Debra Dolcino
New Member
We have a totally clogged bathroom sink drain. Strange because it wasn't that slow and suddenly basin fills completely up. Yet not much can slip down the sink since it has that stopper thing on it.
Tub drain has been slow for years, but drains. Toilet overflows from too much tissue now and then. All other drains in the house work great. We are on a septic which we clean regularly.
We tried a plunger, a plastic zip cleaner, drain cleaner about 5x, then finally my husband took the whole trap apart under the sink however there's nothing in there so apparently the clog is in the interior pipe, not the U pipe.
He bought a manual wind up snake and tried and tried to get down deep into the pipe to clean it out, but it hasn't helped.
He's not too much of a handy man so we're thinking of hiring someone. He saw a place in the pennysaver called Electric Snake Sewer and Drain Service who uses a high pressure sewer jet and camera inspection system.
They quoted $175 for the bathroom sink drain. (DH forgot to ask about the tub and toilet) I feel they will give us a discount on additional drains, dh says probably won't.
Should we use ElectricSnake company or a regular plumber? ... or try something else ourselves?
Our other option would to be to call a plumber. My thoughts are that maybe the drain service specializes in drains? and may be better than the plumber... but I don't like the fact that they said that they are not plumbers
but the guy will "probably put the trap back on for us."
The house was built around 1973-75, the pipe is a silver color metal.
Which do you think is the better option and why.
Thank you
Tub drain has been slow for years, but drains. Toilet overflows from too much tissue now and then. All other drains in the house work great. We are on a septic which we clean regularly.
We tried a plunger, a plastic zip cleaner, drain cleaner about 5x, then finally my husband took the whole trap apart under the sink however there's nothing in there so apparently the clog is in the interior pipe, not the U pipe.
He bought a manual wind up snake and tried and tried to get down deep into the pipe to clean it out, but it hasn't helped.
He's not too much of a handy man so we're thinking of hiring someone. He saw a place in the pennysaver called Electric Snake Sewer and Drain Service who uses a high pressure sewer jet and camera inspection system.
They quoted $175 for the bathroom sink drain. (DH forgot to ask about the tub and toilet) I feel they will give us a discount on additional drains, dh says probably won't.
Should we use ElectricSnake company or a regular plumber? ... or try something else ourselves?
Our other option would to be to call a plumber. My thoughts are that maybe the drain service specializes in drains? and may be better than the plumber... but I don't like the fact that they said that they are not plumbers
but the guy will "probably put the trap back on for us."
The house was built around 1973-75, the pipe is a silver color metal.
Which do you think is the better option and why.
Thank you