Clogged sinks, pipes and gutters: what equipment using for unblocking

The optimal maintenance of our home cannot exclude the pipes, inside, and the gutters, outside the buildings. In the event of fillings, in fact, it is necessary to intervene as soon as possible with the unblocking: let’s find out how to do it.

Accumulations of soap, food residues, dirt, hair, objects that have fallen inadvertently: these are the main elements that block the pipes inside our homes. Just as foliage, soil and other debris can block the gutters and downspouts outside.

In the first case, we can end up with sinks and toilets that reject dirty water, while clogged gutters can throw rainwater off the roofs, rather than channeling it into the drains as they should.

There are products and methods to keep both systems free and clean, but when corks form, you need to intervene with the right unclogging equipment: let’s find out what they are.

The pipes of our houses are “attached” by numerous elements:

• limestone incrustations;
• food residues that end up in the kitchen sink;
• hair and mounds of soap sliding into the shower, tub, sink and bidet;
• excess napkins and toilet paper flushed down the toilet;
• more or less large objects that inadvertently fall down the drains.

Unfortunately, when the pipes get blocked, we end up with dirty and smelly sewage that invades our homes, flooding floors and damaging furniture and furnishings.

For actual blockages, you need to rely on professionals who, with the right equipment, solve the problem effectively and without jeopardizing the structural integrity of the pipes.

This type of intervention is carried out with canal-jet technology: through the use of a probe, a high-pressure jet of water is operated inside the pipes, removing the blockage in a few minutes. A very effective method for purging and unclogging within domestic, public and industrial buildings.

The PTC Canal Jets can deliver a water flow at a pressure ranging from 100 to 300 bar factors which guarantee rapid, effective and complete unclogging, eliminating any type of encrustation and accumulation.

In a few minutes, the canal-jet unblocking restores the correct hydraulic functioning and the perfect seal of the pipes of sinks, toilets, bathtubs, showers and bidets.

Gutters and downspouts should be maintained and cleaned at least once a year to prevent leaves, branches, dirt, sand, mud and other animal-caused debris from clogging.

The ideal is to inspect, check the correct outflow and clean in the warm months, when it rains less and the operations are easier to do. Neglecting them can cause uncontrolled water regurgitations, stagnation on roofs and attics and consequent infiltrations in buildings. All of which lead to damage and costly repairs.

For this reason, as soon as you notice the fillings, you need to take immediate action to unclog gutters, channels and downspouts. The first thing to do is to avoid own interventions and not risk climbing with homemade ladders, or walking precariously on the roofs.

In addition to being dangerous, because they are composed of sheet metal and metals with sharp edges, gutters and channels can also be covered with sewage and animal waste harmful to humans, while stagnant water is the ideal habitat for insects and larvae.

The ideal action to take is to acquire specific Canal Jet equipment for unclogging gutters, capable of removing blockages quickly, definitively and effectively.

It is unthinkable to try to clean gutters or downspouts, often tens of meters long, with home methods: more often than not, making do with improvised steel cables, ropes and brushes creates more damage than solutions.

Canal Jet equipment is used to unclog the gutters with a high pressure water jet, delivered by a nozzle specially designed for cleaning pipes. High pressure water completely removes blocking debris and cleans duct surfaces.

In addition to practicality, these Canal Jet PTC units use only water, without resorting to chemicals, making cleaning completely environmentally friendly.