Tips for Living Greener Without Toxic Chemicals For Your Drains
Whatever you pour down your drain eventually become someone else's drinking water
. To help keep your drains clear pour a tea kettle of boiling water down the kitchen laundry and bathroom sinks, and tubs or showers. Do not pour boiling water down the toilet or any other fixture that has an integrated trap, such as a bidet or urinal since the sudden change in temperature could damage the porcelain. This is the best preventive maintenance, homeowners can do. If you do this frequently it will keep the buildup in the drains from getting to the point where they get clogged.
Use chemicals in clogged drains as a last resort, after plunging pouring boiling water down the drains and using an auger or plumbers snake. Using harsh drain clearing chemicals as a last resort ensures the least amount of toxins gets into the water systems. Also, a gas is formed by the chemicals in the drain cleaner which are released into the air in your home. After using chemicals flush them completely with water. Never plunge drains after using chemicals since they could splash up in your face.
In most cities water that flows into storm drains does not go through wastewater treatment. So it is important not to let chemicals and contaminants reached the storm drains. For example, don't drain your pool into or poor auto fluids down the storm drains. These materials have no place in our water. Just some simple suggestions to keep us all a bit healthier! Just another green tip from the Fixie Chick
Tips for Living Greener Without Toxic Chemicals For Your Drains