[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":195},["ShallowReactive",2],{"en-blog-post-clean-and-disinfect-a-water-tank":3,"i-hugeicons:globe-02":180,"i-hugeicons:arrow-down-01":183,"i-hugeicons:tick-02":185,"i-hugeicons:moon-02":187,"i-hugeicons:calendar-03":189,"i-hugeicons:clock-01":191,"i-hugeicons:alert-circle":193},{"data":4},{"slug":5,"locales":6,"title":9,"dek":10,"cover":11,"ogImage":12,"readTime":16,"featured":17,"isGuide":18,"isQuestion":18,"noindex":17,"publishedAt":19,"updatedAt":20,"seoTitle":9,"seoDescription":21,"category":22,"author":28,"body":34,"faq":61,"bookingCta":71,"needs":75,"related":76},"clean-and-disinfect-a-water-tank",{"ar":7,"en":5,"ur":8},"تنظيف-وتعقيم-الخزانات","پانی-کے-ٹینک-کی-صفائی","How do you clean and disinfect a water tank?","Do not drink from the tank if the water is cloudy, smells, or has an insect in it. Empty the tank, wash it, and rinse it. A closed ground tank is a job for a cleaning crew.",{"src":12,"alt":13,"width":14,"height":15},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.iajeer.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fcover-cleaning.jpg","A rooftop water tank",800,480,2,false,true,"2026-09-19T13:08:37+00:00","2026-10-10T09:54:47+00:00","If tank water is cloudy or an insect appears, stop drinking until the tank is emptied, washed, and rinsed. Homes usually clean every six months. A closed ground tank needs a crew.",{"name":23,"slug":24,"description":25,"icon":26,"postsCount":27},"General cleaning","cleaning","Cleaning and disinfection","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.iajeer.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fcategories\u002Fcleaning.png",0,{"name":29,"slug":30,"title":31,"bio":32,"avatar":33},"Ajeer team","ajeer-team","Maintenance specialists","Ajeer’s writers and technicians explain home maintenance in plain language.","\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fauthor-ajeer.png",[35,38,41,44,46,54,57,59],{"text":36,"type":37},"If tank water turns cloudy, smells, or has an insect in it, stop drinking and cooking with it immediately. The tank is emptied, washed, and rinsed before it is filled again. Homes usually clean every six months. A closed ground tank is left to a cleaning crew.","summary",{"text":39,"type":40,"level":16},"Why does the tank need cleaning?","heading",{"text":42,"type":43},"Dust and heat leave sediment on the wall and the floor. Over time that becomes a smell, a colour, or insects, and it reaches the taps even when the water source is clean. Cleaning the tank is not the same as clearing a drain: the drain carries used water away, and the tank stores the water you drink.","paragraph",{"text":45,"type":40,"level":16},"What should you do if the water is cloudy or an insect appears?",{"type":47,"items":48},"list",[49,50,51,52,53],"Stop drinking and cooking from this tank until the clean is finished.","Do not add chlorine or a random chemical on top of the water that is already in it.","Empty the tank if you can do that safely, without climbing inside.","Do not open the hatch of a closed ground tank except for a crew with ventilation and equipment.","After washing, rinse more than once before refilling, and do not drink the first run if a smell remains.",{"text":55,"type":56},"Do not climb into a closed tank. Low oxygen and a slippery floor are more dangerous than dirty water. Booking [Ajeer cleaning](\u002Findividuals\u002Fcleaning) keeps the work above the tank, or with a crew that is equipped for it.","tip",{"text":58,"type":40,"level":16},"How often, and when should you not wait for the date?",{"text":60,"type":43},"The usual interval is six months, and sooner after dust, building work, or a change in taste. If the smell is only at the kitchen sink and the rest of the house is normal, the drain may be the cause rather than the tank: read [how to clear a kitchen drain](\u002Fblog\u002Funclog-a-kitchen-drain). The price before the crew arrives is in [how to estimate a maintenance cost](\u002Fblog\u002Festimate-a-maintenance-cost).",[62,65,68],{"answer":63,"question":64},"In homes, usually every six months, and sooner after a dust storm, building work, or a change in the taste or colour of the water.","How often should a water tank be cleaned?",{"answer":66,"question":67},"A small rooftop tank that you can reach safely can be emptied, wiped, and rinsed well. Leave a closed ground tank to a crew. Climbing into it is dangerous, and the air inside is poor.","Can I clean the tank myself?",{"answer":69,"question":70},"Yes. Stop drinking and cooking with that water until the tank is emptied, washed, and rinsed. Removing the insect is not enough.","Does an insect in the tank mean the water is unsafe?",{"title":72,"body":73,"url":74},"Is the tank due for a clean?","Book an Ajeer cleaning visit. The price is shown before you confirm.","\u002Findividuals\u002Fcleaning",[],[77,130],{"slug":78,"title":79,"dek":80,"cover":81,"ogImage":82,"readTime":16,"featured":17,"isGuide":18,"isQuestion":18,"noindex":17,"publishedAt":84,"updatedAt":85,"seoTitle":86,"seoDescription":87,"category":88,"author":93,"body":94,"faq":116,"bookingCta":126},"unclog-a-kitchen-drain","How do you clear a blocked kitchen drain?","A blocked kitchen drain is usually grease and food scraps. Hot water, then bicarbonate and vinegar, is enough for a light blockage. Stop if water backs up or a smell appears.",{"src":82,"alt":83,"width":14,"height":15},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.iajeer.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fcover-plumbing.jpg","A kitchen sink with standing water","2026-09-20T13:08:37+00:00","2026-09-21T13:08:37+00:00","How do you clear a blocked kitchen drain safely?","A light kitchen-drain blockage clears with hot water, then bicarbonate and vinegar. If water backs up or a smell comes from more than one drain, stop and book a plumber.",{"name":89,"slug":90,"description":91,"icon":92,"postsCount":27},"Plumbing","plumbing","Leaks and pipes","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.iajeer.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fcategories\u002Fplumbing-v2.png",{"name":29,"slug":30,"title":31,"bio":32,"avatar":33},[95,97,99,101,103,110,112,114],{"text":96,"type":37},"A kitchen drain usually blocks because of grease and food scraps, not because the pipe itself has failed. Start with hot water, then half a cup of bicarbonate and a cup of vinegar. Wait, then run hot water again. If water backs up, or you smell the drain from another sink, stop and book a plumber.",{"text":98,"type":40,"level":16},"Why do kitchen drains block?",{"text":100,"type":43},"Oil, rice, and coffee grounds stick to the pipe wall, layer after layer. Cold water sets the grease instead of moving it, so the drain slows down before it stops. That is different from a leak under the sink: a leak wets the cabinet, and a blockage keeps water in the basin.",{"text":102,"type":40,"level":16},"What should you try before calling a plumber?",{"type":47,"items":104},[105,106,107,108,109],"Lift out visible food scraps, and do not pour oil down the sink.","Run hot water, not boiling water on an exposed plastic pipe, for a minute.","Add half a cup of bicarbonate, then a cup of vinegar. Cover the drain and wait fifteen minutes.","Run hot water again. If it drains, repeat only once on the same day.","Do not use a strong acid or a metal wire inside the pipe.",{"text":111,"type":56},"Do not mix more than one drain product. If a chemical cleaner is already in the pipe, do not add vinegar or anything else. Wait for a plumber who can deal with the residue safely.",{"text":113,"type":40,"level":16},"When should you stop and book a technician?",{"text":115,"type":43},"Stop if water stays in the sink, a smell comes from another basin, or the blockage returns within days. The blockage is usually past the trap. Book [Ajeer plumbing](\u002Findividuals\u002Fplumbing). If the