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Quick and Easy Guide to Unblock a Sink
You used the sink and watched, horrified, as the basin flooded with water until it seemed like it would overflow onto the kitchen floor. Fortunately, the water did drain out eventually, but it did so painstakingly and very slowly. Moreover, the slop in the basin wouldn’t go away completely.
You’ve got yourself a blocked sink. What should you do? Do you research how to unblock a sink so you can try to fix it yourself, or should you get professional plumbing services in Dubai instead?
To Call or Not to Call a Plumber?
Instinctively, you’ll want to fix your clogged sink yourself to minimize downtime. However, even if you succeed and get the greywater (the name of the wastewater from a sink) flowing again, you may still want to call a plumber.
A blocked sink may be a temporary condition. Perhaps a big wad of paper towels or a particularly large food scrap got through after someone used it without the strainer. A more likely scenario would be that a buildup of fat has been created by oils and fats from dishes and leftover food getting through, solidifying and blocking your pipes.
A wad of paper or fruit scrap should be an easy fix if you can fish it out. The accumulated fats and oils, however, require professional attention. Even if they’re not completely blocking your sink for now, they will do so eventually as more oils and fats stick to your pipe walls.
If sink clogging is a regular and recurring experience, you obviously have a sink plumbing problem.
Something that does not disintegrate, like toys, keys and coins, might have fallen through and been inadvertently flushed into the sink. It might now be stuck in your P-trap or pipes. Solid waste may have accumulated on the drain pipe walls, reducing flow. Your kitchen floor drain may be blocked, your plumbing system may be full, or you may have a poorly designed or installed sink.
Whatever the reason for your regularly clogged sink, it’s best to refer the problem to a plumbing technician who knows how to unclog a sink completely and prevent the problem from recurring.
Even if you’re confident your sink blockage is temporary, it may be best to have it checked by a technician anyway. You want to make sure the clog did not do any permanent damage or cause other issues.
How Often Should You Schedule AC Duct Cleaning?
When it comes to the frequency of cleaning your ducts, a quick sense check online can leave you not much the wiser. Search results recommend duct cleaning as regularly as every couple of months and as infrequently as once every five years – depending on the source of information.
At Amir Jabedh Technical Services, Many years of experience operating in Dubai has given us the confidence to recommend carrying out duct cleaning every 12 to 18 months due to the intense UAE climate and heavy reliance on AC for much of the year. Duct cleaning is required more frequently in the Middle East because residents spend the majority of their time indoors where pollutants in the air can be up to 3-5 times higher than outdoors. It is worth noting that the cleaning should also be carried out whenever you are worried about air quality, particularly when moving into a new property.
Benefits of Annual Duct Cleaning
1. Cleaner air and less house dust.
It is difficult to fully comprehend the benefits until you have personally experienced the after-effects of a professional duct clean. But consider how much time and money you spend trying to keep your home ship-shape – often without a thought for your unseen internal ducts that end up storing remnants of the airborne contaminants that have been removed by your AC, including bacteria, fungus, mould, and organic matter such as pet hair. When these build up within your ductwork naturally over time, your air becomes congested and you will find yourself having to work harder to keep surfaces clean.
2. Minimises the effects of allergies.
Over and above the need for extra dusting, it is quite common for family members to experience a physical response to less-than-clean air in the form of aggravated allergies and respiratory issues. If sneezing, coughing, wheezing or itching become prevalent, cleaner ducts will help to remove many of the most common allergens from within your ductwork (commonly referred to in the industry as the ‘lungs’ of your home).
For full air purification, it is worth noting that your ducts work in conjunction with your coil and AC system, so these components may also require attention in order to completely eradicate allergens and irritants from the vicinity. That said, a professional duct clean will certainly remove much of the dirt that is lingering in close proximity, thereby reducing those unpleasant tell-tale symptoms that can often lead to bigger health problems when left unchecked.
3. Helps to get rid of bad smells.
Unidentified odours always have a source, and if your ducts are clogged with debris, the chances are that they are incubating bacteria that your nose can’t ignore. From innocuous but undesirable mildew to leaks and bacteria, your lingering whiffs could be caused by a number of issues – all of which can be resolved with a thorough 2-step Rotobrush and vacuum that is widely regarded as the leading duct cleaner available in the market.
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