Drain Cleaning in Bessemer, AL

A slow sink is easy to ignore until it stops completely – usually the night before guests arrive. We clear clogged kitchen sinks, bathroom sinks, tubs and showers, laundry drains, floor drains and main lines in homes and businesses across Bessemer, Hueytown, McCalla and the rest of the area.

More important than clearing the clog is finding out why it happened. Grease in a kitchen line, hair in a tub drain, roots in an old clay sewer pipe and a sagging section of line all look the same from the sink. We find the cause, clear it and tell you honestly whether it is likely to come back.

Store-bought drain chemicals generate heat and can soften PVC, eat through old cast-iron and galvanized pipe and damage the glaze of toilets. They rarely remove the whole clog, so the drain slows down again in a few weeks – and anyone who later opens the line has to work around a pipe full of caustic liquid. A mechanical cleaning removes the blockage instead of burning a small hole through it.

• Hand augers and drum machines for sinks, tubs, showers and toilets.
• Sectional cable machines for main lines and long runs, with cutting heads that open grease and roots.
• Hydro-jetting – high-pressure water that scours grease and scale off the pipe walls, ideal for restaurant kitchens and recurring clogs.
• Sewer camera inspection when a line keeps clogging, so you can see roots, breaks or bellies before you pay for a bigger repair.

If only one fixture is slow, the clog is usually close to it. If several drains are slow at once, toilets gurgle when the washer drains, or water comes up in the lowest tub or shower, the blockage is likely in the main line. Stop running water and call us – a main line clog can turn into a sewage backup quickly. We will check the cleanout, clear the line and, if needed, run a camera through it. Main line problems are covered in more detail on our sewer line services page.

• Wipe greasy pans into the trash – never pour fat or oil down the sink.
• Use hair catchers in tubs and showers.
• Run plenty of cold water with the garbage disposal, and keep fibrous peels and coffee grounds out of it.
• Flush only toilet paper – “flushable” wipes do not break down in a sewer line.
• For older homes or busy kitchens, ask about a yearly maintenance cleaning.