Sewer Repairs & Clean Out Station

Give your plumbing system at least five to ten minutes to get hot water moving through it. The hot water helps get rid of things like grease, oils, or coatings that have built up on the walls of the drain. This may be the best and simplest way to unclog that main sewer line.

A drain cleanout, which is located outside of your home in the front or back yard, provides access to your main sewer line. Cleanouts are often overlooked until there is a problem. They resemble capped pipes protruding a few inches above the ground.

A general rule of thumb is to have your home’s sewer lines cleaned every 18 to 22 months. That may be difficult to recall, but consider it a year and a half to slightly less than two years.

Sign #1: Multiple drains are clogged.
Sign #2: Drainage appears in the sewer clean out.
Sign #3: Sewage in the floor drain.
Sign #4: When the toilet flushes, water backs up in the shower.

Sewage smells strongly. Strong sewage odors are an indication that your toilet vent pipe is clogged. Toilets and/or drains that gurgle.

Plumbers all over the world use hydrochloric acid, also known as muriatic acid, to clear clogged rain gutters. It is a strong acid that, if not used properly, can cause serious injury.

The cleanout is typically a 4-inch-diameter pipe with a screw cap with a square knob or indentation on the top. It’ll most likely appear on the ground outside your house, between the foundation and the street. The cleanout could also be on the side of the house closest to the bathroom.

Even though it is possible to clear small clogs in your sewer line yourself, it is usually not a good idea. The problem with do-it-yourself repairs is that most sewer line clogs are caused by broken pipes, tree roots, and other issues deep within your plumbing system

Typically, each house or building has two cleanouts. One is just outside the building (plumbing cleanout), and the other is at the property line (property line cleanout).

A sewer cleanout is usually, but not always, found outside a bathroom. You’ll recognize it as a 3 to 4-inch capped pipe in black or white. Because cleanouts are rarely required, yours may be obscured by bushes, underbrush, or grass.