Deal with drainage issues promptly to protect your health
Deal with drainage issues promptly to protect your health
You might think of calling your plumber if drainage is backing into your shower, toilets or bath tub. Sewerage is contaminated with microbes therefore it should be removed and the offending piping be fixed without a delay to avoid a repeat occurence.
As an immediate measure whilst waiting for help, use one cup bleach in every five gallons of water to clean up the area while you await the plumber. Wear eye protection, long trousers, gloves and boots and seal the area to prevent entry by kids, the ageing and pets. Remember to exhaustively wash your hands with soap after you are done with the cleaning up. You can diminish the flow of water into your drain to reduce your sewage leakage problem while you are waiting for a repair.
It may be a clog between the shower and toilet, or the waste line may be blocked. Whatever the cause, protecting you and your family from harmful waste needs to be your first concern.
Vomiting, fever, chills, stomach pain, diarrhea are some of the symptoms of exposure to sewerage. If you do experience any of these symptoms you should consult a doctor immediately.
All objects contaminated by the sewerage, including children’s play items, should be disinfected by mixing one cup of odorless household bleaching agent for every five gallons of water. Any sewage affected item that cannot be washed, like pillows, mattresses or stuffed toys, has to be disposed off safely.
You can try clearing the backflow in a shower area by manipulating a plumbers snake tool into the drain. Ideally a 25 feet drains pipes snake should be used. At this size it will be more easier for the tool to move all the way through the drainage and plumbing line. Sometimes a toilet in the bathroom is quite clear while the shower in the same area has gotten clogged. That is likely to happen because the shower drain is at floor level, whereas the toilet trap is located about 6 inches higher.
An expert tradesman, a plumber, must be contacted if you can’t fix the backup yourself. Not only would they find exactly where the block is but they would also clean up the leaked drainage thoroughly for you saving a lot of effort and grief. In fact it is always better to take professional help especially when you don’t know much about plumbing as you could harm your waste pipes if you start poking about inside them with home made tools.