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The outdoor drainage system for your house is important to protect your home during rainstorms. Storm drains collect the runoff water that would otherwise enter your home and lead to serious structural damage and destruction of your property.

However, you cannot expect a storm drain to always be ready to do its job. Just like any drain inside a home, outdoor drains can become clogged and ineffective over time. You need to have regular maintenance from a professional plumber to make sure that your storm drains are in good condition and not a threat to your home or the local water supply. To schedule maintenance for your storm drains, call BZ Dependable Plumbing & Heating, Inc. and talk to our professionals who are familiar with outdoor drainage in Hillsdale, NJ. We can provide the storm drain service you need to shield your home from the dangers of storms and flooding.

The importance of storm drain maintenance

The runoff water from a storm contains more than simply water; if you’ve ever watched water from flooding go down into a storm drain, you’ll know how much debris, such as leaves, dirt, and rocks, can flow along in the water. All of this material going down into the storm drain will eventually start to build-up until it restricts and finally blocks the drainage. The drains will grow dirtier and dirtier each year they go without maintenance, and if you’ve experienced a severe storm recently, the problem will be accelerated. Regular maintenance from storm drain professionals will clear and clean out the drains so that the water does not back up into your home.

Another reason you need to have the outdoor drains maintained regularly is because a polluted storm drain can lead to pollution entering the nearby fresh water supply. Water from storm drains does not go through sewage treatment plants like the water that leaves a home through the sewer line. The amount of water that goes down a storm drain is too much for the regular sewer system, so the water instead goes out into lakes and rivers. Dirty drains can end up contaminating these fresh water supplies, which is bad for everybody. Help keep the environment clean with routine professional maintenance.

Finally, regular drain maintenance will discover cracks, breaks, and leaks in storm drains that can occur because of pressure and age.

You should schedule maintenance for the storm drains on your property once a year or after a major storm. Damage to storm drains, or worse, damage to your home, can be very expensive; maintenance is a small investment in preventing costly and distressing larger repairs.

Contact BZ Dependable Plumbing & Heating, Inc. today to arrange for the necessary maintenance for your outdoor drainage in Hillsdale, NJ.

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We can answer this question quickly: never.

But you probably want a more detailed response than that. Because liquid drain cleaners are so prevalent, available on the shelves of every grocery store, it’s difficult for homeowners to accept that professional plumbers do not use nor recommend such cleaners to handle drain clogs or any other plumbing task. You don’t have to take the plumbers’ word alone: the U.S. EPA advises against the use of chemical drain cleaners because of their toxicity and potential to harm the environment.

There are better and safer ways to have drain cleaning in Bergenfield, NJ. BZ Dependable Plumbing & Heating, Inc. offers extensive drain cleaning services: if you need a clog removed, or if you want complete drain cleaning done, contact us.

What’s so awful about liquid drain cleaners?

We’ll start with the big issue: they are highly toxic. The primary ingredients of standard liquid cleaners you find in grocery and drug stores are lye and sulfuric acid. Not only is this mixture potentially lethal to swallow, but it produces toxic fumes that will cause skin burns and blindness. Using these liquids on your pipes puts you at risk because the fumes will remain in the air long after you pour the chemicals down the drain.

If you noticed the word “acid” above and thought, “Wow, that can’t be good for my pipes,” you’re correct. Although the acidic chemicals can chew through clogs, they can also chew through pipes. Drain cleaner tends to gather in the p-trap of a sink (the curved pipe directly beneath the drain) and eat away at the interior lining of the pipes. The damage caused isn’t worth it: rely instead on a plumber who uses safe drain snakes or BioSmart Drain Treatment.

Finally, liquid cleaners are damaging to the environment. Toxic residue remains in the bottles even after they are “emptied,” and this will end up in landfills. Seepage of chemicals into the ground can lead to poisoning the environment and toxins entering the water table.

You have much better options for drain cleaning

Whenever you encounter a clog, first try using a sink plunger to push it through. These plungers can handle most smaller clogs. If the plunger doesn’t work, call for a professional plumber to use safe techniques to clear the clogs.

If you have persistent clogging in your home, consider scheduling full drain cleaning services. BZ Dependable Plumbing & Heating, Inc. offers the superb BioSmart drain treatment system that cleans your drains without harming them, you, or the environment. Look to us for your Bergenfield, NJ drain cleaning needs.

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The drains in your home are extremely important components of your home plumbing system. When your drains work properly they are able to remove waste water from your home in a clean, convenient fashion. When your drains are damaged or otherwise compromised, though, you have a potentially big problem on your hands. The longer any necessary Teaneck drain repair service is postponed, the more likely it becomes that the damage to your system will be complex and costly. That is why recognizing the need for Teaneck drain repair is so important. Here are some tips from BZ Dependable on how to do so.

One of the more obvious signs of a need for drain repair is the pooling of water in your basement or around your home. Even small amounts of water can lead to serious damages if given the time. Any leaks in your drain system must be repaired as soon as possible to minimize the risk of damage to your property.

You may also simply notice that your sinks or bathtubs are draining slowly. While this may seem like a minor problem, any slow moving or clogged drains should be treated as a serious issue. Not only are they inconvenient, but clogged drains can also throw off the pressure within your home plumbing system. This can lead to bigger headaches down the road. Contact a professional to ensure that any clogged drains are completely resolved and that they are not indicative of a more serious issue.

Foul odors are another common sign of damaged drains. While the problem may be an easy fix for a qualified plumber, such as a dried out drain trap, there is only one way to diagnose the problem with certainty; have your system thoroughly inspected and serviced by a professional.

If you have any further questions about how to recognize the need for Teaneck drain repair call the professional plumbers at BZ Dependable. We have the skills, knowledge and training to ensure that your drain problems are resolved completely and reliably. Contact us today to learn more about potential problems with your drains and how you can minimize the risk of damage.

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