On Jul 2, 7:57 am, R Kannan wrote:
Hi,

I have a large tree in the wetlands behind my house where my sump pump water
gets drained to, Roots from the tree get in and clog the pipe and it is an
annual ritual to clear it using powered snake. I saw a root killer in home
depot which is not safe for sump pump parts and so needs to be applied
where the the waters gets drained. Is that a good solution? How effective
is it? Is there a root killer which is safe for the sump pump and so can be
applied into the sump.

Any advice is appreciated,

TIA

PLEASE try to find a non-chemical solution to your problem. Putting a
little root killer in one spot might not seem like a problem, but with
a few hundred million people doing it, the wetlands you are privileged
to enjoy are getting destroyed. The chemicals kill stuff; that's why
you are considering them. But they will also kill other stuff, and
hang around for a long time.