Keeping Pest Out of Your Drains
- Are bugs bugging you at home? Perhaps the most unsettling part with this sad reality is to know that these bugs don’t just love to wander around your house, they want to stick around as long as they want if you don’t fix issues with your drains. If you’ve dealt with them in the past, you prolly know how a wee bit challenging it can get to make them go away. The good news is, getting rid of them is not as tricky as you think. Let us walk you through some of the ways you can keep these nasty creatures out of your sight!
Why Bugs Thrive in Drains?
- Naturally, these insects thrive in drain pipes because they have a continuous food, shelter, and water source. Hence, they find all ways possible to squeeze in even through the tiniest gaps and leaks in your drains to have access to these. Every tiny bit of organic matter such as vegetables, fruits, and other food as well as hair and rubbish that hits the drain combined with the water from the spout becomes a staple meal for these obnoxious insects. It gives them the perfect conditions to grow and reproduce, and when they find a perfect time, they will find entry through the damages in your pipe and make your home their comfortable place.
Types of Pests Lurking in your Drain Pipes
- Cockroaches
- Cockroaches are perhaps the most common type of drain bug that often thrive in bathroom and kitchen drains. They are especially attracted to this area in your homes because they supply them with a reliable source of both food and water. In many ways, cockroaches can hitchhike, run and crawl into your homes, but most of the time it is the drains that serve as entry points for these bugs. Not only do cockroaches like the food we eat, but they also like concealed and ill-lit places and those with relatively high humidity.
- Flies (Drain flies and Fruit flies)
- Drain flies also known as moth flies, breed in septic tanks, drains, sewers, and soil that has become contaminated with sewage. Believe it or not, these insects like the moist and dark condition your home’s drain provides because it gives them just everything they need to survive and multiply. They feed on decomposing particles and love to lay their eggs within the gelatinous slime that builds up along the interior surface of your drains. While these fuzzy winged bugs don’t bite and kill, no one likes to see them flying out of their seemingly clean drains.
- Another type of flies that likes to lurk in your drains is fruit flies. They are nothing but year-round nuisances that are constantly looking for an opportunity to feed on your overripe and rotten fruits and vegetables. Once they’re in your home, fruit flies will find their way into your drain to lay their eggs and to make certain their young have a stable food source. This red-eye bug that looks very similar to gnats are often also attracted to garbage bins and kitchen drains, or anywhere they might find damp organic matter to devour. You should be able to avoid problems with these creatures when you eliminate the things that attract them.
- Rats
- Rats are another type of pest that can creep in from your sewers and into your home, through unsealed drainage pipes. Eliminating rats from your household only takes one call to pests terminator, but this will only prove worthless until leaks and gaps in your drains and sewer line are sealed up. Unfortunately, a sewer leak is a problem that does not only make you suffer from the presence of rats and other insects but as well as damages caused by leakages.
Cleaning Tips to Keep Bugs Away
- Drains that are poorly conditioned can become the source of annoying pest infestation, especially flies and cockroaches. If you have tiny cracks in your exterior pipes, those cracks will give these bugs a point of entry, and before you know it, they have already found a perfect spot to thrive in your home. Fortunately, if you manage to clean or fix your blocked drain, you can rid your home of this pesky problem. Read on to learn some ways to eliminate these bugs.
- Follow these simple steps:
- 1. Mix your cleaning solution in a bucket. Make sure to follow the directions on the label to achieve a successful result. Remove the drain trap, if applicable, and drop it into the bucket of cleaner.
- 2. This step is a bit tricky, so be extra careful to prevent yourself from getting a splash. Using a drain brush and drain cleaner, brush the drain, the u-trap, the funnel of the drain and under the rim.
- 3. Clean the drain grate. This will ensure that it is debris-free before you put it back. Again, be very careful not to get a splash on you, then place the drain grate over the drain.
- 4. Pour the remaining drain cleaner down the drain, and run about three to five gallons of clear water to flush the debris away.
Permanent Drain Fix with Pipe Relining
- Most often than not, when bugs and other sewer pests start to become visible in your home, the presence of leaks in your pipe is likely occurring. While drain cleaning may be necessary, most of the time it won’t resolve problems with pipes that are severely damaged. This is because some of these pests tend to be clever enough to detect pesticides and look for ways to avoid them. So regardless of how careful and good you think you are at cleaning your drains yourself, the real magic only happens when you decide to fix blocked drains Sydney professionals carry out a blocked drain repair for you.
