Floor Drains

Floor drains are plumbing fixtures commonly found in a variety of rooms and areas. These include: bathrooms, restrooms, kitchens, water heater areas, laundry rooms, utility rooms, refrigerator areas, the garage, the basement or ground floor of a home and commercial establishments.

Floor drains are installed on the floor and are meant to drain off any standing water in a specific area. Tiles or flooring around the drain is sloped to allow the water to flow to the floor drain. It usually comes with a strainer to prevent any foreign object from flowing through the drain and causing it to clog. The floor drain is waste water’s access to the drainage pipes and at times the sewer.

Floor drains are seldom given any importance in a home. That is, until they clog and puddles start to form around it and your basement or other area gets flooded. In instances like this, it is a good idea to call a plumber. Rooter–Man has more than 40 years of experience de-clogging floor drains.

The common problems of floor drains are:

Clogging

Pieces of hair that you lose during showering can sometimes go down the floor drain of the bathroom and into the plumbing system. The same is true with food particles and other objects that have inadvertently entered a drain in the home. These debris and “foreign” objects are carried through the pipes and can cause them to become blocked. The first signs of clogging will often show up as puddles around the floor drain.

Crystallization inside the pipes

Crystallization inside the pipes can be caused by soap, urine and sweetened liquids like soda or coffee that leave residue behind as they flow through the pipes. These residues or sediments sometimes build up and harden until the pipes become nearly constricted or closed. When this happen a serious drainage problem such as an overflow may occur and this is when you will need the services of Rooter-Man. We have been fixing floor pipes for decades, and can fix yours.

Pipe line problem

When you are able to pour a large volume of water down the drain without causing any waste water overflow, then it is not a good sign. Floor drains are specifically designed to allow for this overflow so that a high pressure of water will not cause a pipe to burst. When no overflow is evident despite a huge amount of water poured into the drain it could mean a break in the pipe line.

Rooter-Man has the right equipment to diagnose the problem in the line. This is called the video camera pipe inspection and makes possible a real-time visual inspection of the plumbing and sewer pipes, and lets us find out what the conditions of the pipes are.

Nasty sewage odor

When you can smell sewage seeping through the floor drain, in all probability the sewer pipe line is clogged or blocked and the waste is not flowing directly to your sewage tank or to the city’s sewer system. Skilled technicians such as those employed by Rooter-Man who have the latest tools and equipment can help.

Rooter–Man is your best option when your floor drains start to act up and cause you stress and anxiety. Rooter-man is backed by more than 40 years of experience in the business and top of the line tools and equipment as well as expert and capable technicians to diagnose any overflows ro breakage in your floor drains and pipes and get the problem fixed.