DRAIN SURGEON TIPS
Symptom:
One side of your sink won’t drain.
Treatment:
Put stopper in draining side of the sink and hold down, then use plunger on stopped up side of sink until open. If that doesn’t work call your DRAIN surgeon at HAWKEYE SEWER & DRAIN (319) 337-7252
Symptom:
Tub won’t drain or is draining slow.
Treatment:
Remove overflow cover and stopper lever, place wet rag in hole and plunge drain until open. Be sure to use a large rag so it cannot be sucked into drain. If that does not work call HAWKEYE SEWER & DRAIN at (319) 337-7252
Symptom:
Bathroom sink drains slow or not at all.
Treatment:
Plug overflow, remove stopper and plunge sink. Until it opens. if it does not open call
HAWKEYE SEWER & DRAIN at (319) 337-7252
DRAIN CLEANER: SHOCK TREATMENT
1 cup drain cleaner to 4 cups water. First 1 treatment for the kitchen sink, and then 1 treatment split in all other drains, unless you have a lot of drains, then make 2.
DRAIN CLEANER: MONTHLY TREATMENTS
1/4 cup treatment to 4 cups water. To be done once a month at night when you’re done running water for the night. In the morning, turn on the warm water and let it run for about a minute or so. Make one treatment for your Kitchen sink and another to be split between the rest of your drains. Then, if you notice a single drain running slow, make a batch of shock treatment for that one drain once or twice. If it improves go back to your monthly treatment; Otherwise, call HAWKEYE SEWER & DRAIN at (319) 337-7252 to have lime cleaned out.
SEWER LINES
Should be done every year or two. Sewer lines don’t go bad overnight – they take years, so if you’re doing maintenance, you should have advanced notice to a problem. Remember there is no good time for a back up. More than likely, it’s going to happen NIGHTS and WEEKENDS & HOLIDAYS . Because that is when you’re home the most! Still have a sewer line problem? Call HAWKEYE SEWER & DRAIN at (319) 337-7252 to have line cleaned out. Where your misfortune won’t cost you a fortune!
SEPTIC TANKS
Should be pumped every 3 to 5 years. To help them do what they do, you should add some treatment every 6 months.
If you still have septic tank issues, call HAWKEYE SEWER & DRAIN at (319) 337-7252. Where your misfortune won’t cost you a fortune!