Sewer line maintenance is a critical part of caring for your home. For most properties, plumbers recommend scheduling sewer service every 18 to 22 months. But if you’ve had problems with sewage backups, tree root encroachment, or sewer line leaks before, you may need sewer maintenance every 12 to 14 months instead. Rather than simply cleaning your sewer pipe, plumbers can give it an end-to-end inspection using advanced sewer line cameras. Learn why maintenance with a sewer scope is well worth its cost.
Avoid Whole-House Backups
If you hear bubbling or gurgling noises coming from your drains or have rank, sewer gas odors around your fixtures or in your yard, you might have an impending whole-house backup. Buildups of grease, slime, sediment, biofilms, and other debris gradually decrease the interior diameters of sewer pipes.
Sewer line cameras can identify collapsed pipes, solid obstructions, and other common causes of whole-house backups. By catching these issues before backups occur, you can avoid indoor water damage, appliance damage, and exposure to dangerous biological and chemical contaminants.
Find the Best Sewer Cleaning Service for Your Sewer Line
Hydro-jetting is a popular choice for sewer line cleaning. This treatment scours sewer pipes with water pressure levels as high as 4,000 psi. It breaks down sediment, grease, and other buildups while forcing the resulting waste toward the municipal sewer main. It’s minimally invasive and incredibly effective.
Unfortunately, hydro-jetting isn’t a suitable sewer line cleaning technique for all sewer pipes. The high pressure of this treatment can wreak havoc on aging, badly corroded, or inherently fragile pipes. Having your plumber use a sewer scope to inspect your sewer pipe before cleaning it will allow them to choose a cleaning method that solves more problems than it causes.
Document the Age and Condition of Your Sewer Pipe
With high-definition footage of the interior of your sewer pipe, a plumber can determine its condition and remaining lifespan. You’ll get an accurate estimate of when you’ll need to replace your sewer line, as well as recommendations for any needed repairs.
After using sewer line cameras, many plumbers provide detailed inspection reports. Homeowners can share these reports with their insurance companies or warranty issuers when they’re required to submit evidence to support their claims.
Identify Tree Root Intrusion
When tree roots detect moisture and nutrients seeping out of leaky sewer pipes, they grow toward and into sewer lines. As they grow, invasive tree roots fill sewer pipes and increasingly inhibit wastewater flow. With a sewer camera, you can spot invasive tree roots before they completely block or destroy your sewer line, or before they cause a whole-house backup.
Sewer scopes take the guesswork out of sewer line maintenance. They help plumbers find the most appropriate treatments for their sewer pipes. When you need sewer line camera services in Savannah, GA, contact TNT Service Group.
