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Last evening when taking a shower I found out that my entire first floor was flooded. I called a plumber and he determined the issue to be roots in the sewer clean out. He said he tried to snake it and did not have much luck. He feels that the root augur will not solve the problem on a permanent basis and that I should have the sewer piping redone. He also said that perhaps the City of Raleigh will fix it. The City does not think that it is their problem. The plumber guy wants $350 to jet clean with the 4000 PSI water flow for a temporary solution and quoted about $2000 to redo the sewer piping. Any suggestions for someone cheaper or any other way to go about this problem.
The city only is responsible for the line beyond the clean out, to their force-main.
I've never tried the jet cleaning, but a good roto rooter snake cutter, and a operator who knows what they're doing, should get most of it out. Cost me about $250 last time.
That $2000 quote sounds high. I have same problem. I had 2 quotes in 2 years, it was about $500-$600 to dig it out, replace the elbow where it dumps down into the final drain towards the city's line, and install a new clean out. Check with Cary Plumbing. Or, if your arms are skinny you can pull out the roots like I did and just check it every few months and keep ripping out new roots.
I thought the city was responsible from the meter to the street, not the cleanout. there's no way to know whether $2K is low or high without knowing distance, topography, possible obstacles.
If it is roots in the sewer line, then yes, it should be replaced. Roots are seeking moisture thru crack (s) in the line. While a "rooter" will remove the immediate problem (root blockage), unless the leaks are sealed, more roots will eventually grow back seeking moisture, causing another blockage.
The city only is responsible for the line beyond the clean out, to their force-main.
I've never tried the jet cleaning, but a good roto rooter snake cutter, and a operator who knows what they're doing, should get most of it out. Cost me about $250 last time.
That $2000 quote sounds high. I have same problem. I had 2 quotes in 2 years, it was about $500-$600 to dig it out, replace the elbow where it dumps down into the final drain towards the city's line, and install a new clean out. Check with Cary Plumbing. Or, if your arms are skinny you can pull out the roots like I did and just check it every few months and keep ripping out new roots.
Did you get these quotes from Cary plumbing?
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