 Your House Efficient and Enviornmentally Friendly
Many people wonder what they can do make their houses more environmentally friendly and efficient. You can employ quite a few ideas and practices to help achieve an environmentally friendly house. The great news is that many of these steps require no more effort than you already put into your home.
The most important thing you can do to make sure you have an efficient and environmentally friendly house is to reduce the amount of energy you use to heat and cool your home.
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 How to Prevent Clogged Drains
The best way to deal with a clogged drain is to keep if from getting clogged in the first place. To paraphrase Smokey the Bear, "Remember, only you can prevent clogged drains."
Several simple practices can greatly reduce how often you go hunting for that wrench.
Steps to Preventing a Clogged Drain
- Check sink and tub stoppers every 3 months or so for hair and soap scum (biofilm) buildup and give them a quick "de-gooping."
- Once a week, fill each sink and tub in your home to the brim and then pull up the stopper. The volume and weight of the water will fill the drainpipe completely with water. It will do a good job of flushing the drain line.
- If your drain is running slowly . . .
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 How to Clear a Clogged Drain
To clear a clogged drain, plungers work very well if you use them properly. They should be the first tool one uses when a clog happens. When you are working on a tub or bathroom sink drain, you'll most likely get the best results if you remove the stopper mechanism from the drain inlet. To do that, locate the control rod attached to the drainpipe below the sink. You will need to remove the rod - it's usually secured by spring clip. The rod intersects your stopper stem rather like thread through a needle. You will need to pull it all the way out to free the stopper stem. You can now pull the stopper unit up and out of the sink.
Tip! Place a tub or a bucket under your sink trap before you pull that rod! Expect a gush of dirty water escaping the rod hole when you pull it.
Steps to Clearing a Clogged Drain
Pull the stopper
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