As the holiday cooking season approaches, Spartan Plumbing is urging Arvada homeowners to reconsider what they pour down the kitchen sink. Roasting pans, fryers, and extra dishes generate more grease than at any other time of year, and that grease can lead to serious plumbing problems. The family-owned company, which provides drain cleaning arvada residents rely on year-round, reports that many sewer backups in late fall and winter begin with everyday kitchen habits.
According to the City of Arvada, common household items such as cooking grease, oils, fats, wipes, and chemicals can clog pipes and cause sewer backups in homes and neighborhoods. The city recommends letting grease cool, scraping it into a container, and throwing it in the trash, as well as wiping greasy pans with a paper towel before rinsing. The city also notes that homeowners are responsible for maintaining the sanitary sewer service line from their home up to and including the connection to the city's main line.
"Hot grease goes down the drain as a liquid, but it doesn't stay that way," said Sammy Carr, co-owner of Spartan Plumbing. "It cools and coats the inside of the pipe, and every time it happens the opening gets a little smaller. By the time the sink backs up, it's usually been building for a while."
Homeowners should watch for early warning signs such as slow drains, gurgling fixtures, or water backing up into a tub or floor drain. A clogged drain arvada co residents notice in a kitchen line may sometimes require hydro jetting to clear built-up grease from pipe walls. For single fixtures, such as a kitchen sink or bathtub that will not drain, Spartan Plumbing offers clogged drain cleaning arvada households can schedule before the problem spreads further down the line.
When a backup occurs during a holiday gathering or overnight, the company provides emergency drain cleaning arvada service around the clock. "The easiest call is the one you never have to make," Carr said. "Wipe the pan, put the grease in a can, use a sink strainer, and only flush toilet paper. If the drains start slowing down anyway, have it looked at before the house is full of guests."
Spartan Plumbing is licensed in Colorado and offers arvada drain cleaning along with sewer, water heater, and general plumbing services. The company is based at 5440 Marshall St. in Arvada, Colorado, and serves homeowners and businesses in Arvada and nearby communities.
