by Ryan Heathco | Jan 23, 2025 | Helpful Tips
Trees are an important part of a neighborhood, but their roots naturally seek moisture. If a sewer line has a small crack, loose joint, or other opening, roots can grow toward that moisture and eventually enter the pipe.Roots usually take advantage of an existing...
by Ryan Heathco | Dec 12, 2024 | Helpful Tips
A sewer manhole can look like a simple metal cover in a street, yard, or easement, but it plays an important role in maintaining the public sanitary sewer system.Manholes provide access to the sewer mainSanitary sewer mains are buried underground, so crews need...
by Ryan Heathco | Oct 8, 2024 | Helpful Tips
A sewer cleanout is one of those home features that most people never notice until a plumber starts asking where it is. Then suddenly it becomes very important.A sewer cleanout is an access point to your sewer line. It usually looks like a capped pipe, often made of...
by Ryan Heathco | Jul 11, 2024 | Helpful Tips
Wipes are convenient, but convenience can become a sewer problem when they are flushed. Even products labeled “flushable” often stay intact much longer than toilet paper, which means they can catch on rough pipe surfaces, roots, grease, and other...
by Ryan Heathco | May 16, 2024 | Helpful Tips
If you have a basement or crawl space, your sump pump does an important job. It collects groundwater around your home and pumps it away so it does not build up around your foundation. The important follow-up question is this: where should that water go?Here is the...
by Ryan Heathco | Jan 25, 2024 | Helpful Tips
Most of us never think about what happens after we flush a toilet, run the dishwasher, or take a shower. The water disappears, and life moves on. But below the surface, a carefully designed sewer system is carrying that wastewater away from your home.It starts inside...
