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Sewer Blockage

Sewer blockage
Sewer blockage preventative maintenance

Sewer blockages can lead to various damaging consequences if left unattended. Here are some potential problems that may arise due to sewer blockage:

  1. Backed-up drains: A blockage in the sewer line can cause wastewater to back up into sinks, toilets, and other drains. This can result in foul odors, unsanitary conditions, and inconvenience.
  2. Water damage: If the blockage prevents water from flowing through the sewer line, it can cause water to accumulate and overflow in the affected area. This can lead to water damage to floors, walls, and belongings.
  3. Health hazards: Blocked sewer lines can cause sewage to back up into living spaces, exposing occupants to harmful bacteria, viruses, and parasites. This poses a significant health risk and can lead to diseases and infections.
  4. Structural damage: Continued pressure from a blocked sewer line can cause pipes to crack, leak, or burst. This can result in costly repairs, property damage, and potential structural issues if not addressed promptly.
  5. Environmental impact: Sewer blockages can result in sewage overflow, which can contaminate nearby water sources, soil, and surrounding ecosystems. This can have severe consequences for both human health and the environment.

To prevent these damages, regular preventative maintenance, such as inspection, cleaning, and clearing of sewer lines, is crucial.

Sewer Odors In My Home

If you are reading this right now then we have some great information for you, did you know there could be a leak from your sewer line or drain line that could be located in your walls. In this post, we are sharing a customers story and they had a real foul smell all throughout the house, and moisture at the baseboards in her downstairs bathroom, she said it was sewer odors. They had two plumbers come out before Daniel Plumbing And Maintenance did and they could not locate where the problem was coming from. When we arrived we did notice the moisture in the downstairs bathroom behind the toilet, the baseboards, and the floor what’s wet. So with process of elimination we followed the water and discovered that it was not coming from the toilet downstairs where all the water seem to be gathering, most plumbers would think that’s the obvious place since that’s what they see on the floor and once they find out that’s not the problem they usually don’t have a clue of what to do next.

We went upstairs and check the bathroom directly above and everything was okay as well, so we ended up taking out some of the walls in the downstairs bathroom. To expose the pipe that was coming from upstairs in the wall as you see in the photos, the bigger pipe was totally disconnected/broken. So we cut out all of the damaged pipes and just replaced it with new pipe to make sure and guarantee that the leak and the brake what’s completely repaired to ensure the customer that the foul smell throughout the home would be properly sealed of sewer odors. Looks like the last plumber at this location opened up this wall but the only fix they performed was adding more glue to where they thought the water was coming from. It is very important to know and to have on call a plumber you can trust, and not only that, do it right the first time. So this is basically a post of a before and after picture of a broken pipe in one of our customers home that caused a terrible smell throughout there home that wreaked of sewer odors. So don’t take a chance if you live in the Antelope Valley area, make sure things are done right and professional when it comes to your home or property.

Sewer Line Preventative Maintenance

Here is some information most people don’t know. Every Home Or Business should clean out their SEWER LINES on a routine basis to prevent blockages to the property. Servicing Antelope Valley with pride, give us a call and set up your Preventative Maintenance today.