Drain cleaning in Huntsville

A slow drain is easy to live with until it isn’t. Then the sink fills with dishwater, or the tub backs up when someone flushes. We find where the clog sits, clear it, and tell you what caused it.

Drain cleaning in Huntsville kitchens and baths

Most household clogs sit close to the fixture. In a bathroom sink it’s hair and soap in the trap. In a tub or shower it’s hair wound around the drain stopper. In a kitchen it’s grease and food packed into the line behind the wall.

These are quick jobs when we go in at the right point. We clear the line, run hot water through it, and check that it drains at full speed before we pack up.

Clogged kitchen drain lines

Kitchen drains clog in a different way from bathroom drains. Grease goes down warm and liquid, then cools and coats the pipe. Over months it narrows the line until coffee grounds and rice finish the job. A plunger rarely touches it, because the clog is often feet down the line. We clear it through the drain or a cleanout and scrape the pipe back to full size. If the garbage disposal is part of the problem, we look at that too.

Main line clogs and backups in more than one drain

When a toilet gurgles as the washer empties, or water comes up in the tub, the clog is in the main line that carries everything out of the house. Clearing a sink won’t touch it. We open the main cleanout and clear the line from there.

Main lines in older Huntsville neighborhoods often pick up roots, especially where big trees sit near the sewer path. If the line keeps clogging after it’s cleared, the pipe may be broken, and sewer line replacement is the long-term fix.

Laundry, floor and shower drain clogs

Laundry drains collect lint, and the standpipe behind the washer can overflow onto the floor when the line behind it narrows. Floor drains in garages and utility rooms fill with dirt and debris, then back up the first time water runs to them. Shower drains clog with hair and soap faster than any other drain in the house.

Each one clears the same way: through the right access point, all the way to open pipe. We clear it, run water through it, and check it drains at full speed.

Slow drains in older Huntsville homes

Houses built in the 1950s and 1960s often have cast iron or galvanized drains inside the walls. Over the decades these build up scale on the inside, so water drains slower every year. Clearing restores the flow. Where pipe is corroded through, we’ll show you and quote the repair.

We clear drains in nearby towns too, including drain cleaning in Madison and drain cleaning in Decatur.