Backed Up Sewer Line Call

COMMENTARY

• Factors causing more clogs and backups during the holidays based on more home usage
• Procedure for a typical call on a backed up sewer line
  • Looking for the sewer manhole covers for an idea how the sewer line runs
  • Main line clean outs in neighbor’s front yards
  • Determine where the backup started
• Beware of pressure tactics used by other companies to sell unnecessary extra services

Homeowner Questions

COMMENTARY

• History of clean outs
• The high tech functions of the camera that scopes drain pipes

CALLER

• John has a water hammering noise behind the wall of the shower that happens when he turns the water on

TEXT

• Considering a heat pump water heater.  Looking for our opinion on them

TEXT

• Joan wants to replace a shower head. Should she replace the pipe coming out of the wall

Sewer Line Replacement

CALLER

• Tim has a kitchen double sink with a wet vent near the clean out. There’s an egg smell and a slow drain. Ran a snake down it and inspected sink parts. Smell still persists and suspects the wet vent may be plugged. We explain how the wet vent works

COMMENTARY

• Options for sewer line replacement that don’t need saw cutting and explaining each method
  • Sewer lining
  • Pipe bursting
  • Coating