{"id":505,"date":"2024-02-26T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sealpipes.com\/blog\/?p=505"},"modified":"2024-02-23T16:44:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T22:44:59","slug":"drain-cleaning-chemicals-what-not-to-use-for-your-drain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sealpipes.com\/blog\/plumbing-service\/drain-cleaning-chemicals-what-not-to-use-for-your-drain\/","title":{"rendered":"Drain Cleaning Chemicals: What NOT To Use for Your Drain"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Most grocery stores have an aisle dedicated to plumbing \u201csolutions.\u201d Sometimes these can be filled with helpful tools like plungers and drain snakes, cleaning supplies, and materials like oxalic acid that can remove things like grease and stains from your plumbing appliances. But many of them are filled with chemicals that are not very helpful when cleaning a drain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It might sound like our drainage solutions in Appleton<\/a> are from a bygone era, but we hope you\u2019ll hear us out\u2013the best solution to a clogged or dirty drain is a professional drain cleaning appointment. <\/strong>No chemical cleaners will get you the results you\u2019re looking for, and they\u2019ll more often than not cause problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, we\u2019re going to talk about how drain-cleaning chemicals are a bad idea, how they cause problems, and why a professional plumbing appointment can make a huge difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How Drain Cleaning Chemicals Are Supposed to Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s imagine a world where chemical drain cleaners actually worked. Theoretically, in this world, here\u2019s how they\u2019re supposed to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drain chemicals are either very acidic or caustic, which means they react with almost every substance they come in contact with. They have more volatile reactions with weaker materials like drain-clogging materials, than with your pipes or sink, but they will chemically react with everything they touch. The hope<\/em> is that they\u2019ll chemically react with your drain-clogging materials to dissolve them into a liquid so they\u2019ll easily pass through the plumbing system. But that\u2019s rarely how it ends up working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But these chemicals can also react with your body, which is why you\u2019ll see many warning signs on them and be advised to keep them away from children. These substances are just not good to have in your house period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Downsides to Chemicals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Need a bit of convincing? Here are the major downsides to these chemicals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n