Your drain system needs three things to work: fixture drains, traps, and vents. Waste water travels through the fixture’s drain and down into an u-curved pipe (a trap) under the fixture. The u-shaped pipe traps water in the pipe so sewer gases can’t go back up the pipe into your home. Gravity pulls waste water down toward your septic tank or sewer line. Gases travel up through a fixture vent or a vent pipe that runs from the main sewer line up to the roof. Vents keep air pressure balanced in the drain system so pockets of air don’t create clogs of waste.

If any of your system’s fixture drains, traps, or vents break or malfunction, your system won’t drain properly. The drain can be dirty or clogged. The trap can leak or become clogged, often with foreign objects. The vent pipe on the roof can become clogged by leaves, birds nesting in it, corrosion or other other reasons. 

A broken or under-functioning drain system can lead to serious health issues or costly water damage. Freedom Plumbing and Drain has the experience and equipment to correctly diagnose the cause of your drain problems and then repair it quickly and professionally.