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The plumbing system in your Knoxville, TN, home is essential. If there is an issue with your plumbing system, you either won’t be able to get clear water into the home and waste and water out of the home. Because your plumbing system is so important to your daily life in the home, it is essential that you maintain it properly.

One annual maintenance service that you should never ignore is a drain cleaning service. There are several benefits to having an annual drain cleaning performed.

#1 Water Will Flow Freely Down the Drain

As careful as you are about what you put down the drain in your home, grease, soap scum, food, and other debris is going to get down the drain, creating a clog. Over time, the debris in the drains will get larger and larger with everything that goes down the drain. You will soon have slow drains, and eventually, you will be dealing with a complete clog. When this happens, the water won’t go down the drain at all, and you won’t be able to use the sink until you call a repair.

The best way to prevent all of this trouble is to have an annual drain cleaning service performed. When the drains are cleaned annually, small clogs will be removed before they can become large clogs that can completely clog your drains.

#2 Quiet Your Drains

When the water goes down your drains, it should go down quietly. If you hear a gurgling sound, it is a sign that a major clog is right around the corner. When there is a relatively large clog in your drain, the water will need to change direction to find another route down the drain. When the water changes direction, it will make a gurgling sound. If you allow the problem to persist, it won’t be long before the drain is completely clogged, and water won’t go down the drain.

If you have an annual drain cleaning service performed, your drains will quiet down, and you won’t need to worry about the drains becoming clogged completely, making that particular sink unusable.

#3 Remove Odors

Over time, food, grease, and other debris can coat the inside of your drains. Even if the debris hasn’t caused an issue with how well the water drains, it doesn’t mean that it won’t cause problems. When food and grease are stuck to the inside of the drains, it can start to spoil, creating a foul odor. If you walk by the kitchen sink and smell something foul, it is likely coming from the inside of the drain. You can try to pour scented detergent down the drain to make the kitchen smell better, but this will only mask the smell, and it is a temporary solution.

If you want a permanent solution to the problem, you should schedule a drain cleaning service. To prevent the issue from occurring again in the future, you should be sure to schedule a drain cleaning every year. This will ensure that your drains are always clean, free of debris and that they always smell fresh.

#4 Control Fruit Flies

Fruit flies aren’t aggressive insects, but they really are a nuisance. There is nothing worse than when you are trying to enjoy a conversation with friends or if you are cooking dinner for your family, and fruit flies are buzzing around in your face. If there are fruit flies in your kitchen and you don’t have a bowl of fruit or any open food lying around, the flies could be coming up from your drains.

If there is food, grease,0, or other debris in the drain, it is the perfect breeding ground for fruit flies. There are DIY solutions that you can pour down the drain, but this is just a temporary solution. If you want to eliminate the fruit fly problem completely, you should have an annual drain cleaning service performed. During the service, the debris that has coated the inside of the drains will be removed, and along with it will go the fruit flies’ perfect home. If you have the drain cleaning performed every year, you won’t need to deal with fruit flies any longer.

#5 Prevent a Water Backup Inside the House

One of the worst plumbing emergencies is when water backs up inside the home from the sink, toilet, or washing machine. A serious water backup can cause water damage, which can be difficult and expensive to clean up.

If you want to prevent a backup inside your Knoxville, TN home, you should have an annual drain cleaning service performed. When your drains are cleaned, the plumber will also check the health of the pipes, both of which will prevent a water backup in the future.

#6 Save On Expensive Plumbing Repairs In the Future

Your plumber will charge a fee for the drain cleaning service; however, the service’s cost isn’t as expensive as the cost to repair plumbing damage caused by dirty and clogged drains. When you neglect your drains, it won’t be long before you are dealing with high water bills, a corroded drainage system, water contamination, and even burst pipes. Each of these issues is relatively expensive to repair.

If you pay a small fee every year to have a drain cleaning service performed, you can avoid expensive plumbing repair fees later.

The best way to protect your drains’ health is to schedule an annual drain cleaning with My Professional Plumber. We have over 70 years of combined service in the plumbing industry; therefore, we can handle any plumbing issue that you have.

We have been serving customers in the Knoxville area for years, and we have an excellent reputation within the community. We also have an excellent reputation in the industry. In 2017, we won the Home Advisor Best Of Award. In 2018, we won Angie’s List Super Service award and Cityview’s Best of the Best Award. In 2019, we won Angie’s List Super Service Award again.

Before hiring plumbers, they must pass a drug test and a background check, giving you peace of mind that you can trust the people you allow in your home. All of our plumbers are professionally trained and must take continuing education courses to stay up-to-date with the most current technology in plumbing.

To schedule an appointment for an annual drain cleaning service or any other plumbing service, give us a call today.