- Our team is not only capable of cleaning drains, but we can also install a protective layer in your pipes that will give your pipe additional protection and lifespan, making it stand against leaks that unfortunately give these bugs a silent entry point to your precious home.
- Our range of services includes fixing blocked toilet drain, blocked sewer pipe, blocked stormwater water drain, and blocked sewer drain.
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE:
blog
Is It Okay to Leave a Blocked Toilet Overnight?
By admin
/ June 14, 2022
If you had a long day and ended up with a blocked toilet, we understand the urgency to hit your...
Read More
blog
7 Subtle Signs Your House May Have a Major Plumbing Problem
By admin
/ April 4, 2022
Your plumbing is made up of a complex network of pipes so it’s sometimes hardly noticeable when there’s something going...
Read More
blog
Plumbing Activities That Can Cause the Most Damage to Your Plumbing System
By admin
/ April 4, 2022
Have you been having problems with your plumbing but you can’t figure out why? Did you know that embarrassingly those...
Read More
blog
When Pipe Replacement is Necessary?
By admin
/ March 31, 2022
When a pipe replacement becomes necessary at home, you may be wondering what went wrong. It can seem random, but...
Read More
blog
How Likely Will Flood Happen in Your Home?
By admin
/ March 28, 2022
Think your home is impervious to water damage? Think again! Flooding goes beyond weather-related causes. Thunderstorms, hurricanes, snow and heavy...
Read More
blog
What Tree Roots Could Be Doing to Your Sewer Line During Summer
By admin
/ February 3, 2022
Summer seems like a time for trees dropping leaves when it gets really hot. Some may even die and fall...
Read More
blog
The Truth You Need to Know From The Experts
By admin
/ January 31, 2022
Just as you want to seek advice from medical experts, it's also better to learn from those who breathe it...
Read More
blog
5 Plumbing Habits You Need to Change
By admin
/ January 27, 2022
Nothing lasts forever in this world, and your sewer line is no exception. That’s why despite how strong and expensive...
Read More
blog
Fixing Pipe Damages Without Making a Hole in Your Savings
By admin
/ January 27, 2022
When a homeowner finds out their plumbing urgently needs relining, 2 things happen. They either get the plumber to start...
Read More
blog
An Expert’s Advice Towards a Healthy Plumbing
By admin
/ January 26, 2022
No property owner likes to be dealing with pipes that are continually misbehaving. It's absolutely frustrating especially when a problem...
Read More
blog
How Screwed Up is Your Sewer System
By admin
/ January 24, 2022
When your sewer is kept at optimum capacity, you can expect a steady system that will stand years and even...
Read More
blog
5 Major Signs Your Sewer is Nearing Point of Complete Failure
By admin
/ January 20, 2022
Every day brings many possibilities, and your sewer system is not an exception. The possibility of it cropping up some...
Read More
blog
Your Guide Towards Healthier Toilet in 2022
By admin
/ January 11, 2022
Of all sorts of trouble that can happen in your plumbing, there’s likely nothing more horrible than dealing with a...
Read More
blog
Pipe Repair You Can Never Go Wrong
By admin
/ January 10, 2022
Did you know that even when you have the most expensive pipe system, there’s still a possibility that you’d have...
Read More
blog
5 Things to Do to Kickstart Your Year Without a Clogged Drain
By admin
/ January 6, 2022
Nothing lasts forever in this world, and your sewer line is no exception. That’s why despite how strong and expensive...
Read More
blog
4 Major Plumbing Situations that Requires a Pipe Replacement Specialist to Look Into
By admin
/ January 4, 2022
Does dealing pipe replacement peeve you? You are not alone, but whilst you despise the idea of replacing pipes in...
Read More
blog
How to Know You’ve Found the Right Trenchless Pipe Relining Specialist
By admin
/ January 3, 2022
As your home starts to get old, the piping in, under, and around it will also grow feeble and start...
Read More
blog
Benefits of Working With a Pipe Replacement Specialist
By admin
/ December 31, 2021
Getting your plumbing pipes replaced at home is no fun at all. But, if it is handled by skillful hands...
Read More
blog
4 Ways to Fix Blocked Drains for Good
By admin
/ December 30, 2021
There’s probably nothing more annoying than having to repeatedly hire a plumber to fix your blocked drains. Especially when you...
Read More
blog
How Pipe Relining Helps You Save Water Bill This Season!
By admin
/ December 23, 2021
How Pipe Relining Helps You Save Water Bill This Season! There’s probably no other time in a year where any...
Read More
