Clogs for Dogs: Unclog Your Drains While Helping Rescue Dogs Across Minnesota

Dean’s Home Services Celebrates 30 Years of Serving Minnesota Homeowners

Why Is Routine Drain Cleaning Important?

A routine drain cleaning prevents clogs from forming in the first place. It also protects pipes from damage that can lead to cracks and leaks. Odors, backups, mold, and water damage are avoided, and your plumbing system can run more smoothly and last longer, while local rescue dogs remain fed.

Why Homeowners Trust Dean’s Home Services for Drain Cleaning

We’re a family-owned and operated, local business. Committed to 100% customer satisfaction, we treat every customer like family, from ensuring your drain and sewer lines are clear to supporting a cause that protects rescue dogs. Same-day service and maintenance enable us to resolve issues quickly and prevent them from occurring. We’ve been exceeding expectations in the Twin Cities for 30+ years.

Schedule Your Drain Cleaning and Help Rescue Dogs This August

Celebrate 30 years of Dean’s Home Services by scheduling your drain cleaning during the Clogs for Dogs campaign this August. With every qualifying main line or branch line drain cleaning, we’ll provide an 8-pound bag of dog food to support local rescue dogs through The Bond Between. 

Keep your home’s drains flowing while making a positive impact for pets waiting for their forever homes. One Call, Dean’s Does It All. Contact us today to schedule your service. Twin Cities area homeowners have relied on Dean’s Home Services for professional drain cleaning since 1996. Our licensed, insured plumbers work hard to keep your drains flowing smoothly. We’re also proud to support the Clogs for Dogs campaign. In August, if your main drain cleaning or branch line service qualifies, we’ll donate a bag of food to support local rescue dogs.

How Clogs for Dogs Supports The Bond Between

The Bond Between has a clear mission: to build, support, and reinforce the bond between people and animals. At Dean’s, we understand the importance dogs hold for the people we serve in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and beyond, offering companionship after a long day at work or during the cold winter months. Clogs for Dogs is a campaign that donates food to local rescues, ensuring they stay fed, happy, and healthy until they find their forever home.

How Every Drain Cleaning Helps Rescue Dogs

To support The Bond Between’s initiatives, we’ll donate an 8-pound bag of dog food for every qualifying drain cleaning we complete in August. Therefore, when you call us for drain service, you’re not only protecting your drains. You’re also helping dogs in need.

The Bond Between does more than ensure that dogs waiting for their forever homes have a place to stay warm and be well fed:

• Support local and regional rescue efforts.
• Increase adoption opportunities for rescue dogs.
• Make a positive impact on the community.

What Drain Services Qualify for the Campaign

A clogged drain can be caused by a problem anywhere in your plumbing system. You help us support the Clogs for Dogs campaign whenever you hire us for the following services.

• Main Line Drain Cleaning: Any residential sewer line cleaning in the Minneapolis-St. Paul’s area qualifies. This includes rooter service and hydro jet drain cleaning to remove the most stubborn blockages and debris from deep inside pipes.
• Branch Line Drain Cleaning: Drain snaking or jetting that targets clogs in secondary pipes connecting sinks, toilets, and showers to the main sewer stack. Kitchen drain clogs involving a P-trap, dishwasher, and garbage disposal are also included.

Why Drain Cleaning Is Important for Minnesota Homes

Scheduling a drain cleaning near you ensures you get the best service possible by a trusted local plumber. Soap, hair, grease, food scraps, limescale, and other materials can build up inside pipes. Ignoring any clog or slow drain can lead to water damage and other serious problems.

Regular drain cleanings in Twin Cities homes can have the following benefits:

• Prevents more serious clogs.
• Reduces the risk of wastewater backups.
• Improves water pressure and flow.
• Eliminates unpleasant odors.
• Helps increase the lifespan of pipes and fixtures.

During service, the plumbers at Dean’s can also spot potential issues and correct them before a major plumbing failure occurs.

Common Signs Your Home Needs Drain Cleaning

Minor drainage issues can quickly turn into plumbing emergencies. Request help from our trained plumbing professionals when you notice these signs that you need a drain unclogged:

• Slow Drainage: The early stages of a clog can cause sinks, tubs, and floor drains to empty more slowly.
• Water Doesn’t Drain: Standing water in a sink or over any drain means you need a plumber right away.
• Unusual Noises: If your toilets, drains, or pipes gurgle like a growling dog, it means a blockage is trapping air.
• Recurring Clogs: Clogs return a day or two after you plunge a toilet or sink drain.
• Foul Odors: Trapped debris, including grease, food, or soap, can release rotting, musty, and other unwanted smells.
• Bugs: Gnats, fruit flies, and other insects are attracted to food sources and shelter inside dirty drains.

