Grease in drains causes serious problems in the long run. As grease solidifies, it can end up blocking sewers and cause extensive damage that calls for professional plumbing work. Here's why you shouldn't be pouring grease down your drains. https://abetterplumberco.com/heres-why-you-should-not-allow-grease-buildup-in-drains/

1. Here's Why You Should Not
Allow Grease Buildup in
Drains
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2. Whyshouldn'tyouallowgreasebuildupin
drains?Greasebuildupindrainsleadsto
costlyplumbingproblems.Continuewatching
tolearnmoreaboutallthereasonswhyyou
needtopreventthisandwhatyoucandoat
home.
Greaseindrainscauseseriousproblemsinthe
longrun.Asgreasesolidifies,itcanendup
blockingsewersandcauseextensivedamage
thatcallsforprofessionalplumbingwork.
Here'swhyyoushouldn'tbepouringgrease
downyourdrains.

3. Pouringgreaseindrainsmaynotseemlike
abigdeal,butdoingsocansetyouupfor
futureplumbingproblems.Yourkitchen
sinkisthefirstplaceallunwantedfoodand
liquidsgo—amongtheseliquidsare
cookingoilsandgrease.
Irresponsiblydumpingliquidslikegrease,
semi-solidvegetableoil,butter,lard,and
animalfatdownthedraincanclogyour
drainsand,eventually,yoursewerlines.

4. Oncethegreasebuildupinyourdrainsreaches
thesewers,thefatsmixwiththesewage,
formingclumpsofharmfulchemicalsthatcan
buildupandpreventwastewaterfrom
reachingthetreatmentplant.Asstatedina
recentreviewofthesubject,fatandoil
buildupscausearound47%ofthe36,000
seweroverflowsthatoccureveryyearinthe
U.S.
Thisshowsthatimproperdisposingofgrease
willaccumulateovertimeandresultinan
expensiveplumbingbill.Don'tallowgreaseto
flowdownyourpipe.Herearethedetrimental
effectsofpouringgreaseinthesink.

5. WhatifYouAlreadyHaveHotGrease
DownYourPipe?
Contrarytopopularbelief,dishsoapalone
doesnotdissolvethegreaseofclogged
drains.Althoughitiseffectiveincleaning
kitchenware,itisn'tmeanttoeliminate
leftoveroilinyourplumbingsystemby
itself.

6. Ifyoudoopttousedishsoap,slowlypourone
gallonofwaterdownyourdrainfirstwhile
simultaneouslylettingthefaucetrunonthe
hottesttemperaturesetting.Hotwater
liquefiesthecoagulatedgrease,andthesoap
watercarriesitoutofyourpipes.
Asanalternative,youmayalsouseacupof
bakingsoda,andfollowitwithonecup,
respectively,ofvinegarandwater.Afterward,
plugyourdrainforfivetotenminutes,and
finishwithapotofboilingwater.Donote,
however,thatthesesolutionsarenot
guaranteedtosolveyourplumbingproblems
completely.

7. WhatHappensifGreaseFlowsDown
YourPipe?
Hotgreasemaybefluid,butitcansolidify
andformastubbornclogwhenpoured
downyourdrain.Agrease-cloggedpipe
alsoactsasatrapfordirtanddebris,
worseningtheproblemwithoutyoueven
noticing.

8. Ifthegreasemanagestogetthroughyour
plumbing,itcanbeagreatercauseforconcern
onceithitsthesewers.Overtime,grease
formationsbreakdownandformfattyacids
andglycerol.Thesefattyacidsbindwiththe
calciuminsewageandformsoap-like
compoundsknownas“fatbergs."

9. Whenthesewerlevelrises,thefatbergsattach
tosewerceilings,wheretheyeventuallygrow
untiltheyclogtheentiresewerpipeandcause
extensivedamagetowholeneighborhoodsand
eventhecity.Thedepositedgreaseinthecity's
mainpublicsewersystemmayhardenover
time,makingitdifficultandcostlytoremove.
Grease-cloggedpipescanharmone'shealth
andfinancesifleftunresolved.Somerisks
includeexposuretodisease-causingbacteria,
basementflooding,andrawsewage
overflowingintoparks,streets,creeks,and
waterways.

10. HowtoProperlyDisposeofGrease
Regardlessoftheoil—whetherit'sbutter,
shortening,oroliveoil—thebestthingto
doistostorethemincontainers,likejars,
coffeecans,oldplasticbottles,orlarge
Ziplocbags.Youcanalsouseafunnelto
makethepouringprocesseasier.

11. Oncethecontainerisfull,sealit,anddispose
ofitproperlybythrowingitawayor
searchingforlocalrecyclingcentersthat
acceptcookingoils.Forthelatter,carefully
followthespecificationsandguidelinesfor
storageandseparation.
Recyclingoilisago-greenprocess,and
therearepeoplewhoknowhowtoconvert
oilintodifferentproductswithvarioususes,
suchasheaterfuelandbiodiesel.Someof
theoilrecyclinganddisposalcentersyou
canlookforinArvada,CO,includeO'Reilly
AutoPartsandAutozone.

12. HowDoYouRemoveClogsinDrainsand
SewerLines?
Peoplewithplumbingexperiencebuy
plumbingsnakesoraugerstotryandclear
theclogsthemselves,whileothersusedrain
cleaners.However,draincleanersarenot
idealastheycontaincausticacidsthatcan
formholesinyourpipes.Ifmishandled,
theycanalsosplashoutofthedrainsand
burnyourskinandeyes.

13. Forthesereasons,it’salwaysbesttocall
professionalslikeourplumbersinArvada,
CO.Ourexpertsareequippedwiththeright
skillsandequipmenttoremoveblockagesin
yoursinksafelyandeffectively.Weknow
howtounclogadrainwithgreaseinitlike
thebackofourhand,soyou'llhaveyour
drainsandpipesgrease-freeinajiffy.
Tomakeanappointmentforsewerand
drainlinecleaning,aswellasplumbing
repairsathome,call(720)579-8133,oremail
usatjeff@abetterplumberco.com.Weare
locatedat12445W39thAveUnit205,
Denver,CO80239,andyoucanvisitus
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