fatcat07
New Member
Hello all,
Sorry for length of the request, I'm just trying to be as detailed as possible because at this point I am just confused.
Let me start with some specifics about my home:
A 1400 ft ranch on a slab, I would say it is a basic "L" shaped house
I have a sewer system
2 bathrooms
Washer linked into sewer (pipes) for waste water
If you stand facing my home the bathrooms are on the left side of the house and I think they are in line with sewer pipe to the street.
Kitchen sink is in about the middle of the house
Washer is on the right side of the house
Issue
Whenever we wash clothes during the rinse cycle the sink in the Kitchen backs up.
Things done to resolve issue - Plumber
1st time - The kitchen sink and both bathrooms were backing up with nasty stuff, called plumber and he said "Roots in the sewer line"
2nd time - Kitchen sink back ups whenever we wash clothes and the bathroom was fine. I called the plumber and he snaked from the bathroom and the kitchen, issue went away.
3rd time (2weeks later) - Kitchen sink back ups whenever we wash clothes and the bathrooms are fine. I called the plumber and he snaked from the washer and the sink, issue went away.
4th time - About 6 months later kitchen sink back ups whenever we wash clothes and the bathrooms are fine. I called the plumber and he wanted to snake again ???
WTH - At $250 a pop and the amount of times it is happening I need to figure out how to do it myself.
Things done to resolve issue - Myself
I bought a 25ft 5/16 snake form home depot, I snaked from the kitchen sink. It feed out about 15ft and I hit a blockage, don't know what it is but I fought with it for about 4 hours. I was to the point were the snake was stuck and it took me another hour to remove.
Next I snaked from the washer and the snake feed all the way out without resistance.
At this point I am getting different advise from different places.
Home Depot - Dig up the trap located outside your house and clean out any obstructions (In process .... damn it is deep.... ..... and I hope I am digging in the right place, I am digging around the pipe outside that the plumber used to clear the roots)
Plumber - Rent a snake from home depot 75ft and snake from washer.
Home Depot - Don't use a 75ft snake, just use the 25ft and fight through the clog.
Home Depot - Use chemicals ....
Wife - CALL THE PLUMBER ALREADY
I have been dealing with is issue for about 2 weeks. I should be able to fix it and the plumber has already fixed this issue twice before and I am not ready to pay another $250 for something that looks like it will happen again.
Any help or advise is greatly appreciated .....
Sorry for length of the request, I'm just trying to be as detailed as possible because at this point I am just confused.
Let me start with some specifics about my home:
A 1400 ft ranch on a slab, I would say it is a basic "L" shaped house
I have a sewer system
2 bathrooms
Washer linked into sewer (pipes) for waste water
If you stand facing my home the bathrooms are on the left side of the house and I think they are in line with sewer pipe to the street.
Kitchen sink is in about the middle of the house
Washer is on the right side of the house
Issue
Whenever we wash clothes during the rinse cycle the sink in the Kitchen backs up.
Things done to resolve issue - Plumber
1st time - The kitchen sink and both bathrooms were backing up with nasty stuff, called plumber and he said "Roots in the sewer line"
2nd time - Kitchen sink back ups whenever we wash clothes and the bathroom was fine. I called the plumber and he snaked from the bathroom and the kitchen, issue went away.
3rd time (2weeks later) - Kitchen sink back ups whenever we wash clothes and the bathrooms are fine. I called the plumber and he snaked from the washer and the sink, issue went away.
4th time - About 6 months later kitchen sink back ups whenever we wash clothes and the bathrooms are fine. I called the plumber and he wanted to snake again ???
WTH - At $250 a pop and the amount of times it is happening I need to figure out how to do it myself.
Things done to resolve issue - Myself
I bought a 25ft 5/16 snake form home depot, I snaked from the kitchen sink. It feed out about 15ft and I hit a blockage, don't know what it is but I fought with it for about 4 hours. I was to the point were the snake was stuck and it took me another hour to remove.
Next I snaked from the washer and the snake feed all the way out without resistance.
At this point I am getting different advise from different places.
Home Depot - Dig up the trap located outside your house and clean out any obstructions (In process .... damn it is deep.... ..... and I hope I am digging in the right place, I am digging around the pipe outside that the plumber used to clear the roots)
Plumber - Rent a snake from home depot 75ft and snake from washer.
Home Depot - Don't use a 75ft snake, just use the 25ft and fight through the clog.
Home Depot - Use chemicals ....
Wife - CALL THE PLUMBER ALREADY
I have been dealing with is issue for about 2 weeks. I should be able to fix it and the plumber has already fixed this issue twice before and I am not ready to pay another $250 for something that looks like it will happen again.
Any help or advise is greatly appreciated .....