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My pipe was less than 4’ underground, the hole in the floor was about 15’-20’ away, and the actual break was 25’ away from the cleanout. Would locating this break require the more sophisticated technology? The two plumbers actually took 3 entire days (48 man hours) to shovel a 6’x4’x4’ hole...

Thank you for your replies. The pipe in the yard was clay, and they replaced the broken section with cast iron and added a cleanout. I was also unaware that break locating was separate business - I just assumed sewer pipe specialists would be able to do this. So what is the likelihood I was a...

We recently experienced problems with our sewer pipe backing up, so we called some plumbers to have them come take care of it. They came over, water jetted the line through a cleanout in the bathroom, and fed in a camera. After working with it for a while they told me that the pipe was broken...

We have an antique claw footed tub with a leaky drain. A plumber came to give us an estimate and said that to replace the entire drain assembly (drain + overflow) would be $1,200. Home Depot and other places list the assembly at around $150, so the cost of installation is about $1,050. The...