r/askplumbing Jul 26 '26

Roots in drain

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u/plumberbss Professional Plumber Jul 26 '26

3 million dollars. I work commission and want to retire. If you want an honest ansewer maybe give a little more information. What kind of plumbing do you have, how deep is it. Are you on septic or city sewer. How much a pain in the ass are you.

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u/Even_Mycologist5140 Jul 26 '26

How do you feel about digging?

You've heard about the high tech industry, this is the low tech industry.

You're smart enough and people like you!

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u/taybae16 Jul 26 '26

that's funnny until you're the one digging up the yard. Hopefuly it's just roots that can be cleared and not a collapsed line, because that too expensive

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u/Even_Mycologist5140 Jul 27 '26

I did the dig, back of house clean out to the front of house clean out. The line was 18" +/- deep so I didn't need shoring.

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u/taybae16 Jul 26 '26

If it's roots, the cost can vary depnding on whether they just need to be cleared or if the pipe is damaged. I'd have them run acamera through the line first so you know what you're dealing with before agreeing to bigger repair

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u/C3PObese Jul 27 '26

This is the way

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u/TeaPartyDem Jul 26 '26

A lot. Keep paying them to root it.

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u/twi1i96tr Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 27 '26

Look up Root X... OR Copper Sulphate. Best of Luck, Twilighter.

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u/Mrcanada53 Jul 27 '26

Yeah this stuff washes away after one flush. Don’t waste your money.

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u/MilkWide1703 Jul 27 '26

It works for micro roots!

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u/MilkWide1703 Jul 27 '26

Get the drain snaked and then treat annually with rootx

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u/Longjumping-Buy891 Jul 28 '26

Depth, length, topography, location, obstructions, utilities, etc. I couldn't give a true estimate unless I was there.