Sewers
What's the best way to get rid of roots in the sewer line other than snaking it?
I have partial clog in my main sewer line from roots from an adjacent tree. I since removed the tree so essentially the remnant roots will eventually die and decompose. However, I want to get rid of the roots before the drain clogs up once more. I was advised not to use a drain root cleaner containing copper sulphate.
Public Comments
- Hi Don, Try caustic soda. Cheers Bill.
- Well I had this same problem 10 years ago and decided to dig up the sewer line at the point of entry and correct the problem once and for all. This was a tremendous amount of work which included shoveling (of course), cutting off the root a few feet back, cutting and glueing the sewer line. I was glad that I took this approach because the root had grown into my sewer pipe and was over 10' long! It was also getting to be quite large in diameter at the point of entry taking up 50% of the available pipe. Now keep in mind that my line is exiting my home on a walkout elevation so I did not have to dig more than a few feet down.
- Commercial chemical additives available in do-it-yourself home repair centers such as Home Depot or Lowe's.
