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All of the sewer pipes are connected together under your home and flow out as a single pipe to the city sewer or private septic tank in typical residential construction. Knowing this can give you some clues about how big the clog is and how far away it is from the backed up fixture.

CLEARING THE CLOG

On each Justice Plumbing drain truck, we carry three different sizes of drain snakes (sewer machine cables). In addition, we carry several different fixture-specific drain cleaning tools. No matter how tough the clog is or where it’s located on the system, we’ve got you covered.

Fixture Clogs

If the clog is located in the fixture itself or in that fixture’s p-trap, then we will usually clear the clog by running a small drain snake down through that fixture’s drain or clear the stoppage by taking apart the slip-joint drain pipes underneath the sink. As we are working inside the house, we lay out a drop cloth to keep everything clean, and we have plenty of clean rags and Lysol to make sure your kitchen or bathroom is spotless after our work.​

Main Line Clog

If the clog is located further down in the system, then we will usually clear that with our large sewer machine outfitted with the properly sized sewer cable and sewer cleaning head. First, we need to determine the proper access point or cleanout. This may be outside in the flower bed, on the exterior wall of the home, under the sink, or at the fixture itself. This may be on the roof at one of the sewer vent pipes. Most of the time, the best access point is pretty straightforward, but we have diagnostic equipment if needed to verify.