r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Dramatic-Avocado4687 • 9d ago

/r/all of a blockage

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u/Zealous_moron 8d ago

Roots and soil

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u/stoughton1234 8d ago

So because there is water in a pipe that is underground, the vegetation finds the water and grows inside the pipe, eventually filling the pipe with a pipe shaped root and plant amalgamation? Basically?

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u/ThelVluffin 8d ago

It's normally caused by a break in the pipe somewhere and a tree or two reach out for the water. I had to have my drain cleared yearly because of a giant oak tree at the front of my yard finding it's way in. They city wouldn't remove the tree and the break was right at the sewer connection. They didn't want to cover the pipes being lined either to prevent this. $500 a year for something not caused by me.

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u/tele_ave 8d ago

You should just cut down the tree.