How to Prevent Sewer Line Clogs
In Nampa, ID, the homeowner is responsible for the sewer line on their own property, so clogs in that line are yours to prevent and fix. Most build slowly from grease, wipes, hair, roots, and heavy solids, especially in homes with past backups.
Keep the Sewer Line Flowing
Mind the drains and toilets
Let cooking grease cool and scrape it into the trash, use strainers in sinks and showers, and flush only toilet paper. Wipes labeled flushable, paper towels, and hygiene products should go in a bin.
Spot the early signs
Slow drains in several rooms, toilets that gurgle when a sink drains, sewage odor, or water rising in a tub or floor drain point to the main line. Repeated chemical drain cleaners will not clear it.
If the main line keeps clogging
Stop running water if sewage comes up. Plumbers typically clear a main line with a cable cutter or water jetting, then run a camera to check for roots, offsets, or a sag that keeps catching waste.
Call a sewer plumber before clogs turn into backups.
Let cooking grease cool and scrape it into the trash, use strainers in sinks and showers, and flush only toilet paper. Wipes labeled flushable, paper towels, and hygiene products should go in a bin.
Spot the early signs
Slow drains in several rooms, toilets that gurgle when a sink drains, sewage odor, or water rising in a tub or floor drain point to the main line. Repeated chemical drain cleaners will not clear it.
If the main line keeps clogging
Stop running water if sewage comes up. Plumbers typically clear a main line with a cable cutter or water jetting, then run a camera to check for roots, offsets, or a sag that keeps catching waste.
Call a sewer plumber before clogs turn into backups.