When you think of caring for your home’s plumbing system, you’re probably only considering the pipes that lie within the walls of your home. While this is the direct area you have responsibility for, you also have to consider that the way you care for your indoor plumbing affects the sewer drains as well.
Keep reading to learn four signs that you need to invest in cleaning services for your sewer drain and find out how you can better care for your plumbing to prevent sewer problems. Then give our team a call when you’re ready to schedule a sewer drain cleaning in Memphis, TN. Prioritizing the service now could prevent major problems from arising in the future.
1. Standing Water
If there is unexplained water in your yard, that points to problems with the sewer. If it hasn’t rained recently or you haven’t been watering your yard, there’s no reason for you to have puddles around your house. If you do, it could mean that a pipe is broken or there’s a blockage in the sewer causing backups into your yard.
2. Slow Drains
When you turn on any faucet in your home, the water should drain just as quickly as it is flowing out into your sink. If water begins to back up in your sinks and drain slowly, that points to the possibility of drain clogs. Drain clogs are concerning enough if you’re experiencing one in a single sink or tub. But if you begin to experience slow draining across your entire home, you have a bigger problem.
It’s likely that there is a blockage somewhere deeper in the system, perhaps closer to or even in the sewer itself. You definitely want to schedule service right away if water is backing up into multiple drains around your home. Delaying service could mean you’re left with sewage backing up into your home.
3. Bad Odors
Your sinks and tubs should never smell bad. If they do, there’s a good chance that sewage is backing up into your plumbing system. You may not be able to see it, but the bad odors are indication enough. Aside from being smelly, these bad odors can also mean that bacteria and germs from the sewer are entering your home. The same is true when you experience backups in your sink as we mentioned above. Bad odors are usually the early indicator of impending backups, with slow drains happening next in the progression.
4. Gurgling Sounds
When your faucets are not in use, you shouldn’t hear any sound coming from your sinks or showers. If you do, it could mean that sewer water is backing up into your home even if you don’t see slow draining in your sinks.
A gurgling sound means that water is trying to move through your pipes against some sort of blockage or barrier. This sign is just as alarming as the ones above, and you need to take it seriously and get your plumbing checked out before the problem worsens.
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