How to clear the floor drain if it is blocked
Reasons for blocking floor drains
1. Debris: The blockage of household floor drains is mainly caused by hollowing out some residues and garbage, which makes the sewage unable to be removed. The kitchen floor drain is blocked because the residues in the kitchen sink are not clear and clean when washing vegetables and dishes. In most cases, the bathroom floor drain is blocked by the hair, so in daily life, you must remove the debris on the floor drain surface.
2. Main pipe: The main pipe of the exterior wall drain connected to the floor drain is blocked, causing the water in your home to be unable to be discharged. You need to ask your neighbors upstairs and downstairs if there is any similar situation of blocking floor drains. If there are any blockages, it means that it is a problem with the main pipeline outside.
3. Building materials: If the floor drain cover is not lost and is usually covered on the floor drain opening, it may be that when building a house was built, the building materials fell into the pipes and were not cleaned in time, causing blockage.
How to clear the floor drain if it is blocked?
1. Water seepage occurs in floor drain: There is generally only one possibility for water leakage, mainly because the waterproofing of the junction between the sewer pipe passing through the floor slab and the floor slab is not done well. There are generally no problems with the floor drain. If water seepage occurs in the floor drain, open the floor tiles around the floor drain, dig out 3cm deep, and then seal it with "blocking leakage" and conduct a water closure test after one to two hours. If water seepage does not occur, it means that the problem is solved.
2. Floor drain smells like a odor: The floor drain is an important interface connecting the drainage pipe system and the indoor floor. As an important component of the drainage system in a residential building, its performance directly affects the quality of the indoor air and is very important for the odor control of the bathroom. The reason for the smell of the floor drain may be that the water sealing height of the floor drain is insufficient, and the water content of the water quickly drys up, causing the odor in the drain pipe to overflow. At this time, you can add a reflux bend to the floor drain, or replace it with a floor drain of the same specification. If no one is at home for a long time, it is best to seal the floor drain with a lid.
3. Log clearance method: First insert a log with a diameter close to the drain into the water pipe, and put a certain amount of water into the pool, and continuously thrust the log up and down quickly. Under the action of suction and pressure, the dirt in the pipeline will be washed away.
4. Soda with vinegar is used to clear soda: first pour half a cup of cooked soda into the sewer, then half a cup of vinegar. After the soda reacts with the acid in the vinegar, the grease substances adhered to the pipe can be removed.
5. Biological dredging: Put a small yellow worm into the sewer pipe, then add some irritating things such as laundry detergent or salt to cover the lid, and clear the pipe through the biological characteristics of the yellow worm.
6. Drainage of air pump: When the floor drain sewer is blocked, the hose of the air pump can be stuffed into the sewer, and then a small amount of clean water is added to continuously pump air in, so that the pipe can be unblocked.
Tips for clearing floor drains
1. Use a brush to wipe the stains on the cover and drain outlets. Wipe any parts that the brush can reach, and then clean them with water. If the pipe is blocked inside, you can use pipe dredging agent to clean it up, which will be effective for kitchen waste such as grease, hair, vegetable leaves, and toilet paper, and blockages such as toilet paper. Fill the floor drain with water, use a sanitary pump to force a few pieces up and down.
2. Cut a small piece of thin stockings (the thinner the better, the thicker it will affect the water), stretch as much as possible, and fix it on the floor drain. In this way, the hair will gather on the stockings. When cleaning, throw away the stockings and hair, so that the hair will not enter the floor drain.
3. No matter what falls into it, it will get stuck at the elbow together. You can use an iron broom handle to knock it into a spoon shape with a hammer, and then slowly dig it out. When I feel fast, I just pour some water into it. Combined with the above methods, this will be done.
4. Close to the corner raft, connect a hose that is sufficient to reach the bottleneck point, put the hose into the floor drain until it cannot be plugged in, and then use a towel to block the floor drain port as much as possible, and then turn on the corner raft water, and press the floor drain port towel hard to prevent the water from returning. If you repeat it one to two times, it will be clear, and if it doesn’t work, it will stop.
