Been in this house 5.5 years and three times I have had to use a snake to clean the drain for my kitchen and Laundry room.
The path is Laundry Room to Kitchen out the back and around to the front. I have a clean out under the window in front of the sink and in the back yard and in the front halfway to the street.
House was built in '75.
We find huge chunks of crap that floats when dislodged. Some of it white, some orange, some grayish to black.
Today I decided to snake it myself and not call a plumber. A little research and I used a horseshoe shaped cutter on a 1/2" 75' automatic feed. Easy rental from HD.
For reference I know the plumber used the tapered spring both previous times.
Here's my question: Where is this stuff coming from? The previous owners did not take care of the home.
We don't put food / grease down the drain. We clean our plates into the trash and use a paper towel to clean out the grease pans. In 1.5 years can there be enough build up to have chunks bigger than a bar of soap?
Is it possible that it's still left over from the previous owners and the plumber(s) didn't use the most effective tool for the job?
I went towards the street twice and back into the house three times with the horseshoe shaped end. 3+ Solo cups full of yuck and my wife said she saw several good size chunks go past the clean out in the front yard. I am hoping I can get more time between cleanouts.
any ideas out there? I have pics of the nasty stuff, but don't know how to link them.
~G
The path is Laundry Room to Kitchen out the back and around to the front. I have a clean out under the window in front of the sink and in the back yard and in the front halfway to the street.
House was built in '75.
We find huge chunks of crap that floats when dislodged. Some of it white, some orange, some grayish to black.
Today I decided to snake it myself and not call a plumber. A little research and I used a horseshoe shaped cutter on a 1/2" 75' automatic feed. Easy rental from HD.
For reference I know the plumber used the tapered spring both previous times.
Here's my question: Where is this stuff coming from? The previous owners did not take care of the home.
We don't put food / grease down the drain. We clean our plates into the trash and use a paper towel to clean out the grease pans. In 1.5 years can there be enough build up to have chunks bigger than a bar of soap?
Is it possible that it's still left over from the previous owners and the plumber(s) didn't use the most effective tool for the job?
I went towards the street twice and back into the house three times with the horseshoe shaped end. 3+ Solo cups full of yuck and my wife said she saw several good size chunks go past the clean out in the front yard. I am hoping I can get more time between cleanouts.
any ideas out there? I have pics of the nasty stuff, but don't know how to link them.
~G