I know it is stange sounding, but the plumming started stopping up, so we called the plummer and they found roots in the entire house and in the line all the way out to the alley! Has anybody else ever had this problem or heard of it? and do you know what to do for it? The plummer pulled a bunch out, but there are still more and they said they would just grow back again.
2006-09-30 18:14:06 · 10 answers · asked by Goldylocks 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
And if you just replace the pipes won't they just grow back again later on?
2006-09-30 18:19:34 · update #1
Wow Annie- if only more people in the world were as kind and sensitive as you. (oh wait was I being sarcastic?)
2006-09-30 18:51:03 · update #2
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2006-09-30 18:28:58 · answer #1 · answered by Excel 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
now wait a minuet, the only way roots can be in the sewer line is for the sewer pipe to be cracked or broken, did the plummer tell you that? When the crack becomes a cave in, you will have to replace the line, but that could be tomorrow, or 20 years from now. Roots don't like salt or chemicals that kill them. buy rock salt and pour it down your drains. There are also products sold to kill roots, it takes a long time so be patient, it took a long time for the roots to get there
2006-09-30 18:26:48 · answer #2 · answered by T C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOUR PLUMBER SHOULD HAVE USED A ROTO ROOTER. IT'S A TOOL THAT GRINDS UP THE ROOTS AND WORKS WELL. IT'S A QUICK BUT TEMPORARY FIX AND VERY EFFECTIVE. IF YOU HAVE THE SEWER LINES REPLACED IT WILL PERMANENTLY STOP THE ROOTS FROM COMING BACK, UNLESS THAT LINE BREAKS AGAIN FOR SOME REASON. JUST PULLING THEM OUT IS A WASTE OF TIME, THEY NEED TO BE GROUND UP AND WASHED OUT OF THE PIPES. CHEMICALS ARE GOOD IF YOU USE THEM CORRECTLY BUT SOMETIMES THE ROOTS CAN BE TOO FAR GONE TO BE EFFECTIVE. IT WON'T BE CHEAP BUT IT WON'T BE A FORTUNE EITHER. IN THE END IT WOULD BE BETTER TO GET ANOTHER PLUMBER AND HAVE IT DONE RIGHT RATHER THAN PAYING $150+ TO HAVE IT ROTO ROOTED EVERY YEAR. HOPE THIS HELPS!
2006-09-30 19:14:06 · answer #3 · answered by X 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Had a friend with that problem, the tree roots got into the sewer line. He had to have the roots cut and they went inside the pipe to clear out the roots.
2006-09-30 18:24:57 · answer #4 · answered by Kainoa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SNAP!!! I heard about a guy who had this problem... He was my brother's high school science teacher... (Think he did a little too much inhaling in the 70's...) Anyway, back to your situation...
Mr X was sitting on the "throne" one evening, reading the paper. Happened to be a thunderstorm outside.... Well, lightning hits the neighbor's tree, and the electric charge ran down the trunk, through the roots... Yep- through the sewer pipes up into Mr X's house.. and the "throne"!!!. Mrs X heard this huge explosion from in the bathroom, she went to investigate, found Mr X unconscious and face down on the floor. Water, sh--, and porcelain all over the room!... Yeah, apparently, she was a little freaked, left the room screaming... (My mom figures it probably cracked his a-- wide open... probably still cracked to this day...)
LMAO... ROFL.... (yeah, my sides were hurting, too!!)
Ok- Enough of the laughing at Mr X's thoroughly embarassing experience (yep- pun was intended!)
Sounds like crappy pipes (Yeah! PUN) have worn out, gotten cracked or broken, rootering may work for a while... bandaiding it- You'll need surgery- replacing the broken pipes with new ones- better quality, newer technology.... Save your money- I'm guessing it's gonna be a small fortune!!!
2006-09-30 18:39:33 · answer #5 · answered by Yoda's Duck 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I AM A LICENSED PLUMBER AND HAVE RAN IN TO THIS MANY TIMES, YOUR PIPE YOU HAVE NOW IS PROBABLY TERRACOTTA OR A LIGHTWIEGHT PVC AND HAS CRACKED OVER THE YEARS, A ROTO ROOTER WILL HELP YOUR PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TERM OF PROBABLY 6-12 MONTHS BUT YOU WILL NEED TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE MADE OF SCHEDULE 40 OR SDR35 PIPE WHICH IF INSTALLED CORRECTLY WILL NOT LEAVE NO WAY FOR ROOTS TO GET BACK INTO IT.
2006-09-30 18:25:47 · answer #6 · answered by rob 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Use a product called Rid-X about once a week for the first
4 weeks. Then use it about once a month after that.
It helps kill the roots before they get too big and cause
a problem.
2006-09-30 18:23:57 · answer #7 · answered by jimbo_wizard 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Replace the pipes.....
Get rid of the trees or whatever the roots are coming from and you may not have to replace the pipes right away.
Call rotorooter---or is that who you called.
And the right word is PLUMBER, not plummer.
It comes from Latin "plumbium", which means "lead".
Pipes were originally made from lead.
2006-09-30 18:27:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I live in the US, and my neighbors tree does the same thing. It's up to the person who's sewer is clogged to clear it, not the owner of the tree.
2016-03-27 00:31:10 · answer #9 · answered by Wendy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had that problem and had to replace the pipes. Cost me a bundle but it had to be done.
2006-09-30 18:17:35 · answer #10 · answered by taurus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