For clogged or slow drain, people often use commercial and cheaper liquid drain cleaner which is so easy to use. However, there are a lot of reasons not to do so. Read the following:
Mind the Pipes
Basically, majority of liquid drain cleaners operates through a chemical reaction which happens within the drain pipe and usually with the help of hydrochloric acid. The reactions produce heat which can cause unexpected damage to the pipe. This is even more damaging if the cleaner failed to complete the task of dissolving the clog. The liquid chemicals will only sit on top of the clog and the chemical reaction happened only on one small part of pipe.
Think of your Health First
Think of yourself before you think of your pipe. Drain chemical cleaners can do harm to you the way it does harm to your pipes. Using these products can give off fumes that are proven to cause nose, eyes, and throat and lung irritations.
Drain cleaners come in various formulas but some of them can cause burn if get contact with your skin and even worse if it gets contact in your eyes. It is a good safety precaution to wear safety goggles. Buy one from any plumbing shop in Australia.
Consider your Money’s worth
There’s no assurance that using a drain cleaner will be effective enough to solve your drain problem especially if the cause of the problem is quite serious. The best thing about hiring a licensed plumber in clearing a drain is the capacity to diagnose the real cause of the problem. Obviously, if a part of pipe is broken that let other material to push inside or in case the drainage system is the root cause of the problem, then depending on a liquid drain cleaner is just a waste of time and money.