Sewer caps coming off during a backup is not that common, but rarely it does happen. This video shows a heavy metal cap being blown up due to a backup in the city storm sewer. Luckily, there were not any injuries.
The sewer caps on your main sewer trap are also vulnerable. The caps  have to be put on securely and no water should be coming out of them when you run water in your house. If your caps are loose or old or do not sit in the trap tightly or have lost their threads, it means it is time to buy new caps. During back ups, caps hold the sewer water back and in many cases prevent a mess by keeping the sewer water in the sewer pipe. There are different types of sewer caps. Sewer caps are also called fit-alls. The most common types of sewer caps are:

1. Lead Caps
2. Brass Caps
3. Rubber Caps

If you never had your sewer cleaned and you are the original owner of the house, then more than likely , your sewer cap is a brass cap. All caps have their own pros and cons. The cost of all caps is pretty cheap but the main thing is you have to have caps on your main trap. Having caps can prevent many other issues other than just holding back sewer water. Caps also help in preventing smell from coming into your house. Caps can also help in avoiding sewer clogs, how? By blocking anything from falling into the sewer trap.
Caps can also prevent sewer rats from coming into your house (sewer rats coming through the sewer pipe into your house is extremely rare). A sewer pipe without caps will not not look good either. You have to make sure you have proper caps installed to avoid many sewer related problems.

Don’t worry. If you ever run into a problem where you drop your ring into your sink, you can easily retreive your ring. Over the years, our mechanics have retrieved many rings for our customers. Some were presents, some were wedding rings, some were engagement rings. It is pretty obvious, anyone would be upset if they dropped their ring in the sink. But, we love to see the smile coming back on our customers faces when we successfully retrieve their ring for them.
If you ever run into a similar situation, where your ring falls or slips down the sink drain, first thing you must do is to stop running the sink water. If you are already not running it, then make sure no one runs the water till you get your ring back. It would be a good idea to not run any water in the house, just in case your ring makes it to the sewer trap and is washed away from there. Majority of the times, that is more than 98% of the time, the ring does not make it past the sink trap. It simple sits at the bottom of the trap. If you have a PVC trap under your sink, simply unscrew the trap and flip it, your ring should come out smoothly.
If you have a metal trap, then more than likely, you will have a plug at the bottom of the trap. Grab a channel lock or wrench and open up the plug. Some water will come out, so keep a pot underneath the trap. Your ring should come out with the water, but in case it does not, run the water in the sink while the plug is open. This should push the ring out if it is sitting on the side of a trap. You can also put some gloves on and feel the inside of the trap to make sure the ring is not in there.

If the above two tricks don’t work, head over to your main sewer trap and make sure the ring is not there. If none of the above work, call a plumber or a sewer and drain mechanic to try to retrieve the ring from your stack line.

Hopefully, no one has to go through such trouble. Good Luck

Old and leaking pipes under a sink are not too much of an headache until they get clogged. To change a pipe under your sink, all you have to do is open the pipes with a channel lock or a wrench and take the old pipes to a hardware store and ask them to give you exact same size pipe. PVC pipes are reliable and cheap and more than likely the hardware store owner will also recommend PVC pipe.
If you don’t want to go through the hassle of removing the pipe, the next best thing is to patch up the pipe. There are a number of different products available that can help you patch up a leaking pipe. We have a list of items that we carry with us, in case we have to do a quick patch. Make sure to follow the safety guidelines on each product and only use the recommended amount.

1. Plumbers Putty: This is the most reliable item. You can use it as a patch on your sink pipe and other drains. It will stop your leak pretty quickly. There are a number of different manufacturers and almost all of them are good.
   
2. Teflon Tape: This is used extensively on plugs that get old and loose their threads and start leaking.
3. Repair Tape: This kind of tape creates a water and air tight seal, thus preventing leaks.

There are number of other tools available but these three help us the most to patch minor leaks. Give them a try if you are tired of hearing that dripping noise under your sink. If you have any plumbing repair issue please call your local licensed plumber. $49.95 Any Sewer or Drain can recommend local plumbing companies in Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, Nassau and Suffolk. If you have any plumbing need and need a recommendation please give us a call.

