What Is Drain & Sewer Line?
Your home sewer line is installed under your house below grade and is responsible for ejecting all the water that is being used at the house.
Basically without it we will live in a world of piles and buckets to collect our used water from our water hoses, the same applies to when these are clogged and not working.
How To Identify A Clogged Sewer & Drain Line?
There are few signs of a stopped sewer & drain lines.
The stoppage of a drain line can be affecting one plumbing fixture and sometimes can affect entire home plumbing fixtures.
Signs For Clogged Sewer And Drain Line
If you use your faucet and your sink starts filling up it means you have some kind of drain line stoppage, how to know if the sink is the only clogged drain line?
If you are able to use other plumbing fixtures at the house without issues it means that your sink is the only fixture that has a clogged drain line and some kind of water stoppage down the drain.
What if while using the sink you hear water gruggle in the toilet bowl, or some water start coming up the shower floor? This is a clear sign that your home is probably experiencing main drain & sewer line clog.
What Can Cause Sewer And Drain line clogs and stoppage?
Various of reasons can cause an issue to your home drain and sewer line such as:
- Grease from kitchen sink
- Toilet paper and wet wipes
- Solid items flush into toilets such as – toys, debris , sand, and other non flushable items
- Hair accumulation in drain lines.
There also other elements that can harm a drain and sewer line, tree roots can penetrate the main drain line and compromise the free flow of water,
Negative flow is also a big factor, in houston area we have ground that tend to move and shift and this is a major cause for main sewer line issues, a negative water flow means that the water in the drain line flow towards the house rather than away from the house and its harder for the line to clear while water is in use. In the plumber’s language we call it “ belly in the sewer line”. This is the area where all toilet paper will accumulate and harden until the line gets narrower to a point that water flow is fully compromised.
How Can We Help?
Here in GEI plumbing services we can assist with diagnostics and repairs of any drain line clog and provide sewer and drain line unclogging services. We offer sewer camera service and full house sewer and drain line repair and replacement services. Call us today for help.
