During your morning bath, water was pooling around your ankles. Then the toilet almost burst when you flushed it. This is usually how it starts. It’s normal to believe that both the toilet and the shower are blocked. However, the truth is that your sewer main has become clogged.
Water that can’t move down will rise. It is possible to identify the source of the obstruction by the way the water is coming up. The obstruction may be located downstream of the location where the toilet and shower connect to the sewer main. It is also a sign that the obstruction has reached a depth sufficient to back up two drains.
Our Pasadena Plumbers won’t recommend running water through the house to locate the obstruction. We recommend shutting off the water supply to stop sewage from backing into your drains. Our plumbers use sophisticated techniques to find the obstruction. This includes a plumbing video camera inspection.
It’s not as simple to unclog your main sewer line as just removing a piece toilet paper from the toilet or taking a lot of hair out of your shower.
It is not recommended to attempt to clear any main drain line by yourself. However, these methods may be able to help you to get rid of the clog using the connecting pipes and rule out a pressure problem.
- Check your vent. A blockage (e.g. dead squirrel) in your vent pipe can cause pressure to prevent your main sewer lines from draining. You will need to remove the obstruction in order to relieve the pressure. Consider stepping off the roof.
How to Clear a Sewer Line Obstruction
If none of the above strategies are successful or you prefer not to risk damaging your plumbing, contact your local plumber.
Your plumbing system will be assessed by our plumbers. Before we do any work, we will first diagnose the problem. Before we start the work, we will agree on a price. Based on the information we have, professional plumbers might use one of many methods to clear the obstruction or repair the main sewer line.
Our Pasadena Plumbers often find an obstruction in the main sewer line, such as tree roots or grease. The following sewer-line repair techniques are available:
Pipe Lining Using the latest technology, our Pasadena Plumbers line your sewer main with a sleeves to stop any leakage. This stops exterior water from getting into the pipes and attracting tree roots. This trench-less, permanent sewer line repair method creates very little mess and doesn’t require digging up pipes.
Pipe-bursting: Our Pasadena Plumbers will use hydraulic pipe burst hydraulics to remove the sewer lines and place new pipes.
Professional Sewer Line Cleanout & Repair
There’s a good possibility that your toilet and shower are “clogged”. Permanent solutions can only be found by hiring a professional to do the job. We have seen this problem get worse as homeowners try to be plumbers.