Clogged Main Drain Line

If you often pour cooking oil into the sink you likely have a buildup of grease or fat.

Clogged main drain line.

If more than one drain is slow moving gurgling smells bad or has water backing up you most likely have a main sewer clog. How to unclog main sewer line without a snake. In severe cases you may wind up with raw sewage backing up out of your drains. It appears that my washing machine although close drained after the clog and did not back up.

Alternatively they might use a garden hose or plumbers snake to remove the clog. A clogged sewer drain line can impact the plumbing throughout your entire home. I poured main line in kitchen sink worked perfectly. Table of contents clearing the clog.

Step 3 unclog the drain line. Below we are listing all the steps methods and tools needed to unclog a main sewer line without using a snake. And no one wants that. If you flush feminine hygiene products or cotton swabs down the toilet they don t dissolve in water and instead get stuck in the pipes.

Most large drain cleaners will also have a cable length of 100 feet 30 m which should be long enough to reach any clog. If the drain can t be opened with the cable at that point we d give option to run a camera through the drain editor s note. How to clear a main sewer line clog 1. That s the first defense against a clogged drain pipe.

If you have large trees growing in your front yard the roots can eat through the pipe and block the sewer line. Step 1 run hot water. Loosen the drain pipe cap. Use the pipe wrench to loosen the cap.

Common causes of a clogged main sewer line. If you run hot water straight from the tap it may help unclog the drains or pipes that are partially clogged. The clog in my line occurred more than12 feet from kitchen sink. The first step is to find your main drain clean out location.

Tell us what happened in the comments below. Check the following water fixtures. This is an updated version of a story originally posted on sept. Water was backing up in kitchen sink after water ran for 1 or 2 minutes.

After physically removing any visible debris from the ac drain or drain pipe opening the most likely way the technician will clear the clogged drain is using suction from a shop vacuum or wet vac. Have you experienced a sewer line clog. To unclog a main drain you ll need a drain cleaner or sewer snake with a 5 8 3 4 in 1 6 1 9 cm diameter cable. It usually looks like a small pipe that sticks about 10 to 12 inches vertically out of the ground.