"bob haller" wrote in message
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On Jun 4, 8:59?pm, "Don Young" wrote:
"BetaB4" wrote in message
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I have a sewer line that has been clogging up several times over the past
6
weeks or so, and I would like to be able to figure out exactly what's
going
on. ?I know one option is to pay someone to come out and do the video
inspection, but I have heard that can be fairly expensive. ?Does anyone
know of any less expensive ways that I can do this myself? ?For example,
are there any tool rental places that rent the equipment to do a video
inspection?
The actual situation with the sewer line is a little complicated and
hard
to explain. ?Basically, the line clogs at around 45 feet past where the
sewer line runs out of the house. ?I know this from my own efforts at
trying to unclog it and having a 50-foot snake that hits a clog at
around
45 feet. ?I also had a plumber come out and clear the line twice in a
two-week period, and both times it took about 45 feet of ?drain snake
before they hit and cleared the clog. ?The town's sewer department came
out and cleared the main line twice in two weeks after that, and they
too
agreed that the clog is out there somewhere. ?But everyone, including
them, is unclear about exactly where my line goes and where the main
line
goes.
My property is one of 4 attached 2-family duplexes in a row. ?My proper
is
and end-unit duplex and my line appears to go out to the beginning of a
main sewer line rather than tying into a main line that goes in both
directions from where my line ties into it. ?My proper -- for some
unknown
reason -- ?does not have a curb vent. ?It is possible that it used to
have
a curb vent but the vent is now located under a roadway after the
roadway
was widened a long time ago. ?The other 3 attached properties have curb
vents and appear to tie into the main line in a T-type fashion. ?The
only
maps the town has of where the main lines are pre-date when these
buildings were built, so no main lines are shown on the map. ?The maps
are
from 1937 and the buildings were built after that.
I am not really posting this part to try to get people to figure out
where
the main line is, or even to try to figure out what the problem is. ?I'm
just including that to give an idea that there is something goofy about
the whole setup. ?That's why I would like to see if I can do some kind
of
low-cost video inspection of the line -- assuming that there is some way
for me to do that.
And, yes, there is one tree about 40-feet down the street in front of
another property and above where the main line goes. ?So, I suspect that
is where the problem is. ?There are no other trees or bushes in the
area.
So, the bottom line question is, does anyone know of any low-cost ways
to
do some kind of video inspection of the sewer line? ?I doubt that there
is
any way other than to pay someone to do it, but I thought I'd ask just
in
case.
Whether or not you get to see inside the line, you are likely to need to
locate the line to dig and repair it so I would concentrate on that first.
If it goes under a tree 45 feet out, you do not need a video camera to fix
it.
Don Young- Hide quoted text -
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Why dig if the trouble is tree roots?
just buy some rock salt, mix with hot water in a washtub, and let it
go down the sewer. do before going to work for the day so it can sit
in the line. it will kill the roots buit not the tree, is cheap and
effective. if you cant find rocksalt softener salt should work too.
ever notice how grass dies if exposed to rocksalt?
I have been doing this for over 10 years and its worked great.
do about 4 times a year, with special attention in spring just before
trees leaf out.
25 pounds of rock salt is really cheap
Not really on topic BUT what would this do in septic system?