drain cleaning

What’s The Smell in Your Kitchen Coming From?

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After the Tampa Thanksgiving, do you have a mysterious, unpleasant odor in your kitchen? Something that doesn’t go away, no matter how many times you mop or take out the garbage? Check your kitchen sink. Your kitchen sink might be the hardest working plumbing appliance in your home. If there’s a problem with it, chances are the food you run through the disposal or the grease you rinse off dirty plates isn’t getting properly removed from your house. When food or grease gets caught in your kitchen sink’s pipes, it begins to rot. Rotting food or other debris can produce terrible smells and ...
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Want to Avoid Hair Clogs in Your Drain? Here’s How.

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Most Tampa homeowners will agree, nothing is worse than standing in ankle-deep, dirty water thanks to a pesky hair clog in your shower drain. No matter what you do, you just can’t keep the hair from clumping together and causing your drains to slow to a painful crawl. Before you grab a razor and begin taking drastic measures, there are plenty of steps you can take to prevent hair clogs in your drains and eliminate them effectively when they do occur. Find out what you can do to fight against hair clogs in your drains by reading the blog below! HAIR CLOG PREVENTION FOR YOUR DRAINS The best ...
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Gurgling Sink? Follow These 3 Steps to Fix it

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If you hear a gurgling coming from a sink drain, it’s important to identify which sink (or sinks) the noise is coming from, remove any blockages in the drain pipe or venting, and call a professional Tampa plumber. like Cass Plumbing, if you can’t fix the issue yourself. Step 1: Identify which sinks are gurgling This may sound basic if you’ve already heard the gurgling noise, but it’s still important to assess the situation further before jumping to conclusions on a fix. First, note what type of sink it is, which could give you a clue to what’s happening in the drain. For example, kitchen sin...
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Are Drain Cleaners Safe to Use on Plumbing in Your Tampa Home?

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If you’re a Tampa homeowner or anyone with experience in DIY fixes for plumbing, you’ve likely heard mixed opinions on whether or not drain cleaners are safe to use on clogs. Some say chemical cleaners, when used in moderation, are fine to use – while others advise you to avoid them at all costs. So what do you do when you have a pesky clog in your plumbing system? Non-chemical methods for unclogging a drain Before you turn to drain cleaners of any kind, there are a few other approaches you can attempt. Use a baking soda and vinegar mixture. Pour a pot of hot (not quite boiling) water d...
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Tampa Drain Cleaning Service

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Drain clogged? Trust Cass Plumbing for professional drain cleaning and rooter services in the Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater & Brandon areas. Homeowners understand why it’s important to invest in high-quality drain cleaning services. Getting your drains cleaned on a regular basis is a great way to keep your Tampa plumbing system working efficiently. At Cass Plumbing, we offer comprehensive drain cleaning and rooter services designed to keep your drains running smoothly. Types of Clogged Drains We Can Handle If you have a clogged drain, we can offer fast and reliable solutio...
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Helpful Plumbing Tips

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How to Clean Hair Out of a Drain Even if you use a drain stopper in your drain, enough hair could eventually slip into your drain to slow it down. To get your drain flowing again properly, either break up hair clumps enough that they’ll pass through the drain or pull all the hair out of the drain manually. If your shower, tub, or bathroom drains aren’t draining effectively, then hair is the most likely culprit. The minute you notice slow draining, try one of the following methods. Chances are, you’ll clean out the hair and solve the problem fast. And don’t worry: we laid out the ...
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5 Signs You Need Drain Cleaning Service

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1. Improper (Slow) Draining You will notice this when a bathtub, sink, or a shower drain out the water slowly compared to water draining at a normal rate. The waste build-up in pipe clogs creates all the trouble of slow draining. Slowly, it starts restricting the smooth flow of water and starts accumulating other small waste and grows the problem with an increase in the usage of the system. If you have slow drains, call professional Tampa drain cleaning service, like Cass Plumbing, to clear the blockages that have built up over time. We'll get your drains flowing fast again. 2. Unp...
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DIY Drain Cleaning, Why It’s not a Good Idea

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  Everyone in the Tampa Bay Area has experienced it: You turn on the water in your sink, shower, or tub and the water drains very slowly and then begins to back up. After seeing countless commercials for "magical" liquid drain cleaners, the first thought is to get that bottle of thick blue liquid because it’ll get the job done quickly, right? THE BAD NEWS ABOUT LIQUID DRAIN CLEANERS The bad news that companies who make drain cleaners won’t tell you is that these chemicals are harmful to your plumbing. Even when the bottle claims to be “safe on pipes”, they are truly not. Just look ...
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