Clear up drainage outflows promptly
Clear up drainage outflows promptly
If sewage is leaking out into your bathroom’s tub, toilet or shower, you should make a call to your plumber immediately. Sewage is contaminated with germs therefore it should be removed and the offending piping be fixed without a delay to avoid a repeat occurence.
Dilute a cup of bleach with 5 gallons of water and start sanitising the toilet, even before the plumbers come in. While cleaning up wear long trousers, gloves, glasses and sensible footwear and make sure that your children, elderly people and household pets do not go near the problem area. Sterilise your hands with soap and hot water after the cleanup. As another temporary measure, if you can limit the water going into your sewer you can prevent the volume of sewage backing into your home.
As an underlying cause, the waste line could be plugged or there may be a blockage between the shower and the toilet. Either way, your top priority should be to prevent your family from exposure to disease causing bacteria.
Vomiting, fever, chills, stomach pain, diarrhea are some of the symptoms of exposure to drainage. Such symptoms require instant medical help, contact a doctor if this happens.
All objects polluted by the drainage, including kids’s play items, should be disinfected by mixing one cup of odorless household bleach for every five Imperial gallons of water. You will have to throw away any items that can’t be cleaned properly such as mattresses and of course any food that may have been contaminated.
A drainage contractors sewer snake is the best piece of equipment for drainage backup in a shower area. For such sewers and pipe joints in close proximity, a quarter-inch snake of 25 feet length will work fine. At this size it will be more easier for the tool to move all the way through the drainage and plumbing line. It’s possible that your shower fills up with sewage without the toilet in the same bathroom being affected. That is likely to happen because the shower drain is at floor level, whereas the toilet trap is located about six inches higher.
Call a professional plumber or drainage contractor if you are unable to clear the back up yourself. Plumbers will be able to find the choke and clear the backflow thoroughly as they have specialist tools and experience in this problem. Be absolutely sure that you know what you are doing when you are attempting to fix your own plumbing, otherwise it’s always best to contact the experts to do the task.
