Sewage Backup

Sewage Backup is an extreme health hazard.  If sewage is backing up into your showers, bathtubs, sinks or toilets, solve the problem by calling GETCLEANQUICK.COM immediately for your Sewage Damage Cleanup, Water Removal NJ, Water Damage NJ, Water Damage New Jersey, Water Damage Long Island, Water Damage NY needs!

Germs, like Hepatitis A, E. coli, Shigella, and Cryptosporidium, thrive in sewage.   Cleaning all sewage soiled surfaces and items thoroughly and getting repairs done to the plumbing as soon as possible is imperative.  While waiting for our arrival, send any children, elderly or pets to another area for their health and safety and begin cleaning up.

Start the clean-up process by making a cleaning solution using five gallons of water and one cup of unscented bleach.  Wear gloves, long pants, eye protection, and boots for your own health and safety.   Meticulously scour all areas and items touched by the sewage backup, using this cleaning solution.  You must clean floors, counters, containers, and other washable things thoroughly.  Stuffed items, like dolls, toys, pillows, mattresses, along with any wooden items, and edibles that were exposed to the sewage must be thrown away.

Wash hands and forearms with warm, soapy water when cleaning is finished.

Watch for these symptoms of sewage backup exposure in loved ones or yourself:  Stomach aches, diarrhea, nausea, fever, and chills.  If these signs become evident, quickly seek a physician’s attention.

Sewage backups can be prevented by limiting amount of water going down the drain, not pouring grease down the drain and not flushing unnecessary items down the toilet.  We will be glad to inform you of other preventatives during our appointment.

If you think you may have a sewage backup problem in your home or office, call us ASAP at 888-963-9763, 24 hrs a day.Wondering how a sewage backup happens?  Your sewer line may become blocked.  This can happen from grease buildup in the pipes.  Sewage backup can also happen because of debris like paper towels, rags, diapers and other items that could become trapped in your pipes and create sewage backup.

If this kind of sewage backup situation occurs your wastewater ceases and flows backwards towards the 1st possible outlet.  You may need our sewage backup or sewage cleanup services because that outlet is a fixture in your house or place of business.

If you suspect that you have a sewage backup, turn off any appliances like your washing machine and call us immediately.  We have sewage cleanup teams standing by.

Wondering if there is any way to prevent a sewage backup.  There is.  There is a plumping piece called a backwater valve.  Refer to your home or business plans to see if your home or property has one.