Snifferpro
New Member
I've had 2 main line sewer clogs in the past 2 years.
On the first backup, I ran a snake through the clean-out out front and the
clog was removed.
On the second backup I had a professional plumber run the snake and again
the clog was removed.
I then had the main line looked at with a camera. The camera showed that
the inside diameter of the cast iron pipe has shrunk considerably with sludge and
other gunk as opposed to the under the slab main which was relatively clean.
Both of these blockages occurred after installing 2, 1.28 toilets.
After the first blockage i began flushing the toilets twice after each #2 thinking that the
extra water would flush everything to the street.
Apparently that didn't help much since I had a second blockage.
The camera technician suggests I have the main from the house to the street
replaced with 4 inch PVC at a cost of 5000.00.
My questions are as follows;
1. How long will the PVC last?
2. Is PVC a good choice for replacement of the main sewer line?
3. Is the cost (5000.00) a reasonable price for an approximately 20 foot run to
the street?
4. Is there anything I can do to clean the inside of the main from the house to
the street before replacing?
On the first backup, I ran a snake through the clean-out out front and the
clog was removed.
On the second backup I had a professional plumber run the snake and again
the clog was removed.
I then had the main line looked at with a camera. The camera showed that
the inside diameter of the cast iron pipe has shrunk considerably with sludge and
other gunk as opposed to the under the slab main which was relatively clean.
Both of these blockages occurred after installing 2, 1.28 toilets.
After the first blockage i began flushing the toilets twice after each #2 thinking that the
extra water would flush everything to the street.
Apparently that didn't help much since I had a second blockage.
The camera technician suggests I have the main from the house to the street
replaced with 4 inch PVC at a cost of 5000.00.
My questions are as follows;
1. How long will the PVC last?
2. Is PVC a good choice for replacement of the main sewer line?
3. Is the cost (5000.00) a reasonable price for an approximately 20 foot run to
the street?
4. Is there anything I can do to clean the inside of the main from the house to
the street before replacing?