Residential Sewer System Backups in Red Deer, AB

Tree Roots Infiltrating Your Sewer Line

If you have leaks or condensation on your pipes, these problems can entice tree roots searching for nourishment to grow toward them. Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Red Deer’s expert technicians have ample experience dealing with plumbing issues involving tree roots. Our years of work have exposed us to issues like roots growing far through the ground and infiltrating sewage systems through tiny pipe section holes, cracks, and separations. After tree roots find a water source, the tree increases its root growth in that area. Roots continue to slip into the pipes, making holes bigger and clogging your system before causing your pipe to burst. There are many signs to look out for, including gurgling sounds coming from your toilet, tubs not draining properly, sewage backups in your toilet or bathtub, and no water filling your toilet bowl. If you notice any of these signs, our company has various solutions, including the following:

• Pipelining – We line and seal your sewer pipe using a sleeve to resolve sewer line damage permanently. This special sleeve eliminates water leakage and may only need to line a problematic pipe section. Our technicians don’t need to trench or demolish walls and other structures with this method.
• Hydro jetting – For a long-term solution, our technicians can clean your pipe using pressurized water jets. We eliminate grease buildup, tree roots, and debris by scouring your sewer line thoroughly.
• Rooter work and drain cleaning – We start this service by punching through a tree root and clearing your sewer line to make it functional again. After that step, we check how extensive your tree root problem is and advise you on permanent solutions.
• Maintenance – Our technicians can keep grease buildup and other household debris at bay with ongoing inspection and drain cleaning plans. This option lets us get rid of tree roots in your unlined pipes before they develop into clogs.
• Pipe bursting – Another permanent fix involves breaking apart your current PVC, clay, or cast-iron sewer pipe using hydraulics and installing a new seamless pipe.

When to Call Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Red Deer

Many people mistakenly assume their drain problems are isolated incidents, but Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Red Deer advises households to reach out to us to prevent significant problems like raw sewage backups. We generally start with using a special drain auger or cable device to open your drain, but more advanced methods are available if your drain doesn’t open using these tools. Your drain or sewer pipe may be crushed by tree roots, and these roots can work their way into the cracks and joints in your pipes. Other scenarios include built-up discarded food or garbage disposal waste, sanitary products, thick toilet paper, soap residue, or hair-causing sewer blockages. If you simply have a clogged drain, we can work quickly and efficiently to clear it.

Septic System Backup Warning Signs

You can end up with a broad range of issues because of a septic tank backup, surpassing simple issues like toilet clogs and sink backups. A seasoned plumber can resolve these plumbing problems quickly, and we strongly recommend hiring a plumber to fix them while they’re still in the slow drain stage. Resolving backups before they completely stop water and waste flow can help you avoid problems spreading throughout your plumbing system. You can get stuck with significant costs to remediate property damage and contamination, including environmental cleanup around your property. Instead, Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Red Deer can fix a septic system backup before it worsens and spreads damage and contamination in your home and throughout your yard. We suggest watching for warning signs you have a septic system backup, such as the following:

• A toilet that flushes or drains slowly
• Smelly black liquid or sewage backup in your toilets or drains
• Bad smells in your house caused by incorrectly vented or failing septic systems
• More than one slow-running drain in your house
• Abundant and incredibly green grass growth over your home’s septic system, even when the weather is hot and dry
• Wastewater seeping from the ground close to your septic system may or may not have a smell
• Algae or weed growth in a pond near your home that’s sometimes due to septic waste discharging into a pond’s surface water
• Bacteria contaminating your well because of septic system liquid flowing through the ground and into your drinking water well

Our Sewer Backup Prevention System for Homeowners

Your property, plumbing system, and family’s health are at risk any time you have a residential sewer system backup. Sewer system backups can happen because of many factors, including tree roots, rain, and oil or grease building up in your pipes. You can invest in regular maintenance to help your system avoid these issues. Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Red Deer advises homeowners to pump their tanks regularly and avoid planting trees in their absorption fields. Our Advantage Plan^® is another way homeowners can save thousands of dollars by signing up for quick diagnosis and prevention for every plumbing issue. Request an estimate to get an accurate figure on the services your plumbing system needs, and get in touch with our friendly, professional team whenever you need plumbing solutions.

