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  1. rodeorooter

    Slow Basement Drain

    When the sewer line from your home becomes clogged, it will cause a backup in the drains throughout the house. You will find slow drains and clogs in sinks, showers, and toilets. A single clog usually means an obstruction in the drainpipe, but if the clogs are everywhere it usually means an...
  2. rodeorooter

    Pipe Freezing Tools

    If you don’t want plumbing in your home frozen, then don’t let the inside temperature go under the freezing mark, and make sure any pipes that have no protection from the elements are thoroughly insulated. The pipes may freeze if the surrounding temperature drops below freezing. If they freeze...
  3. rodeorooter

    Broken Sewer Line

    A single backed-up or slow drain in a home means there is a clog somewhere. But when all the drains—from the kitchen sink to the showers to the toilets—became clogged up, then the issue almost certainly comes from a sewer line that has suffered severe damage and needs replacement...
  4. rodeorooter

    Persistent Drain problem

    Hydro-jetters are the preferred tools of plumbers who want to provide a full cleansing to a drain. Hydro-jesters are devices that place scalding hot water under tremendous pressure and then blast it out through a nozzle on a hose that reaches down inside drainpipes. The scouring action clears...
  5. rodeorooter

    Under-slab sewer leak

    Under slab plumbing leaks may be present for many years before they become evident. Since the sewer system is draining waste water and sewage there is no increase in water usage to alert the home or property owner.
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