5 Ways to Ruin Your Kitchen Sink Drain

If you encounter a problem with your garbage disposal, you need the help of a reliable plumber in Independence, MO. Our team here at Lutz Plumbing, Inc. can be of assistance. We always ensure that our technicians are trustworthy and knowledgeable. If you’d like to know what things you should never put down your drain to avoid trouble with your system keep reading below.

“FOG” is an acronym that stands for fat, oil, and grease. None of these things should ever go down your drain. When these substances go down your drain as a liquid, they settle in your pipes as a solid and cause clogs over time. Other items that go down your drain can catch themselves onto these substances and cause clogs as well. “FOG” is a huge culprit of inconvenient drain clogs, avoiding putting these things down your garbage disposal will help you avoid many problems.

Coffee grounds should never go down a place that can land in your plumbing system. Coffee founds are a problem because they settle, and the sediment is a substance that easily causes clogs.

If you notice that your kitchen sink is draining slowly, an over the counter drain cleaner is never the answer. Over the counter drain cleaners might have bright, punchy labels that promise you quick, fast relief from slow draining sinks and clogs, but they actually can make the problem worse.

It happens very often that these over the counter drain cleaners can’t actually alleviate your drain problems, so they just sit in your pipe on top of a clog. The chemicals in these drain cleaners are incredibly corrosive and if they remain anywhere in your plumbing system they’ll start to damage the material of your pipes. Call a professional plumber instead.

This item often comes as a surprise to our clients. Rice, pasta, and bread should never go down your garbage disposal because they absorb water and expand once they’re in your drain. That last corner of spaghetti might seem to go down your kitchen sink just fine, but once it’s settled in your pipes and absorbed water it’s a different story. This is a fast way to get a clog. Steer clear of tossing these leftovers down the drain at all costs.

Fruit pits and seeds should never go down your drain. These objects down grind down well in your garbage disposal because they’re too hard and too round. Make sure these things end up in the trash instead.

If you have a mishap and end up damaging your garbage disposal or getting a clog, make sure that you call a professional plumber as soon as possible. Our team here at Lutz Plumbing can come to assess your system, find the source of the problem, fix your pipe or garbage disposal, and leave your system working like new.