Commercial properties need to ensure their drains run smoothly, regardless of industry or activity. Clean and presentable premises say a lot about your business, and clear drains play an important role in developing a positive brand image.
In this article, we will give you the best tips to perfectly maintain your drains; so your business activity never gets interrupted by smells, or even worse, potentially health-hazardous situations.
Business Policies
The way you run your business has a big impact on your drainage system. Policies on matters such as how the food is processed and how your employees behave should be included in your best practices handbook.
Enforcing good food disposal processes
Restaurants, pubs, and other businesses where food is completely or partially cooked should have an effective food disposal process. This is to avoid oil, scraps, and other waste products going down the drains. Otherwise, a significant amount of waste could end up in the wrong place, creating clogs and putting the drainage system at risk.
Using chemicals correctly
Prevention is the key to avoiding drain problems like clogs in sinks; so, cleaning your drains often is recommended. However, certain chemicals used to clear clogs are corrosive. Instead of using low-quality chemical drain cleaners, choose bacterial drain cleaners that are biodegradable and non-corrosive. Additionally, products such as cleaners and kitchen oils don’t cause blockages by themselves, but pouring them down your drains is still not advised. This action is potentially dangerous because it is unknown what substances they might mix within the drainage system. Pouring cleaners down the drain will bring those chemicals in contact with the water in the drainage system, which may have substances in it that are toxic when combined. It will also harm the environment; so, please avoid it if possible.
When it comes to the disposal of chemicals in the UK, there is a law on hazardous waste limits. This limits what chemicals and how much of them you can dispose of in drains. Therefore, resin, paint, ink, detergents, and any other waste containing hazardous substances, should be ideally disposed of through a waste management facility where they can do it safely for you.
Employees
Set rules about the items that can and cannot be brought onto your premises, the use of the kitchen, and how waste disposal should be conducted by your employees. It will help them understand what to do and the reasons why these rules are important. They should always follow these rules when cooking food, using the kitchen, and eating at their desks. Everyone in your business should try their best to avoid scraps, paper, and other daily waste ending up in the wrong bin, or worse, your business’ drains.
Cleaning and monitoring
Prevention is key when it comes to issues that can disrupt business, and making sure your drains are clean can save you time and money. If you are wondering how often your system should be inspected, drains from commercial premises should ideally be inspected 3 or 4 times a year, and at the very least, once a year. We recommend hiring professionals for this purpose; they have the experience and specialist equipment required to carry out the task. Professional drain cleaners will use cameras for inspection and different techniques to clean the drains, like water jetting.
If you have problems with your commercial drains, our team of experts can help you to get them fixed quickly and with minimum disruption. Just contact us with any questions or requests. We are also able to help with other cleaning and maintenance tasks.
