Accumulated sewage from leaking drains can be highly hazardous to your health.
Accumulated sewage from leaking drains can be highly hazardous to your health.
You might think of telephoning your plumber if sewage is backing into your shower, toilets or bath tub. This sewage will contain bugs so it should be cleaned at once and your plumbing system should be repaired so as to prevent it from happening again.
As you wait for the plumbers to reach your location, start sanitising the affected area with a mixture of bleach and water with a ratio of one cup to five gallons respectively. Wear eye protection, long trousers, gloves and boots and seal the area to prevent entry by children, the aging and pets. Cleanse your hands later on with warm clean water and soap. Reduce the flushing of water into the drain to keep sewerage backflow under control.
The main drainage drainpipe may have choked up, or it may just be the pipework joining the toilet and shower that is obstructed. However, the most significant thing to think about is saving your family from life-threatening waste.
Diarrhea, high temperatures, stomach pains, chills and vomiting are some of the common symptoms of being exposed to raw drainage. Such symptoms require immediate medical help, contact a doctor if this happens.
With a mixture of one cup of bleach to five Imperial gallons of water you should clean any items and surfaces that have been polluted by the sewage. Throw away items that cannot be washed and cleaned (such as mattresses, stuffed animals, baby toys, and wood cutting boards) and food that may have come in contact with drainage water.
Use a drainage snake if drainage is backing up in the shower. It would be best for you to get 25 feet long one quarter inch snake to tackle the problem if you are not calling in a sewers contractor. You can move a quarter inch snake easily inside the drainage line. You may find that the shower trap gets backed up, while the toilet in the same bathroom does not. This is because shower sewers are typically installed level to the flooring, whereas the toilet trap is usually about 5 to 6 inches above.
An expert tradesman, a plumber, must be contacted if you can’t fix the backup yourself. They will be able to clean up the leaked drainage thoroughly, as well as find out exactly where the clog is located. Unless you know what you are doing when you try to do your own plumbing fixes, it is generally wise to let the professionals handle it to begin with.