If your intuition is telling you something is running amuck in your drain pipes, regardless of whether it is big or small—from bubbling noises to slow drains, and foul odours, this foreshadows a deeper underlying problem.
If your house feels haunted with your plumbing fixtures constantly being faulty it’s recommended that you get a professional plumber to investigate the problem before your basement starts to flood. When you call Mr. Rooter Plumbing for help with a sewer backup in Richmond Hill, you can expect our technicians to try some of the following:
Inspection and Diagnosis
Let’s face it, your drainage lines are not indescribable and are bound to need a repair. If you own an older house or it’s been many decades since your property has had a pipe replacement or relining, the culprit may be just the general decay and deterioration by wear and tear over the years. That’s why it’s crucial that you conduct a routine checkup to pinpoint the exact reason for a clogged drain(s).
When a sewer backup does strike, a thorough inspection is often the first step in the repair process. Performing this in-depth inspection allows our team to correctly diagnose the cause of your backup and proceed with the most effective solution for stopping it—now and in the future.
Video Camera Inspection
Our specialized device takes a deep dive into your drain pipes and is navigated with a flexible cable and bright light into the sewer cleanout to access the sewer lateral line. The end goal is to locate any clogs in the drain line using a signal receiver. Among other creative methods, we may also use acoustic listening and thermal imaging devices to pinpoint the location of other kinds of damage to your sewer main.
Emergency Plumbing Services
For those procrastinators, time is of the essence so you may not have enough time to get a proper and detailed inspection conducted, especially if you realize your basement has already become all bogged out. Usually, you can assume what resulted in an emergency, from a heavy hailstorm or rainfall to your home settling and resulting in foundation cracks triggering a sewer backup. It may be more severe like a clog in your main drain line, which would by default require an expert technician to take certain precautions from the scenario escalating into a crisis. For example, they may utilize utility pumps to remove extra water or recalibrate your sump pump.
In these situations, it may be necessary to go beyond routine inspections and drain cleaning techniques and perform repairs for your main sewer line, or replace it altogether. Using trenchless technology, the team at Mr. Rooter Plumbing can often perform this kind of work with minimal digging and disruption to your property.
