If your toilet is clogged and you hear a faint gurgling sound from inside the pipes, there's a good chance that you're facing a backup. If that's the case, the next steps you take will determine how well you recover from the problem. Here are three steps you shouldn't take if you're dealing with a potential toilet backup.
Ignore the Problem
If your toilets have been a little sluggish lately, but the waste is still going down the drain, you might have been postponing a service call. If that's the case, you could be looking at a bigger problem very soon. Your sluggish toilet could be trying to tell you that there's a clog building up in the drain. If that's happening, it's just a matter of time before you have waste backing up into your toilet bowl, and possibly into your bathtub. To avoid the backup altogether, now's the time to call a toilet backup service. They'll come out and take care of the clog before it turns into a blockage.
Use a Drain Cleaner
If your toilet is clogged, you might think that it's a good idea to grab the liquid drain cleaner. Unfortunately, that's not the case. Liquid drain cleaner might work for minor clogs in your bathroom and kitchen sinks. However, using a liquid drain cleaner in your toilet could lead to some serious problems. First, the caustic ingredients could damage your drain pipes. Second, the drain cleaner could back up into your toilet, which could cause serious injuries, especially if the chemicals get splashed into your eyes. Luckily, you can prevent additional damage, and potential injuries, by avoiding the use of liquid drain cleaner in your toilets. Instead, hire a toilet backup service to take care of the problem without the use of caustic chemicals.
Grab the Wrong Plunger
If you're dealing with a clogged toilet, and you want to take care of the problem on your own, you might grab a plunger. Unfortunately, if you grab the wrong plunger, you could end up making the problem even worse. If that happens, you could end up with a blockage, rather than a clog. Unfortunately, blockages often turn into backups. If you're not sure what type of plunger to use on your clog, or plunging doesn't clear the clog after a few attempts, your best bet is to call a toilet backup service. They'll tackle the problem before you're faced with a full-fledged sewage backup.
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