Kitchen sink
Grease, food scraps and soap residue collect in a kitchen drain’s trap and branch line. A garbage disposal on the same drain can be the blockage itself or can send water up into the second basin.
Drain Cleaning in Richardson
A slow sink, a tub that holds water or a drain that gurgles can come from a clog in the fixture trap, the branch line or the main drain. Call us and tell us which fixtures are affected.
Several slow drains at once can point toward the main line, while a single slow fixture can point to its own trap or branch.
Which drain is giving trouble
Bath and shower drains
Hair and soap build up in a tub or shower drain, and the strainer or stopper is the first place a plumber looks. A drain that stays slow after cleaning can point to the branch line behind it.
Washer and floor drains
A washing machine standpipe that overflows on the spin cycle points to a clog in the standpipe or the line beneath it. A floor drain that backs up shares its line with other drains in the house.
The main sewer line
If sinks, tubs and toilets all run badly together, or sewage surfaces at a floor drain, the trouble may be in the line leaving the house. A cable or water jet can clear it, and a camera then shows the pipe’s condition.
When the stoppage is in the house line
The city is not obligated to clear a stoppage on private property, so a blockage in the house’s own sewer line is the owner’s to deal with.
The sewer line repair page explains where the owner’s section ends and how a two-way cleanout changes who maintains what.
Keeping drains clear
Grease poured down a kitchen drain, wipes flushed down a toilet and hair left in a tub drain are the habits that build blockages. Strainers and a bin for scraps and grease keep them out of the pipes.
After a clean-out, a blockage that returns is a case for sewer repair, while a sink or tub that still drains slowly through a clear line is a case for fixture repair. The remaining services are on the homepage.
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