Tackle the Tough Holiday Grease Clogs with the Right Sewer Cleaning Equipment

The holidays are a time for family and good food. However, drain cleaning professionals know that all that great holiday cooking can easily lead to major clogs in residential drains. To get rid of them, you need a sewer cleaning machine that does the job right. If you are looking for equipment to clear lines without hassle, look no further. Duracable takes pride in its wide selection of drain cleaning equipment. All products are built to the highest standards with the technician in mind.

Several holiday dishes produce quite a bit of grease, and many homeowners don’t know how to dispose of it properly. People often pour the liquid grease down the drain without know or considering the consequences of when that grease hardens. On top of that, stringy, fibrous or starchy waste regularly gets put through the garbage disposal where it cannot be broken down sufficiently. Between the food and grease in the house drains, the flow of water can easily become partially or totally blocked. It’s at this point when homeowners usually cave and call in the plumbers and drain technicians.

As your business picks up this holiday season, don’t get caught without the equipment you need, when you need it – Duracable has you covered to handle the worst of holiday grease.

Cleaning a Grease-Clogged Drain

When holiday food and grease have blocked the drain, you’ll need the right combination of sewer cleaning machine, drain cable, and attachments to clear the clog, and it all starts with the size of the clogged drain. For blocked residential drains, a sink machine will be able to handle the job; a small sled machine can be used for bigger residential lines as well as some commercial jobs.

A DM138, Duracable’s most popular machine, can clean lines 1-1/4” to 3” in diameter using ¼” or 3/8” cable. If you need to clean a 4” line, a DM150 can tackle the job using 3/8” or ½” drain cable. For commercial jobs, your best bet will be to use a J-Maxx or DM10 from Duracable – they each can clean 1-1/4” to 3” drains using 3/8” or ½” cables.

Your choice of cable attachments will depend on which sewer cleaning machine and cable you’ll use. Duracable manufactures specialty grease cutters that can work with either ¼” to 5/16” cables or 3/8” to ½” cables. The grease cutters work by spiraling into the grease and pulling out the worst of the clog. You can follow this up with a standard blade attachment for your size of cable to scrape off anything left on the pipe walls. To make sure you got all the buildup removed, check the line with a camera. It might take a number of runs down the drain to fully clear the clog of food and grease.

Preventing a Drain from Clogging Next Time

It is inevitable that at least some grease will go down kitchen drains, and it will build up more quickly during the holidays, especially in commercial kitchens. You can help your customers save time and money down the line by giving them products to prevent the problem before it can build up. Duracable’s ProClean drain care products can be used as preventative treatment and maintenance before and during the holiday season.

ProClean Concentrated Drain Cleaner is perfect for homeowners – it will coat the drain with a biofilm that works to absorb and convert grease, fats, soaps, and other organic buildup into harmless carbon dioxide and water. Using it monthly helps prevent clogs in any drain in the house – including the kitchen – and shock treatments can be used to treat problem drains.

For commercial kitchens, ProClean Drain Line & Grease Trap Treatment is the ideal choice for preventative maintenance. This treatment uses a high concentrate of selectively adapted bacteria to degrade greases, fats, fatty acids and other organic wastes. It can also help reduce the amount of grease trap pumping required by as much as 65 percent.

Both of these ProClean products are NSF approved, which means they are safe to use around food processing areas.

Why Duracable is your expert this season

When the phones start ringing – especially during your busiest time of the year in the drain cleaning business – you want to have products and equipment you can count on. From reliable sewer cleaning machines and cables to effective cable attachments and drain care products, Duracable has your back this holiday season. Shop online at duracable.com or give customer service a call at 877-244-0740.