Clean Out Floor Drain Trap

Take the clean out plug or cover off.

Clean out floor drain trap.

How do you clean a basement floor drain. If cleaning the fixture trap doesn t solve the problem and you ve determined that the clog is in one of the under floor drains then you ll have to rent a drain cleaning machine. With regular baking soda and vinegar cleaning you are saving the shower trap from clogging. In the future you can clean out the trap at the same time you clean your shower floor.

If this doesn t work you may need to pull out your plumbing tools or you know call a professional. Lets walk through the steps necessary to prepare for drain trap cleaning. In most homes the shower traps on the main floor are usually accessible not as easily as the sink trap but. To the side of the drain hole you ll find a clean out plug in a typical all in one floor drain left image below.

Floor drains naturally catch debris and other gunk building up inside and necessitating a clear out. If the clog is in the house trap or between the trap and the main clean out you should be able to remove it. If you have a continuous floor drain in your garage or laundry room a backup can be a messy experience. A clean out is a sealed opening downstream from the trap that.

With it you can punch through the clog snag and retrieve an obstruction or cut through roots or stubborn clogs. If there is debris clogging the drain or there is no water in the trap below it sewer gas odors will waft out of the pipe causing a strong smell in the basement that can float into the rest of the house. You can locate it by finding two adjacent clean out plugs in the floor if the main drain runs under the floor. Either way there is usually a square lug in the center of a plug used to twist the plug with a pipe wrench.

How to clean a continuous floor drain. In some instances the clean out fitting will be flush mounted in the floor but it may also be a raised stub out pipe. Secure the screws and fastenings before you begin cleaning you will need to remove the drain tap or any plugs you have in your tub. A floor trap has a reservoir of water to keep gasses from the sewer lines from getting in the room.

Again place papers and rags around the site before opening the clean out nearest to the sewer outside. Your drain may also have a separate large clean out plug or cover in the floor about 6 12 inches away right image below. In most cases the main clean out will be located at some point along this line from floor drain to street.