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More and more people are trying to unclog their sewers and drains themselves and we want to help you with your sewer and drain DIY. A shower stall can get clogged with hair and soap build up. It doesn’t matter what floor the shower stall is on, it can get clogged. A shower stall is much easier to unclog than a bathtub or a sink. Most shower stalls have a cover with 2 screws on them. All you have to do is to unscrew the cover and see if there are any hair hanging off the cover. If you see hair sticking to the cover, more than likely your problem is right there. Clean the shower drain cover with hot water, remove any soap build up and screw the cover back on the shower drain.
If that doesn’t help, then you can try the trusty plunger or even try simple bleach. Most shower stall clogs can be taken care by a plunger, but after you successfully unclog the shower with a plunger, pour some bleach (quarter of a bottle should be fine) or pour baking soda in the shower drain and pour vinegar over it. This is a home remedy that many of our customers have used successfully. If your clog is more stubborn or further down the pipe, you will need an unclogging machine. Home Depot has a variety of machines that can be rented. You have to be very careful while using the machine to unclog your shower.
If you need our help with your particular situation, e-mail us. We will assist you step by step. If you live in Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, Nassau or Suffolk you can give us a call. We will unclog your shower for $49.95.

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Every sewer gets clogged, it is just a matter of time. There are many tips you can follow to prevent a sewer back up, but what exactly do you do when your sewer back ups? First thing is first,

• Do not attempt to open the sewer caps, until or unless you have a sewer cleaning machine ready to be used.
• Try to limit the water usage in the house. This is so that the clogged sewer does not cause a flood in your basement or other lowest spot.
• If your sewer backed up through the basement shower or toilet, put some old towels or news papers around them. This will help stopping the sewer water from spreading all over, in case someone uses the water by mistake.
• Keep children away from the sewer water. Sewer water contains numerous types of germs and diseases.
• Open the windows to allow the air to circulate and prevent the sewer smell from spreading through your house.
• Have cleaning chemicals and disinfectants ready and use them as soon as you have your sewer clog taken care of.
• If the sewer water backs up and reaches your walls, it is highly recommended to call professional cleaners to disinfect the backed up area.

You can always email or call your trusty $49.95 Any Sewer or Drain for any kind of sewer or drain related issue.

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Here is a common situation in which the customer realizes that his Kitchen Sink water backs up into his bathtub. In this scenario, the kitchen sink and the bathtub share the same stackline. The kitchen sink could be on the same floor or the floor above the bathroom, as long as the kitchen sink and the bathtub share the same stackline, in an event of a back up, water will back up in the lower spot. If the kitchen sink and the bathtub are on the same floor, water will backup into the bathtub since the bathtub is lower than the kitchen sink. If, for example, the bathtub was on the second floor and the kitchen sink was on the first floor and they shared the same stackline and the stackline gets clogged closer to the first floor, the water in that situation would back up into the kitchen sink.

The thing is , in an ugly event of a pipe being clogged, the water always backs up into the lowest spot. Not every back up is due to sewer back up. In the examples above, there was no indication of the main sewer being the cause of the problem. Every drain in the house runs independently before connecting to another pipe or to the main sewer line. So, if you have a bathtub clogged on the top floor, it does not mean that you have to get your sewer snaked. Many customers are usually under the false impression that they have to get their sewer snaked first even if their bathtub on the top most floor is clogged. This false impression is given by the sewer or drain companies that come to give estimates to unclog a simple clog. The plumbers know that the customers are not too knowledgeable about their plumbing and pretty much tell anything to the customer. There have been numerous incidents where a customer had a clog in their bathtub but they asked our mechanic to snake the sewer line first because this is what their plumber had told them. We’ll there is nothing wrong with snaking the main sewer line, but, if you have a clog that cannot be fixed by snaking the main sewer line, you should get that clog taken care of first and then decide if you still want your sewer line snaked.
Do not fall prey to plumbers that will charge you a few hundred just to tell you that you have a clog. Make sure you check if the plumber is licensed. There are many handymen that portray themselves as plumbers but in reality are not. If you have any questions you can always email $49.95 Any Sewer or Drain and get free advice.

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