It is pumpkin carving time and here at Roto-Rooter, your Austin plumbing company of choice, we have a few key tips to avoid costly repairs or damage from a drain back-up. The ideal scenario would be to not carve directly over your sink. If you need or want to carve your pumpkin in your sink to avoid the mess, make sure you use some sort of a strainer device.

If all of your avoidance efforts don’t go exactly as planned,  there are a few actions you can take to remedy your plumbing problem. If you have pumpkin seeds and guts go into your disposal DO NOT run it,  this can make matters worse.  Schedule service with one our Austin Plumbers to come and clear the unit for you. If the guts just go down the drain, run as much water as you can to force the debris down the line. The last thing you want is a clogged drain.

Be sure to run the water for an extended period of time, you are trying to get it all the way out of the house, not just out of that sink drain. If your drain starts to back up during this process immediately shut of the water and give us a call, you are probably clogged and in need of an auger to clear your clog. A little caution and advanced planning will help keep your Halloween festivities from going down the drain!  Happy Carving!!!

For more information call 512-258-3008 or visit our Website to schedule service online with an Austin plumber of Roto-Rooter.

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