Emergency Plumbing Heating & Air is encouraging homeowners throughout Columbus, Dublin, Westerville, and surrounding Central Ohio communities to take a proactive approach to drain maintenance in order to prevent frustrating and costly clogs during the busiest months of the year. The family-owned company has been serving the greater Delaware area since 1977, providing professional plumbing, heating, cooling, excavation, backflow, and septic services for residential and commercial customers.

Kitchen drains often experience the greatest increase in use during the summer. Cookouts, holiday celebrations, and family meals mean more food preparation and cleanup, making it easier for grease, fats, oils, food scraps, and other debris to accumulate inside drain pipes. Although hot grease may appear harmless when poured down the sink, it cools and hardens inside the plumbing system, gradually trapping additional debris until a blockage forms.

Garbage disposals can also become overwhelmed during the summer months. Many common cookout foods should never be placed into a disposal, including corn husks, watermelon rinds, celery, onion skins, pasta, rice, bones, coffee grounds, and fibrous vegetables. These materials can wrap around disposal components, expand with water, or create stubborn blockages that restrict water flow throughout the plumbing system.

Bathroom drains are another common source of summertime plumbing problems. With children home from school, overnight guests visiting, and families spending more time outdoors, showers and sinks are used more frequently. Hair, soap residue, toothpaste, and personal care products slowly build up inside drain lines, eventually leading to slow drainage or complete clogs if not addressed.

Emergency Plumbing Heating & Air recommends several simple steps homeowners can take to help keep drains flowing properly throughout the summer:

• Never pour grease, cooking oil, or bacon fat down kitchen drains.

• Scrape food scraps into the trash before rinsing dishes.

• Avoid placing fibrous foods, coffee grounds, pasta, rice, bones, or fruit rinds into the garbage disposal.

• Use drain strainers in kitchen and bathroom sinks to catch debris before it enters the plumbing system.

• Flush drains periodically with hot water to help remove minor buildup.

• Address slow drains early before they develop into complete blockages.

• Schedule professional drain cleaning if multiple drains throughout the home begin draining slowly.

Many homeowners reach for chemical drain cleaners when a clog develops, but these products often provide only a temporary solution. Harsh chemicals may not completely remove the blockage and can potentially damage certain types of plumbing pipes over time. Professional drain cleaning methods, including hydro jetting and video camera inspections when appropriate, can safely identify and remove stubborn obstructions while helping determine whether a larger plumbing issue is developing. Emergency Plumbing Heating & Air offers a full range of drain line, plumbing maintenance, and video camera inspection services to help homeowners resolve problems before they become emergencies.

Routine plumbing maintenance can also help homeowners avoid unexpected repairs during the busiest time of the year. Identifying small issues such as minor leaks, partially clogged drains, or deteriorating pipes early can help prevent water damage, backups, and emergency service calls later in the season.

Emergency Plumbing Heating & Air proudly serves homeowners and businesses throughout Columbus, Dublin, Westerville, Delaware, Powell, Grove City, Gahanna, Lewis Center, Hilliard, Reynoldsburg, and many surrounding Central Ohio communities. Their licensed, bonded, and insured technicians provide expert plumbing repairs, drain cleaning, hydro jetting, sewer line services, water heater repair and installation, leak detection, excavation, backflow services, and emergency plumbing solutions backed by decades of experience and dependable customer service.

To learn more about Emergency Plumbing Heating & Air or to schedule professional drain cleaning or plumbing service, visit www.emergencyplumbingservice.com or call (740) 520-0599.

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