smell is in the water itself rather than the drain, read [how to clean and disinfect a water tank](\u002Fblog\u002Fclean-and-disinfect-a-water-tank). How the visit price and warranty work is in [how to estimate a maintenance cost](\u002Fblog\u002Festimate-a-maintenance-cost).",[117,120,123],{"answer":118,"question":119},"They clear a light grease blockage. They do not clear a solid blockage, or one that comes back in more than one sink.","Do vinegar and bicarbonate clear a kitchen drain?",{"answer":121,"question":122},"No. A strong acid damages pipes and skin, and it can react with a product already in the pipe. If hot water and vinegar do not work, book a plumber.","Should I use a drain acid?",{"answer":124,"question":125},"When water backs up into the sink, a smell comes from more than one drain, or the blockage returns within days. Book [Ajeer plumbing](\u002Findividuals\u002Fplumbing). The price is shown before you confirm.","When does a kitchen drain need a plumber?",{"title":127,"body":128,"url":129},"Need a plumber for the drain?","Book an Ajeer plumber. The visit price is shown before you confirm.","\u002Findividuals\u002Fplumbing",{"slug":131,"title":132,"dek":133,"cover":134,"ogImage":135,"readTime":16,"featured":17,"isGuide":18,"isQuestion":18,"noindex":17,"publishedAt":137,"updatedAt":85,"seoTitle":132,"seoDescription":138,"category":139,"author":144,"body":145,"faq":166,"bookingCta":176},"estimate-a-maintenance-cost","How do you estimate a maintenance cost before the technician arrives?","The maintenance cost is the price shown in the Ajeer app before you confirm. That is the price at the door unless you agree to extra work. The golden warranty covers the same fault for 30 days.",{"src":135,"alt":136,"width":14,"height":15},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.iajeer.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fcover-cost.jpg","A maintenance price shown on a phone","2026-09-16T13:08:37+00:00","The Ajeer app shows the maintenance price before you confirm, and that is the price at the door unless you agree to extra work. The golden warranty covers the same fault for 30 days.",{"name":140,"slug":141,"description":142,"icon":143,"postsCount":27},"Tips","tips","Savings and precautions","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.iajeer.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fcategories\u002Ftips.png",{"name":29,"slug":30,"title":31,"bio":32,"avatar":33},[146,148,150,152,154,160,162,164],{"text":147,"type":37},"The way to estimate a maintenance cost before you book is the price written in the Ajeer app before you tap confirm. That is the price at the door. Any extra work is offered to you first, and the golden warranty covers the same fault for 30 days.",{"text":149,"type":40,"level":16},"Where does the number come from?",{"text":151,"type":43},"The number is tied to the service, not to a spoken estimate after someone is inside the house. You choose the service and the time, see the price, then confirm. The useful question before booking is not \"about how much\", but \"is this a repair or an inspection, and what is written before I confirm\".",{"text":153,"type":40,"level":16},"What should you ask before confirming?",{"type":47,"items":155},[156,157,158,159],"Is the price a full repair, or an inspection fee?","What does the repair include, and what counts as extra work?","Does the 30-day golden warranty cover this fault if it returns?","Can I reschedule or cancel before the technician arrives?",{"text":161,"type":56},"Do not agree to an amount that is said at the door and was not shown in the app. Ask for it to be added to the order so the price and the warranty stay on the record.",{"text":163,"type":40,"level":16},"Where does this help before you book?",{"text":165,"type":43},"For cooling, start with [why an air conditioner is not cooling](\u002Fblog\u002Fwhy-an-air-conditioner-is-not-cooling) and [cleaning the unit from the