The Drain King Knowledge Center
Why is the Bathroom the Most Dangerous Room in the Home?
One of the smallest areas of your home has been found to be the most dangerous. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 235,000 people visit emergency rooms because of injuries suffered in the bathroom—from slippery surfaces in the...
How Do You Perform Floor Drain Maintenance?
Have you ever walked into a public restroom or a restroom in an office building and been hit with a strong, unpleasant odor? This may be the result of a dirty or clogged floor drain. Floor drains are found in many places like commercial restrooms and industrial...
What is a Lift Station and How Does it Work?
Lift stations are not something a homeowner or business owner thinks about until something goes wrong. A lift station is used to pump wastewater or sewage from a low level to a higher level when the gradient of the area does not allow for a natural flow. There are two...
What’s Involved With Professional Drain Cleaning?
Have you walked through your home and counted the number of drains you actually have? Probably not. So until there is a problem, most people do not think about their pipes or what is done to clean them after something goes wrong. It takes the right skill and proper...
What Are Some Ways Drain King Professionals Can Help With Grease Control?
A grease trap is a necessity in any commercial kitchen, large or small. Typically, smaller kitchens will have a grease trap inside, while larger facilities house them outside. Grease traps slow the flow of water coming from drains, giving the grease time to cool. This...
Inflammable Waste Traps
Let's talk about inflammable waste traps. They are a part of your sewer septic system, designed to intercept and trap inflammable materials so they don't flow into sewer lines, creating a dangerous, explosive mixture. These materials are held in a large, leak-proof...
Commercial Sewer Systems
At Drain King, we provide several services to assist customers and companies with sewer system repair and maintenance. But what is a commercial sewer system and how does it work? A sewer system is comprised of a centralized network of pipes that collect both...
How to Use Effective Grease-Control Methods
Fat, oil, and grease can clog treatment systems, wastewater collection, septic tanks, holding tanks, and grease traps. Blockages cause water to overflow from holding tanks, leading to sewage spills. This can result in serious problems like property damage,...
Professional Video Recordings of Your Pipes
Clogged drains, pipes, or sewers can be caused by a number of factors. These can include excess debris, overgrown roots, waste blockage, sediment build-up, or grease clogs, to name a few. In order to effectively clear a clogged drain/pipe/sewer, sometimes our...