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Your Abbotsford kitchen sink is subjected to more abuse than any other drain in your home. We frequently use our kitchen sink as a trash can. Your kitchen sink can become clogged over time, causing it to drain slowly or not at all.

Our Abbotsford plumbers have listed out the five most common causes of a clogged kitchen sink. Check out this blog to learn how to unclog your kitchen sink. Continue reading to find out why it’s clogged!

1. Corrosion

If you live in an older home with metal pipes, your pipes are almost certainly corroded. Corrosion causes two things that increase the likelihood of a clogged kitchen sink.

Pipes, like Velcro, become rough inside as they rust. Waste sticks to the inside of your pipes over time, and then waste sticks to other waste, and so on. It’s a never-ending cycle!

Did you also know that your pipes shrink in size? But not in the way you’re probably picturing it. The thickness of the walls of pipes increases as they rust. This is due to the fact that rust is much less dense than cast iron.

2. Grease

Kitchen grease is the oily liquid left on pots, pans, and baking trays after cooking meat. It is also produced when butter and vegetable oils are used in cooking. Grease solidifies inside your pipes when you wash dishes with grease on them. The likelihood of a clogged kitchen sink increases as the thickness of the grease increases.

3. Foods That Expand

Rice, pasta, beans, and brussel sprouts become larger the longer they soak. The majority of these foods have the ability to expand multiple times their original size. We usually see a homeowner scrape and wash a bunch of leftovers down the kitchen sink right before bed. The food will have expanded so much by the next morning that the kitchen sink will be completely clogged.

4. Heavy Objects

Heavy objects should never be washed down the sink. Bones, eggshells, coffee grounds, and sand are examples of heavy objects. Our Abbotsford kitchen clog repair plumbers believe these heavy objects in your kitchen drain clump together as they mix with the grease inside your pipes. Some of the clumps get stuck in the horizontal sections of your pipes due to their weight.

5. Hasn’t Been Used In A While

We see it all the time: a homeowner goes on vacation, and when they return, their kitchen sink is clogged.

Many people are naturally perplexed by this. How could this be? The answer is straightforward. Previously, the water could pass through all of the sludge that had accumulated in your pipes. However, once the pipes have dried out from inactivity, the sludge, grease, and buildup become rock hard. This completely clogs your kitchen sink.

Call Total Service Quality To Deal With Kitchen Sink Clogs

If you have a clogged kitchen sink, call Total Service Quality today on 604-850-3847.

Total Service Quality’s certified Abbotsford plumbers and Abbotsford drain technicians respond quickly to any emergency Abbotsford plumbing, drain cleaning, or water damage problem in Abbotsford, Chilliwack and Mission. Our Abbotsford emergency plumbers are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including public holidays.