Main Line vs. Branch Line Drain Cleaning

We’re often called upon to clear clogged drains. Clogs can happen in various places. Whether you have a bathroom drain clog or a kitchen drain clog is just one consideration. Our technicians know the ins and outs of home plumbing systems in Minnesota and are equipped to find where a blockage is.

If it’s in a branch line, just one sink, toilet, or shower may drain slowly. We can easily clear out debris from a single drain if only one fixture is affected.

However, you may need a main line drain cleaning if clogs occur in multiple locations. Wastewater backups and sewage odors are telltale signs of main line trouble, whether due to obstructions, tree roots, or sewer pipe damage.

How Drain Cleaning Helps Prevent Bigger Plumbing Problems

At Dean’s, we don’t recommend using a drain cleaner or other DIY method. It does not address the root problem and can lead to more damage. However, our drain cleaning specialists use the most effective methods to:

• Avoid Waste Backups: Clogs usually form gradually. They progress until drain pipes are completely blocked, so wastewater has nowhere to go but overflow via sink, tub, or floor drain. Clearing drains addresses any developing issues.
• Reduce Pressure on Pipes: Drain cleaning eliminates buildup that can increase water pressure. This pressure can strain aging pipe materials, joints, and seals, while trapped moisture can accelerate corrosion. 
• Prevent Water Damage: Once water backs up and overflows, it causes damage to flooring, baseboards, drywall, furniture, and other parts of your property. Cleanup, mold removal, and restoration are often very expensive. 
• Protect Against Unsanitary Conditions: By having drains cleared professionally, strong, unpleasant odors can be prevented. Drain cleaning also prevents conditions that cause bacteria to thrive and spread disease; you also won’t have waste all over your home.
• Improve Plumbing Performance and Longevity: Cleaning drains not only enhances water flow but also enables toilets, sinks, garbage disposals, dishwashers, and laundry equipment to operate more smoothly. Fixtures, appliances, and pipes can last longer.

Timely drain cleaning also reduces the risk of needing costly emergency repairs. Since emergencies often involve floods, water damage, and disruptions late at night, during a holiday, or just when you’re leaving for work, scheduling prompt service or routine maintenance can save you a world of trouble. 

Meet The Bond Between and Their Mission

The Bond Between has a mission to help build bonds between humans and animals. A non-profit organization, it has rescued over 35,000 dogs and cats since 2009. It provides animals with:

• Safe shelter
• Proper veterinary care
• Daily necessities

With the help of fosters, volunteers, and supporters, it also offers a pet food shelf program, distributing food to pet owners with financial constraints. A respite foster care program ensures pets are cared for when owners must surrender their pets, even if due to temporary circumstances.

Why Dean’s Home Services Supports Local Pet Rescue

Our team is as committed to keeping your home’s drains flowing as it is to making a positive impact for pets waiting for their forever homes. We believe supporting The Bond Between makes a positive impact on the families and communities we serve. Your satisfaction and well-being are our top priorities, and we understand the importance of the bond between humans and animals.

How Minnesota Homeowners Can Participate This August

All you have to do is call Dean’s or book an appointment online. Contact us if you have slow drains, standing water, or frequent clogs. Or, you can request a routine drain cleaning in Minneapolis, Maple Grove, Elk River, Brooklyn Center, or across our service area in and around the Twin Cities. Every time we clean out a main line or branch line, we’ll donate 8 pounds of dog food to The Bond Between.

Simple Ways to Help Keep Your Drains Flowing

You can keep drains flowing and prevent most clogs with these easy steps:

• Wipe pots and pans with a paper towel.
• Dispose of grease and fats in the trash.
• Place drain screens in kitchen and bathroom sinks.
• Run cold water when using the garbage disposal.
• Scrape food scraps from plates before washing.
• Flush drains with hot water each week.

Frequently Asked Questions About the Clogs for Dogs Campaign

How Does a Drain Cleaning Help Rescue Dogs?

Drain cleaning helps rescue dogs when we donate food to your local animal rescue. All you need to do is schedule a qualifying service. The campaign helps feed animals so they stay strong and healthy until they go to their forever home.

When Does the Clogs for Dogs Campaign Take Place?

The Clogs for Dogs campaign will run through August. This means it will be ongoing during National Dog Day, which takes place on August 26.

Does Every Qualifying Drain Cleaning Support the Campaign?

Every qualifying drain cleaning, whether it involves a main line or branch line, supports the initiative.

What Causes Recurring Drain Clogs?

Recurring clogs happen when blockages or buildup aren’t completely removed. Also, material can adhere to sticky residue in pipes. Sinking, cracked, rusted, or collapsed pipes can also cause recurring clogs, as can tree roots. Addressing these issues qualifies your service for the initiative.