{"id":1277,"date":"2022-06-30T12:41:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T02:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuflow.net\/brisbane-south\/?p=1277"},"modified":"2025-10-08T16:57:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T06:57:03","slug":"dealing-with-drain-sludge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuflow.net\/brisbane-south\/dealing-with-drain-sludge\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing with Drain Sludge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If the bathroom, kitchen or laundry drains smell, this is usually caused by sludge build up in your drains and traps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearly all of us have, or will have to face it at some point in our lives: that horrible moment when you have to pull the clumps of hair, soap scum, food, mouldy black slime and other debris out of our sink drains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, and particularly with the kitchen sink, we often can\u2019t reach the blockage as it has built up deep in the drainage system \u2013 or perhaps it\u2019s a good thing that we can\u2019t reach it?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So why do these blockages happen?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fats, Oil, Grease and Grit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The main culprits tend to be things like liquid soaps and detergents, as well as fats, oil, grease and grit (affectionally known in the plumbing industry as FOGG).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we tip these types of substances down the drain, they are often warm or mixed with boiling water and in a liquid state, so they flow away easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With modern drains such as PVC, the temperature of these FOGGs will quickly drop and they begin to solidify. Over time, this accumulates and can turn into that slime or sludge, or in extreme situations a \u201cfatberg\u201d, and voila – smelly or blocked drains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drain Cleaning Brisbane<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once your pipe is blocked, you will likely need professional help to diagnose and treat the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here at Nuflow Brisbane South, our team are the experts when it comes to drain cleaning and can offer a range of solutions depending on the severity of the problem:<\/p>\n\n\n\n