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Sometimes you notice your kitchen sink or the bathroom sink not able to drain down water as quickly as it is supposed to be. Instead you notice a certain rise in the water level complemented by a foul smell occupying the spaces of your home.

Check the drain pipe and the plumbing traps for possible clogging. If everything looks alright with the sink traps and the drain pipes then the problem may lie with the plumbing vent.

In order to prevent waste and sewage gases from entering into the home or building, plumbing vents work in association with the plumbing traps and the drainage pipes. Hence, a drain-waste-vent (DWV) forms a component of the plumbing system. These vents take the waste gases from the traps and push them out of the building.

Generally the vents are located at the roof in the form of a metal or a plastic pipe of 3-4 inches in diameter. It extends up to 2 feet above the roof surface and vents out all the gases from the drainage system.

Kick off the campaign by apprehending the site and analyzing possible ways to reach the vent. Don’t forget that if the roof is wet and saturated then the task may have certain degree of risk involved with it. Consult a contractor to take his opinion on how to reach out to the top without exerting a good weight on the roof.

Take the help of a ladder and extend it to the top of the roof. Make sure that the ladder is inclined well to the roof. Use a roof ladder to place it between the ridge and the access ladder’s dead end. This would allow you to work safely and also would eliminate any possibility of a roof damage.

Once you’ve reached the vent put the beam of a torch into the vent to locate any clog. Insert a long bamboo stick or a rigid metal rod to break apart any clog in the form of debris, leaves and other foreign materials. A deeper clog however has to be eliminated by a hose pipe. The force of the water would drain down any such clog into the drainage.

If however the force of the water is not enough to unclog the vent then insert the hose pipe into the vent transforming it into a plumber’s snake. This would surely remove any clog stuck in the vent.

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