Slow drains and backups
A gurgling toilet, water coming up in a tub or several drains running slow together can point to the sewer line rather than one fixture. Finding the cause is up to the plumber you hire.
Sewer Line Repair in Peoria
Wastewater that will not leave the house may be a sewer line problem and not the fault of a single fixture. Call and describe how the drains behave, and we connect you with a plumber who works out where the problem lies.
In Peoria the line from the house to the city main is the owner’s, which is explained below.
What a sewer line problem can look like
Roots and cracks
Roots pushing into the pipe, a cracked section or a sag can each keep wastewater from flowing away. The plumber you hire works out which of them it is and which repair matches.
Repairing one stretch
When the damage is limited to one part of the line, the repair may cover just that part. The plumber you hire explains what the repair covers before you agree to it.
A new sewer line
When a sewer line is failing along its whole run, replacement is the question to raise. Say how the line behaves and when the house was built, and the plumber you hire advises you.
Your lateral runs to the city main
In Peoria the sewer lateral is owned and maintained by the property owner. It includes all the piping from the house to the city sewer main, which is usually under the street.
If a backup is in the city main, the city repairs it and damage claims go to its Risk Management office. If the backup is in the lateral, city crews advise the resident to call a plumber.
Using your home’s build year
Your own build year is what the sewer line age checker begins with, followed by the symptoms you have noticed and any large trees near the line. For reference, half of Peoria’s homes were built in or before 1998.
This page deals with the lateral and the line to the city main. Clogs inside the house sit on the drain cleaning page, supply-side replacement on the repiping page, and the homepage lists all seven services.
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