There are many reasons why you may have a clogged kitchen sink. At My Menlo Park Plumber Hero, our goal is to help our customers find the problem and make accurate repairs. Here are some of the more common reasons that kitchen sinks clog.

Too Much Grease in the Drains

Do you have a habit of dumping cooking grease down the kitchen drain? If so, don’t worry. You’re not alone. Many people do this on a regular basis, which is one reason why we get lots of calls for emergency drain cleaning service. Grease is a substance that hardens as it cools off. While it may not clog your drain right away, if you keep up this habit you’ll find yourself with a stopped-up sink.

No one likes greasy food, so one way to get rid of the grease is to pour it in a mason jar or other type of glass container. You can also use a strainer and a plastic bag. Place the strainer inside the bag and pour the grease into the strainer. Take the strainer out of the bag. What you’re left with is a bag full of grease that can be tied up and disposed of in the trash.

Broken Garbage Disposal

A garbage disposal that doesn’t work can cause clogs in the pipes that connect one side of the sink to the next. Call a plumber to fix the garbage disposal and then clear out the clog. The same rules apply to garbage disposals as sinks. Don’t pour greasy, fatty substances into the disposal. You may think the blades will chop everything up, but that’s not always the case.

Call for Professional Hydro Jet Drain Cleaning

A clogged kitchen sink may respond to a plunger, but if it doesn’t that means there is a blockage deeper in the pipe. Call a Menlo Park plumber for high-tech hydro jet drain cleaning to get rid of the clog quickly and for less money than you’d imagine.

My Menlo Park Plumber Hero serves the greater Menlo Park area offering 24 hour drain and rooter service.