A clogged sewer line can have a devastating effect on your homes plumbing. Not only does a clogged sewer line require professional help, the issue will only get worse if you ignore it or delay hiring a professional to check it out. A buildup of waste, intruding tree roots, or a damaged pipe in danger of collapse can have costly consequences. Therefore, it’s important to act on these signs and symptoms of a clogged sewer line.
Signs of a Clogged Sewer Line
1. Multiple Fixtures Are Draining Slowly
Water is draining slowly or not at all from fixtures and plumbing appliances throughout your home. Multiple sink, bathtub, and shower drains may be affected. There may be issues with flushing the toilet or it may even overflow, potentially bringing water and waste into your home. Water damage and contamination by bacteria and viruses can result. If running a washing machine causes a nearby sink or toilet to overflow, a sewer line problem may be the cause.
2. Gurgling Sounds in Different Drains
A toilet may gurgle when you turn the washing machine on, or a sink or shower drain gurgles when the toilet is flushed. Gurgling is often caused by a drain line blockage. Tree roots are often to blame. As they slowly grow into sewer lines via pipe joints and tiny holes, and catch pieces of waste such as toilet paper, a clog gradually forms, so sewer drain symptoms like gurgling may increase slowly over time.
3. Plunging Becomes a Common Chore
Almost everyone finds themselves plunging a toilet now and then. But if you more frequently need to plunge the toilet or a kitchen sink, and it’s running more slowly, there could be a clog deep in your drainage system. If so, the problem most likely won’t be limited to one plumbing fixture. A clog’s effect on water pressure can also lead to unexplainable changes in a toilet’s water level.
4. Water Backs Up the Sewer Line Cleanout
Sewer cleanouts allow technicians to access sewer pipe from convenient locations. Plumbers often use them to clear out clogs. But if water is flowing up or out of one, the line is blocked and unable to drain. The location of the backup can help a plumber estimate where the blockage is so they can clear it quickly.
5. Your Drains Are Starting to Smell
If foul odors are permeating from your toilet, sink, or shower drains, sewage is not draining as it should. Normally, all waste and the odors associated with it flow continuously through drainage and sewer lines. If not, then there is a clog, or worse, a broken or collapsed sewer pipe.
6. Your Yard Is a Mess
It hasn’t rained but a flood or muddy mess appears in your yard. This is a sign of a sewer line break underground. You may also notice plant growth is thicker and more lush than normal. Grasses and other vegetation may be feeding off nutrients stuck in or leaking out of your sewer line.
Notice Signs of a Clogged Sewer Line? Call Village Plumbing
Equipped with the latest hi-tech drain and sewer cleaning/repair tools and methods, Village Plumbing is trusted throughout Houston to clear out drain clogs. Our main line plumber can address the underlying cause of clogged sinks, toilets, bathtubs, and floor drains. They arrive on time, quickly diagnose the problem, and offer solutions that will fix it for good. We always provide up-front, competitive pricing and high-quality drain cleaning and sewer line repair. To request service, submit our online form, or call 713-526-1491 to speak with us directly.
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I have a floor drain that branches from the main line in my finished basement. Sadly it was covered with carpet when my sewer line clogged. I keep a water alarm next to the drain now.
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