snaking the drain line again

We had rooter twice/year for roots for several years the tried Root Kill and now use it twice/year and no rooter for several years. Plumbing section of HD is where I found it. Coppersomethingorother.

If you continue snaking, please check out

thanks

would have bought one ages ago but it is only offered in

need 75 feet

any thoughts on one of those?

bill

well i have some

plan on putting it down on a more or less continual basis to see if that will do it

copper sulfate

when this came up before i was searching for a product that might be like a toilet bowl cleaner that would sit in the tank and be a slow release thing over a month or so but could not find one

thanks

bill

I had to call RooterMan several times, but it didn't last. Eventually, I dug up the drainage pipe between the house and the septic tank -- collapsed under the walkway! I guess the rooter just chewed through the dirt enough to open it a bit, but it quickly collapsed again. I just replaced it with PVC. No problem in over a year.

no pipe intact roots everytime

wish it were that easy

If it's roots, it's broken or leaking. If you want to keep chewing up roots go for it. If you want to fix it, bite down hard & replace it. Been there. It won't be cheap but it will be done.

Did you use the one that has an inner and outer cable?...that come in

Did you use a cutter blade on the line? It has teeth on it...is round...and looks like a hole saw. Its about the same diameter as the inside diameter of the pipe.

Are you running water down that line as you clean it?

Have a nice week...

Trent

Dyslexics of the world ... UNTIE !

NOPE one 3/8"? cable with the two curvy cutters ran it down dry until i heard the sound of success glusheeeeeee

then turned the water on and backed it out and then for good measure ran it back all the way back out and home, water running

thanks

It looks like part of yer problem is that you've never used the proper equipment.

The next time it plugs up...

They have a sounding device that fits on the head of the first part of the snake. It sends out a signal that can be read above ground. Get someone to run that for you first. That way, you'll know where the blockage problem is located. If needed, you can simply dig down in that area and fix that section.

Then try to get the equipment I mentioned. The first procedure is to run a point thru the blockage...then the cutter.

All this, of course, will not PERMANENTLY fix your problem. But you might be able to get a few years out of each cleaning.

Good luck.

Have a nice week...

Trent

Dyslexics of the world ... UNTIE !