5 Common signs the Sewer Drain Line needs repair.
In this topic we would like to discuss what is happening when main drain line got broken.
Let's see what are the signs of the sewer having an issue:
Let's see what are the signs of the sewer having an issue:
1. Most obvious is when sewer waters are backing up in your basement space from your basement floor drain(basement drain sewer backup). Most likely you have serious sewer line issue, either breakage of the main drain or heavy drain blockage in the line.
That is what considered an emergency, do not hesitate to call our office 416-881-6151 if you experience sewer drain backup or have pipe clog, we know how to diagnose it with drain camera inspection & how to clear it with drain snake.
2. Slow drainage
Here we are not talking about only one fixture. Usually it is more than one fixture, especially at lower level of the house acting odd. Gurgling sound, slow drainage. That might be a sign of broken main sewer line.
3. Odd Sounds
If you could hear odd sounds when you flush your toilet, gurgling sounds, like air is trapped in the pipe. Then it might be also a sign. There should not be any air in the sewer line.
4. Sewer odor from your drain openings
If you noticed sewer smell from the drain openings, especially those ones which are located in the basement. (Lower level or basement is the most common area for indicating problem since main drain line runs under living premises under the concrete floor and connected to the city sewer main outside.)
5. Water supply system changes
We have noticed even water supply may act oddly in case of Drain blockage. Like the might be problem with getting hot water or vise versa, or problem with only one particular fixture.
*BTW
The City of Toronto provide Toronto Water Investigation if all pipes in your house are clogged, you could request the service online or call 311 to find out if the problem on private property or city side. Please visit www.toronto.ca to learn more about that service. One of the requirement is you to have a clean out outside for your main drain line. Please give us a call if you have any further questions on how to install clean out for your property. City would do repairs if the drain pipe clog is located on the City side of the sewer drain line.
That is what considered an emergency, do not hesitate to call our office 416-881-6151 if you experience sewer drain backup or have pipe clog, we know how to diagnose it with drain camera inspection & how to clear it with drain snake.
2. Slow drainage
Here we are not talking about only one fixture. Usually it is more than one fixture, especially at lower level of the house acting odd. Gurgling sound, slow drainage. That might be a sign of broken main sewer line.
3. Odd Sounds
If you could hear odd sounds when you flush your toilet, gurgling sounds, like air is trapped in the pipe. Then it might be also a sign. There should not be any air in the sewer line.
4. Sewer odor from your drain openings
If you noticed sewer smell from the drain openings, especially those ones which are located in the basement. (Lower level or basement is the most common area for indicating problem since main drain line runs under living premises under the concrete floor and connected to the city sewer main outside.)
5. Water supply system changes
We have noticed even water supply may act oddly in case of Drain blockage. Like the might be problem with getting hot water or vise versa, or problem with only one particular fixture.
*BTW
The City of Toronto provide Toronto Water Investigation if all pipes in your house are clogged, you could request the service online or call 311 to find out if the problem on private property or city side. Please visit www.toronto.ca to learn more about that service. One of the requirement is you to have a clean out outside for your main drain line. Please give us a call if you have any further questions on how to install clean out for your property. City would do repairs if the drain pipe clog is located on the City side of the sewer drain line.
Main Drain Line replacement
Waste water was backing through basement floor drain, we have received a call at 8 pm in the evening and rushed to help. We diagnosed the problem using Sewer Drain Camera. Old clay pipes got rotten and tree roots intruded on the outside part of the drain line, Drain pipe got collapsed in several places. It was decided to replace the whole main drain line and upgrade to PVC standard piping.
02/28/2019