Clearwater Drain Service

The most common way to backup your sewer line is by flushing things that are not supposed to be flushed. These items usually include feminine products and flushable wet wipes (these wipes claim to be flushable; however, they cause a lot of stoppages). You might be able to get away with flushing one or two of these items, but it only becomes a matter of time before you get a mess in your sewer lines and need to have it serviced.

Sometimes your sewer line will be made of a cast-iron pipe. The problem with cast iron is that over the years, the inside will start to flake, rust, and crack. These imperfections will start to catch things like toilet paper and hair. Given enough time, a stoppage will likely occur; usually, the solution is to have the old sewer line replaced.

Roots can also be the culprit when experiencing drainage issues with your sewer line. Over the years, pipes can experience cracks or fractures that allow water to escape from the mainline. Once a nearby tree finds this new water source, it is only a matter of time before the roots start to grow bigger and wider until it's near impossible for anything to squeeze past. 

A belly happens when your sewer line starts to sag; having a belly in the line will cause the water to become stagnant. Stagnant water will prevent waste from flowing freely into the city's sewer. Again, this will result in your home's sewer line getting backed up. Sometimes a drain cleaning is enough to get your home back in working order, but it doesn't eliminate the entire problem. Our cables can only remove the existing blockage; it cannot fix the belly in the sewer line; that is usually only resolved by replacing the sewer line itself.