{"id":586,"date":"2020-07-06T11:00:08","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/?p=586"},"modified":"2025-10-31T09:56:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T16:56:34","slug":"why-you-should-never-use-store-bought-drain-cleaners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/plumbing-service\/why-you-should-never-use-store-bought-drain-cleaners\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Never Use Store-Bought Drain Cleaners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Imagine this scenario: You are brushing your teeth. You have\nthe water running to rinse off the toothbrush when you notice, the water you\nturned on to wet the toothbrush is still standing in the sink. You have a clog!\nWhat\u2019s the first thing you do? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If it\u2019s a superficial enough clog you might reach in the drain and relieve it, or use a plunger to loosen it up and draw it out. If it\u2019s deeper down, however, then you\u2019ll probably reach for a bottle of that store-bought drain cleaner you keep on hand. Don\u2019t! <\/em>Please don\u2019t. You should never use store-bought drain cleaners. They\u2019re a cheap option, but you literally get what you pay for. Read on as we uncover just why you should never use these store-bought \u201csolutions.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Store-Bought Drain Cleaners and Openers are Damaging<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever taken a look at the back of the bottle to notice how many warnings are plastered all over it? These warnings are there for a reason\u2014these liquid drain cleaners almost always contain some pretty nasty ingredients. They\u2019re very caustic solutions that can not only injure your eyes and be unhealthy to breathe around, but they can actually eat through your pipes\u2014actually harming the system more than helping! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They do <\/em>eat through some clogs, particularly hair, but then they coat the inside of your drain pipe\u2014and that\u2019s where corrosion begins. After years of using these types of drain cleaners on your pipes, you\u2019ll find yourself facing numerous leaks, and potentially even a need for repiping. Trust us when we say the cost of having to replace pipes throughout your plumbing system far outweighs what you save by going the \u201ceasy route\u201d with store-bought drain cleaners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what should you do instead? Call a plumber for\nprofessional drain cleaning! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Professional Difference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re not just here to toot our own horn\u2014professional drain\ncleaning really does make a difference. The thing is, any <\/em>reputable professional plumber knows that the average\nstore-bought drain openers do much more harm than good. That\u2019s why you won\u2019t\nfind a reputable plumber that will use them! Professional drain cleaning\ninvolves more powerful, but less invasive methods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For instance, drain snaking is one of the traditional ways to clean out a drainpipe. We insert a long cord with an auger on the end down the pipe until it makes contact with the clog. Then, the auger drills through the clog, or latches onto it and pulls it free from the pipe. This is an easy solution that won\u2019t have any lasting negative effects but will ensure the whole clog is removed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another popular method among professionals is hydro-jetting,\nwhich is when we fire a high-pressured stream of water down the pipe to blast\naway any clogs in the system. This is a very thorough process, and will prevent\nclogs from forming as easily in the future!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you need a quality plumber in Modesto, CA<\/a>, look no further than DeHart Plumbing, Heating, and Air Inc. Contact us<\/a> today! <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Read on as we uncover just why you should never use these store-bought \u201csolutions.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":588,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[46,88,107],"class_list":["post-586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-plumbing-service","tag-drain-cleaning","tag-modesto","tag-plumber"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=586"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":590,"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586\/revisions\/590"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}