Accumulated drainage from leaking drains pipes can be highly hazardous to your well being.
Accumulated drainage from leaking drains pipes can be highly hazardous to your well being.
You might think of phoning your plumber if sewerage is backing into your shower, toilets or bath tub. Action should be taken immediately as this can effect your well being, sewage is full of germs, so this problem should be resolved immediately.
However you can start up the cleaning process even before the plumber arrives, put one cup of bleach in 5 Imperial gallons of water and use this solution to clean the area. While doing so, don’t forget to wear eye wear, boots, gloves and long trousers, older people, pets and kids should be kept away. Wash your hands afterwards with antibacterial soap and clean warm water. You can help keep drainage from backing up into your home by limiting the amount of water going down the drain.
As an underlying cause, the waste line could be choked or there may be a stoppage between the shower and the toilet. Whatever the cause, protecting you and your family from harmful waste needs to be your first concern.
A family member affected by the sewerage-borne germs may suffer from fever, vomiting, stomach aches or diarrhea. If you do experience any of these symptoms you should consult a doctor immediately.
You must also clean all items and surfaces that were touched by the sewage, including children’s toys, by using use one cup of unscented household bleaching agent to every five Imperial gallons of water. Any sewerage affected item that cannot be washed, like pillows, mattresses or stuffed toys, has to be disposed off safely.
You can use a plumbers snake if the sewerage back up is in shower area. A plumbing snake that is a quarter inch thick and twenty five feet long will be the best choice. It will move more easily through the line. It is quite common to find out that while the shower trap is backed up the toilet in the same bathroom is not. That is likely to happen because the shower drain is at floor level, whereas the toilet trap is located about six inches higher.
Always take professional help if you are not able to clean the backup on your own. A plumber will not only be able to clean up the mess that the leaked sewage created for you but also locate where the blockage is. In fact it is always better to take expert help especially when you don’t know much about plumbing as you could damage your drainpipes if you start poking about inside them with home made tools.