprit for constant blockages may be the residents on the top floor. Therefore, people who are not guilty of anything will suffer.
Any trap in the sewer will become an obstacle not only for foreign debris. Sooner or later, organic matter from the drains will stick to it, which will cause a blockage. Thus, the person who installed this device creates conditions for the failure of common property and also prevents other residents from using the sewer system. Not a single court, when it comes to trial, will take into account excuses about constant blockages and flooding. The person who set the trap will be found guilty and obliged to restore the decoration of the premises and eliminate all the consequences of his actions.
Besides
In addition, installation can be downright dangerous. While a mesh can be inserted into a plastic riser without any problems, a cast iron pipeline will have to be drilled. This often ends with the appearance of cracks or destruction of a section of the pipe. Then the problem not only persists, but also intensifies many times over.
Sometimes management company employees create problems. They place grates in manholes in an attempt to prevent blockages further down the line. However, if a sewer trap is installed in a well, a blockage occurs above it, which is unacceptable. In any case, an attempt to solve one problem in this way inevitably creates several new ones.
There are stories on the Internet about how the entire entrance, having agreed among themselves, consistently sets traps. First at 1, then at 2, at 3, etc. floors until it becomes clear who is constantly dumping garbage into the sewer. However, these stories look naive, to say the least. The culprit knows about the event, so he can stop throwing garbage into the toilet, and there will be no effect. The only result will be a lot of useless work.
Also read: Sewage product in a private house: chemicals for cleaning a cesspool
Freezing pipes and other factors
The randomness factor cannot be foreseen or prevented. Even if all residents follow the rules for operating the system, problems still occur. The list opens with a bird that got into the ventilation shaft of the sewer system. As the volume of air entering the toilet decreases, a distinct gurgling sound is heard when flushing. Only an experienced plumber can remove the bird.
Before disassembling the pipe, place a container
The second common reason is frozen pipes.
Events develop as follows:
- An imbalance is created when the air temperature is low and the water temperature in the tubes is high;
- Frostbite on the internal surface of the system gradually increases;
- The plug forms within 4-5 days;
- It can only be removed while on the roof.
Even if you follow all the rules for operating the system, it is not always possible to avoid problems. If the results of the inspection indicate that it is possible to exclude a situational factor, for example, a traffic jam caused by neighbors, then you need to immediately check the factor of chance.
