Occasionally, most homes require plumbing services. Some of the services require a professional to do the work. The Sewer Service Philadelphia companies offer critical services to the people around the area. You might experience a drainage problem in your house that may require their services. However, blockages might occur at a time when the service companies are unreachable. In such occurrences, a few tips can help you out. To do this, you will need simple household or yard tools including a shovel, a couple of drain rods and a plunger. The task is relatively dirty, so you will need the right attire, especially if the blockage is not in the house. Here are a few steps that will help you locate and dislodge the blockage.
Lift the cover: Go to the nearest chamber to your house. The lid to the inspection chambers is a steel/concrete seal and needs to be levered up if it does not have a handle. The shovel can be used as a good lever. Once open, check to see if there is water in the drainage or not. If there is no water, it means that the blockage is somewhere between this particular chamber and the house. If the chamber is full, then move on to the next chamber towards the main sewer
Insert drain rods: Take 2 to 3 rods and screw them together. Push them towards the blocked section after attaching a plunger at the furthest end. Make a slow clockwise rotation as you push the rods forward. Sewer Service Philadelphia experts tell us to avoid anticlockwise rotations, as the rods will unscrew themselves and stick in the sewer.
Dislodge any blockage: After feeling some resistance from the pipes, push and pull the plunger until you see some water running past the chamber. If this does not happen, remove the plunger and repeat the process, adding a few more rods to prick any debris that might cause the blockage.
Run some water through: You can now run some hot water through the chambers to dislodge any fatty residue in the pipes. Experts from the Philadelphia Sewer Services advise homeowners to run through some detergents to clean the inner areas of the pipes.