Answers to Our Customers’ Sewer System Questions

Sewer system backups can occur in any plumbing system when severe clogs and other issues develop. Fortunately, Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Red Deer’s impressive solutions to clogged drain pipes and backups are available to Red Deer, AB residents. In the service professional, the correct drain cleaning method may use industry-trusted technologies like hydro jetting to thoroughly clear obstructive materials from pipes and restore wastewater and solid waste flow. However, another vital component of our business’s service value is ensuring our work stays transparent as we help our customers understand all the details of their drain clogs. We’re happy to explain how backups and clogs develop, list the best-clogged drain DIY solutions, and advise you on when calling a professional is necessary. You can review the following typical questions we frequently receive from customers, along with our answers to each. We strongly recommend getting in touch with us to ask other questions or get additional information about the ones below.

What Are a Drain Clog’s Common Causes?

Materials collecting in your drain pipes are usually the culprits for sinks, toilets, or other receptacles draining slowly or failing to drain at all. Material accumulation is all too common and can occur in any plumbing system as hair, soap, dirt, and other hygiene particles flow down your bathroom drains and form blockages over time. Kitchen drains can experience clogs as grease and food waste build up while traveling down your sink and other household appliances and fixtures. Even utility sinks can develop clogs from various materials collecting in their pipes and slowing or blocking water flow entirely. Furthermore, if a foreign object flushes down one of your drains that shouldn’t go through your plumbing system, including pull-up diapers and children’s toys, these items can cause a sewer system backup in virtually no time. Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Red Deer will gladly inspect your drains and sewer system to diagnose your slow drain or sewer system backup.

How Do I Know if I Need to Clean My Drain?

Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Red Deer has ample experience dealing with the many signs and symptoms a plumbing system will display when it needs professional drain cleaning. However, some homeowners aren’t aware of what they should watch for and could use advice on the matter from a seasoned expert. Your drain typically requires a thorough cleaning when it drains slowly or has standing wastewater. Other indicators include strong odours coming from your drains and drain flies buzzing around their openings. If multiple drains in your home drain slowly, your issue may be a main sewer clog because of tree roots, wet wipes, and other dense items impacting your sewer system.

What Can I Do to Clean My Own Drain?

Many clogged drain cases are not do-it-yourself projects, but you can take some measures to try to clean obstructive materials from your drains without reaching out to a professional. Below, Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Red Deer has listed some simple ways you can clean your home’s lightly clogged drains:

Coat Hanger Method

Create a half-inch hook on the end of a straightened wire coat hanger. After making a hook, push that end to the bottom of your clogged drain and twist the coat hanger to clear the hair and other obstructions.

Dissolving With Vinegar

Mix baking soda with vinegar and pour this solution down your drain. The combined substances can dissolve an obstruction.

Boiling Water

You can pour boiling water down your drain to loosen an obstruction. However, boiling water can damage your PVC piping joints, so we urge you only to try this method once.

Be Cautious

You want to be cautious whenever you attempt to clean a drain yourself to prevent damage. For instance, caustic drain cleaners tend to corrode your pipes severely. We strongly recommend avoiding at-home chemical remedies like these when water drains slowly or doesn’t drain at all.

When Is Professional Drain Cleaning Necessary?

After attempting to clear your clogged drains using the above methods and not having success, you should reach out to a trustworthy and highly trained service professional for outstanding drain cleaning. A service professional is particularly crucial if your main line has a clog that’s causing clogs in multiple drains around your home. Fortunately, Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Red Deer’s timely and conclusive clogged drain solutions and repairs come at competitive prices and provide long-lasting results. Our team’s impressive work quality works almost immediately, and our impressively high professional standards apply to every customer’s service experience on all visits.