Expert Rooter Service in Brighton
Plumbing experts recommend scheduling sewer line inspection and cleaning services every 18 to 22 months. These visits allow our plumbers to check for tree and weed root encroachment, verify the age and integrity of the sewer pipes, and remove trapped organic material.
Rooter service is one of several popular sewer line cleaning techniques. We insert a slim, flexible auger into the plumbing cleanout during rooter services. This motorized tool moves through the sewer pipe while drilling through trapped waste and tree roots with its sharp tip.
Low-pressure water flushes the resulting debris out. Rooter services open pipe interiors, improve drain functionality and eliminate unpleasant drain odors.
Between routine sewer line maintenance, you may develop drainage or sewer line issues that indicate the need for emergency rooter services:
- Recurring clogs
- Multiple slow-moving or blocked drains
- Standing water above your sewer line
- Rodent infestations
- Gurgling and bubbling noises coming from drains
If you have a blocked sewer line, your dishwasher, washing machine, and other plumbing-connected appliances can also have a hard time initiating and completing wash and rinse cycles.
Without intervention, a blocked sewer line can send raw sewage back into your home. Modern rooter machines include several exploratory and diagnostic tools.
For instance, when sending mechanized augers into plumbing cleanouts during rooter treatments, we use clog locators, leak detectors, waste-flow monitors, and sewer line cameras. These tools inform our work so that we aren’t causing new plumbing problems while solving existing ones.
For general sewer line cleaning and whole-house backup prevention in aging plumbing systems, rooter machines are an excellent alternative to hydro-jetting.
While hydro-jetting uses water pressure levels as high as 3,500 psi, rooter machines utilize low-pressure water and well-controlled, mechanized augers. This protects vulnerable pipe linings and older pipes with significant corrosion or other age-related damage.