Slow drain, full clog, or sewage backing up into the tub? We've got cable machines, hydro jetters, and sewer cameras. We clear it, show you what caused it, and tell you if it's going to happen again.
Most drain clogs fall into three buckets: a single fixture clog you can hear and see, a branch line clog affecting a few fixtures in one part of the house, or a main line clog where nothing drains anywhere. The fix depends on which one you've got.
Grease and food solids are the usual suspects. A cable machine with the right head clears most kitchen clogs in under an hour. If you're getting repeat clogs in the same spot, we'll camera the line - usually it means there's a belly in the pipe where stuff pools and builds up.
Hair, soap scum, and the occasional toy figurine. Tubs and showers we can usually clear with a small cable machine from the tub drain itself. Toilets that won't flush need a closet auger, not a plunger - call us if you've been plunging for 20 minutes and it's only getting worse.
This is when multiple fixtures stop draining at the same time and sewage starts backing up into the lowest drains in the house. That's a main line clog and it's the one that can't wait. We run a cable or hydro jetter from the cleanout, clear the blockage, then camera the line to tell you if it was a one-time thing (grease buildup) or a recurring problem (roots, broken pipe, collapsed section).
Tree roots love sewer pipes - they're full of water and nutrients. Roots get in at joints and grow into a mat that catches everything. Mechanical cutting with a rooter head is the short-term fix. For a long-term fix you either need periodic maintenance cleanings, root killer treatments, or eventually pipe replacement. We'll show you the camera footage and tell you what we'd actually do if it was our house.
The right method depends on what's in the line. We pick the tool based on what the camera shows us - not on what makes the biggest invoice.
Mechanical cable with a cutting head at the end. Fast, effective for soft clogs and light root intrusion. It's the first tool we reach for on most jobs because it's the cheapest and usually the right answer.
High-pressure water (up to 4,000 psi) blasts the pipe walls clean. Used when grease buildup has narrowed the pipe over time, or when cables keep clearing it but the clog keeps coming back. More expensive but it's a deep clean.
Color camera on a flexible rod, with real-time video. We use it to find the problem before we recommend anything and after we clear the line to confirm it's actually fixed. You get to watch the footage live on the monitor.
A slow drain isn't always an emergency, but some symptoms mean a bigger problem is building. If you see any of these, call us before it turns into a main line backup at 2am.
If the tub, sink, and toilet are all draining slowly in the same part of the house, it's not a local clog - it's a main line issue developing.
Bubbling or gurgling when water drains means air is escaping past a partial blockage. Usually a sign of root intrusion or grease buildup.
When you flush the toilet and water comes up in the shower or tub, that's a main line backup. Stop using water in the house and call us immediately.
A persistent sewage odor in the house (not just right after using a fixture) means something is leaking or venting improperly. Needs a camera inspection.
If you keep clearing the same drain every few months, there's something physically wrong with the line - a belly, a crack, or a buildup that cable alone can't fix.
Soggy patches of lawn near the sewer line run, especially in dry weather, can mean the line is leaking underground. Camera scope tells you for sure.
Stop using the fixtures that drain into the problem line. Call us. Main line backups are an emergency - we'll dispatch a truck as fast as we can get one to you.