inside](\u002Fblog\u002Fclean-an-air-conditioner-from-the-inside) so you know whether the visit is a wash or an inspection. In the kitchen, read [clearing a drain](\u002Fblog\u002Funclog-a-kitchen-drain) and [disinfecting a water tank](\u002Fblog\u002Fclean-and-disinfect-a-water-tank). For electricity, do not delay [signs of damaged wiring](\u002Fblog\u002Fsigns-of-damaged-electrical-wiring). The booking itself starts at [home services](\u002Findividuals).",[167,170,173],{"answer":168,"question":169},"The price shown before you confirm is the price at the door. Extra work is added only after you agree to it in the app.","Does the price change after the technician arrives?",{"answer":171,"question":172},"The same fault, for 30 days from the job. If it returns, the visit is reopened from the order with no new visit fee for that fault.","What does the golden warranty cover?",{"answer":174,"question":175},"If the service needs an on-site inspection, that fee is shown before you confirm the visit. Anything that was not shown before confirmation is not collected at the door.","Do I pay for an inspection if I decline the repair?",{"title":177,"body":178,"url":179},"Want the price before the visit?","Open the Ajeer app, pick the service, and confirm only after the price is on the screen.","\u002Findividuals",{"left":27,"top":27,"width":181,"height":181,"rotate":27,"vFlip":17,"hFlip":17,"body":182},24,"\u003Cg fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\">\u003Ccircle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\u002F>\u003Cpath stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8 12c0 6 4 10 4 10s4-4 4-10s-4-10-4-10s-4 4-4 10Z\"\u002F>\u003Cpath stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M21 15H3m18-6H3\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fg>",{"left":27,"top":27,"width":181,"height":181,"rotate":27,"vFlip":17,"hFlip":17,"body":184},"\u003Cpath fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" d=\"M18 9s-4.419 6-6 6s-6-6-6-6\"\u002F>",{"left":27,"top":27,"width":181,"height":181,"rotate":27,"vFlip":17,"hFlip":17,"body":186},"\u003Cpath fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" d=\"m5 14l3.5 3.5L19 6.5\"\u002F>",{"left":27,"top":27,"width":181,"height":181,"rotate":27,"vFlip":17,"hFlip":17,"body":188},"\u003Cpath fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" d=\"M21.5 14.078A8.557 8.557 0 0 1 9.922 2.5C5.668 3.497 2.5 7.315 2.5 11.873a9.627 9.627 0 0 0 9.627 9.627c4.558 0 8.376-3.168 9.373-7.422\"\u002F>",{"left":27,"top":27,"width":181,"height":181,"rotate":27,"vFlip":17,"hFlip":17,"body":190},"\u003Cg fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.5\">\u003Cpath d=\"M16 2v4M8 2v4m5-2h-2C7.229 4 5.343 4 4.172 5.172S3 8.229 3 12v2c0 3.771 0 5.657 1.172 6.828S7.229 22 11 22h2c3.771 0 5.657 0 6.828-1.172S21 17.771 21 14v-2c0-3.771 0-5.657-1.172-6.828S16.771 4 13 4M3 10h18\"\u002F>\u003Cpath d=\"M12.126 14H12m.125 4H12m-4.376-4H7.5m.125 4H7.5m9.125-4H16.5m-4.25 0a.25.25 0 1 1-.5 0a.25.25 0 0 1 .5 0m0 4a.25.25 0 1 1-.5 0a.25.25 0 0 1 .5 0m-4.5-4a.25.25 0 1 1-.5 0a.25.25 0 0 1 .5 0m0 4a.25.25 0 1 1-.5 0a.25.25 0 0 1 .5 0m9-4a.25.25 0 1 1-.5 0a.25.25 0 0 1 .5 0\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fg>",{"left":27,"top":27,"width":181,"height":181,"rotate":27,"vFlip":17,"hFlip":17,"body":192},"\u003Cg fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\">\u003Ccircle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\u002F>\u003Cpath stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M12 8v4l2 2\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fg>",{"left":27,"top":27,"width":181,"height":181,"rotate":27,"vFlip":17,"hFlip":17,"body":194},"\u003Cg fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.5\">\u003Ccircle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\u002F>\u003Cpath d=\"M12 8v4m.125 3.75H12m.25 0a.25.25 0 1 1-.5 0a.25.25 0 0 1 .5 0\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fg>",1791821568425]