Showing posts with label damaged sewer line. Show all posts
Showing posts with label damaged sewer line. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Take a Close Look at a Clogged Sewer Line!
Brace yourselves, folks! You're about to go where few men (or women) have gone before...inside your home's main sewer line!
If You Suspect a Potentially Blocked or Damaged Sewer Line:
If you've been experiencing slow running drains or backups in your sewer line, chances are that you have an obstructed sewer line. All manner of disgusting things can block up your sewer line: tree roots, scale, sludge build-up, food and other waste to name a few.
Often sewer line back ups cannot be detected until it is too late. But with a special sewer line camera, a reputable plumbing, drain and sewer contractor can detect any potential problems with your sewer line -- from blockages to cracks to collapsed pipe.
Below is an actual cross-sectional view of a main sewer line taken with one of our cameras. Just take a look at the tree roots which have infiltrated the pipe and all the sludge and muck that has accumulated along the walls of the sewer line. It's like having a clogged artery!
Blecch! Pretty disgusting, huh?
If your main sewer line is obstructed to this, your home is just like a heart attack waiting to happen. Sooner or later, you will have sewage backing up into your home or seeping through your property. Not a pretty picture.
If You Suspect a Potentially Blocked or Damaged Sewer Line:
- Call a reputable sewer line contractor. Schedule a camera inspection. It only takes 30 minutes.
- Most obstructed sewer lines can be cleared easily with a simple rooter procedure. It's kind of like an angioplasty for your main sewer line!
- If obstruction and damage to your sewer line is extensive, the sewer line will have to be replaced. Horizon Services uses a state-of-the-art "trenchless" method that allows us to replace your sewer line without having to dig up and destroy your yard, landscape, driveway or sidewalk. And it can be done in less time than conventional sewer replacement.
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Signs You May Have a Broken, Damaged or Obstructed Sewer Line
Your main sewer line is the largest drain in your home. All other household drains lead into this line which runs underground from your house and connects to a city sewer line or a septic tank. Your home's sewer line might have been placed properly at the time your house was built, but over time, it can become subject to a wide variety of damage, including:- Breaking, cracking, collapsing due to shifting soil or frozen ground.
- Clogs and blockages due to household waste, debris, grease and foreign objects.
- Corrosion and leaky joints and seals due to age
- Obstructions caused by tree root infiltration.
Here are the major signs of a damaged or obstructed sewer line:
- Slow-running or backed-up drains (sinks, tubs, toilets)
- Frequent back-ups of basement drains or laundry tubs
- Gurgling drain noises
- Toilet bowl water levels rise and fall
- Sewage odor inside, outside and around your house
- Raw sewage on ground surface
- Rats or rat holes in your yard
- Sink holes or soggy wet areas on your property
- Water stains around the floor drain in the basement
- Cracking and structural damage along walls, floors and foundations
If the problem is just due to a simple blockage, your sewer line technician can cut through the clog with a rooter machine and clear the sewer line down to its inner walls.
If your sewer line technician identifies more serious damage to the main sewer line, it will need to be repaired or replaced. In the old days, that meant digging up your entire yard and destroying your landscape. Today, companies like Horizon Services employ a trenchless method of sewer line repair and replacement that is quick, inexpensive and requires no or little excavation. There are two major ways he can accomplish this.
- Pipe Bursting: With this method, your sewer line technician makes small access holes where the damaged pipe starts and ends. Using your damaged sewer line as a guideline, he uses a hydraulic machine to pulls a long-lasting replacement pipe through the old sewer line path, breaking up the old damaged pipe as it moves into place.
- Pipe Relining: Here your sewer line technican places a fiberglass liner into the damaged sewer pipe -- ie. a pipe within a pipe. This creates a durable, damage-resistant inner wall that restores all flow and function to the line.
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