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Every plumbing system consists of two subsystems with one bringing clean water in your home and the other takes out the wastewater. The draining system is comprised of three main elements: the drain of course, the waste and a vent. This is why it is also known the DWV system.

Drain System Structure
Water is gathered from different plumbing fixtures by the drain lines. Waste is removed appropriately by the waste lines and sewer gases dissolve with the help of vent pipes.

Waste and drain lines will eventually reach the central sewer line that removes waste matters completely.

Traps
Enabling harmful gases to evaporate away from your home is a joint effort of both vents and traps. A trap, which can be found adjacent to plumbing fixtures, is the bent part of the drainpipe. Whenever an appliance is put to use, water come out of it, some flow to the drainpipe and the rest remain in the trap blocking the spread of those gases and unpleasant smells in your house.

Shape and Size
Drainpipes are generally comprised of materials varying from plastic to cast iron and even copper occasionally.
Size wise, drainpipes are relatively large, in order to diminish any possibility of clogs and blocks. The various fixtures have different size drainpipes ranging from 5 cm to sinks and showers up to 10 cm to toilets.

Handling Clogged Drains
No matter how badly you try to avoid it, drain clogs are sometimes inevitable.
Still, drain clogs do happen. The first step ought to be cleaning the traps from any hair or grease that might have accumulated there and might have caused the jam.

If you're having a hard time ridding yourself of the nuisance, contact us at Plumber Long Island and with the right tools for the job, our experts will clear your clogs in no time.

Our professional equipment for unclogging drains consists of plungers, sewer tapes and augers of different kinds. Long Island Plumber also offers to routinely clean you drains so they remain highly maintained year round.

Contact Long Island plumber if you have any want any further drain cleaning information.

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