Explore the Causes of Residential Sewer System Problems
When we visit your home to give you an in-home estimate for sewer system repairs, we’ll do a full sewer line inspection. This will determine the location and cause of your sewer system problems. Once we know the cause, we can recommend the appropriate residential sewer system backup services. These are the most common causes of residential sewer system problems:
- Tree roots intrude on the sewer pipe, causing it to break, buckle, leak, or burst.
- Frozen sewer pipes or burst pipes.
- A clogged sewer line due to flushing things you shouldn't or rinsing things like grease, fat, and oil down the drain.
- A broken sewer line due to poor pipe condition, lack of maintenance, improper installation or repairs, or old age.
- Heavy storms, rainfall, or water runoff.
- A municipal sewer system problem.
- Earthquakes or sinkholes.
- An overflowing sump pump.
Find Out How to Prevent Sewer System Problems
You can protect your house from sewer system problems by scheduling routine preventive maintenance and sewer line inspections. Our Advantage Plan makes it easy to keep up with plumbing maintenance and reduces the risk of problems with your residential sewer system. When you sign up for our Advantage Plan, you can schedule routine sewer line inspections, drain cleaning services, hydrojetting services, and sewer line repairs. You can also take these steps to prevent problems with your residential sewer system:
- Don’t plant trees, shrubs, or bushes near your sewer system.
- Properly dispose of grease, fats, and oils - don’t rinse these substances down your drain.
- Only flush appropriate things down your toilet.
- Consider pipe relining if your pipes are old.
- Install a backwater prevention valve.
- Use an enzymatic drain cleaner on your drains every month.
- Use your garbage disposal correctly.
- Rinse food off of dishes before putting them in the dishwasher.
- Schedule yearly sewer line inspections.