Kitchen sink clog repair in Ventura

Kitchen sink clogged? We clear them across Ventura, including double sinks, garbage disposals and dishwasher drain lines. Then we find out why it clogged, so it doesn't come straight back.

What causes kitchen sink clogs

• Grease and cooking oil, which go down warm and set hard in the pipe.
• Food waste such as rice, pasta, coffee grounds and eggshells, even through a disposal.
• Soap scum and hard-water scale narrowing the drain. Ventura's water is very hard, which speeds this up.
• Fibrous scraps like celery, onion skins and potato peels wrapping around disposal blades.
• A failing disposal that no longer grinds finely.
• Poor drain slope or a long horizontal run under an island sink, where waste settles.

Where the clog is

How we clear a kitchen sink

1. Check the disposal and reset or free it if it's jammed.
2. Clean the trap under the sink.
3. Run a drain cable through the wall branch to break the clog.
4. Jet the line if it's packed with grease, using hydro jetting sized for small kitchen pipe.
5. Test with hot water and the dishwasher running.
6. Check the dishwasher drain for a proper high loop or air gap.

Keep your kitchen drain clear

• Wipe grease from pans into the trash before washing.
• Run cold water while the disposal is on, and for a few seconds after.
• Keep coffee grounds, rice and fibrous scraps out of the disposal. Put them in the compost or your organics cart instead.
• Skip chemical drain cleaners; they rarely clear grease and can harm older pipe and disposals.

How pricing works

Every job is different, so the cost depends on the type of work and what the job requires. We look at the problem first, explain your options, and confirm the price with you before any work starts.

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