Main Drainage
Sewer Main Lines
SYMPTOMS OF SEWER MAIN LINE BACK UPS
-Toilets bubbling for no apparent reason or not draining -Water seepage around your toilet bowl -Dirty water rising from your bathtub or shower drains -Leaking pipes or over flowing cleanouts Your sewer main line, also known as a sewer lateral is the main drainage system for your home or business. It’s usually a 4” pipe from the underground of your building, connected to a city sewer line and located in the street or easement.The most commonly known blockage to occur for a sewer main line is root intrusion. Root intrusion usually occurs at failed joints of old clay pipes.
The roots will grow and act as a screen allowing waste
water not to flow properly. Toilet paper and other solids will gradually collect on the roots and cause a
system blockage.
OTHER KNOWN CAUSES FOR A SEWER MAIN LINE BLOCKAGE
Over time, the pipes tend to settle, which can cause a belly or offset. An offset is where two sections of pipe connected have shifted, where one section is left higher than the other. When this occurs, sewage is essentially saturating the soil and in some cases causing a crater like form.HOW WE HELP YOUR SEWER LINE
Traditional Snake: Rotating drain cleaning machine with a cutter able to cut through a blockage
Hydro Jetting: Strands of high pressure water able to blast through heavy obstruction or debree
Camera inspection/Video: Identify, record, and locate any issues found with in sewer line. Determine if there is root intrusion, bellies or offsets, or any object lodged with in your drain.
- Sewer line repair or replacement
- Backflow preventers
- Clean out (access point to sewer line)
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