#Sewer Cleaning in Wrentham Ma

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Sewer Cleaning Service Administers

Our drain and sewer cleaning service administers the use of a jetter, snake and camera in sewer line issues and when needed for a particularly difficult clogged drain. Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning technicians will restore flow to blocked sewer systems, relieve a slow or clogged drain and resolve septic tank issues. Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning service also performs video inspections. We also network with reputable Rhode Island and Massachusetts plumbers for repair services needed while handling your sanitary drainage issues. Our goal is to provide a better standard for drain cleaning, sewer cleaning, septic cleaning, and septic system repair service in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, especially in our local service area of Bellingham, Mendon, Franklin, and Foxboro. Our technicians utilize solid sewer and drain cleaning techniques. Having experienced various types of sewer and drain systems up and down the east coast, our crew has seen many of the sewer and drain systems in use. In Massachusetts and Rhode Island, our drain cleaning technicians service large and small businesses as well as apartments and single family homes. We serve the entire area, but especially Bellingham, Franklin, and Mendon.

One of the benefits our clients have in a relationship with Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning Service is being invited to consult us and ask for over the phone assistance and advice on clogged drain and plumbing issues. We also provide you with an online reference tool where you will find diagrams, videos, step-by-step instructions and articles written with the intent to help the consumer help themselves before contacting a service professional. We can’t make you a professional sewer and drain cleaning service technician . Practice, technique, equipment and knowledge of the sewer and drain cleaning industry are the necessary elements to being an effective and efficient sewer and drain cleaning technician. If you want to restore flow to a clogged drain or a blocked sewer, look to Anchor sewer and drain cleaning Service, the drain and sewer cleaning experts of Massachusetts. An Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning service technician has those elements.

Sewer and drain cleaning should be cost effective and efficient. Not only that. But, consumers need to be able to trust a service provider. Therefore, we want to build a relationship with you under our company motto: “Affordable, Efficient and Trustworthy”. We may not of had the opportunity to meet, yet. So, please take the opportunity to visit the “Reviews” tab on this website. All reviews recorded here, on our website have been imported from the actual site they were left on, by the consumer. A hyper – text link is also available under the “Reviews” tab to redirect you to the source from which we imported the review. A clogged drain is frustrating, inconvenient and messy. When you call Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning Service in Bellingham, MA (as well as Mendon, Wrentham, Foxboro and Franklin, MA) to restore flow to a clogged drain, we do our best leave your home like it never happened.

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Google Reviews

“This guy is the real deal peeps. It’s not possible to be a better plumber . Dude came after roto rooter and made them look amateur or money hungry .you guess which one . Even put in a complaint with roto rooter and Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning helped me get a refund with their great video proof . Funny thing is roto rooter would not email any video proof(I was not home at time) while Anchor Sewer gladly emailed videos and even called as I viewed videos to explain every action on video . Good people know good people , Anchor Sewer is no doubt good people .” – Leon Simpson

“Amazing Customer Service! Yesterday, I was reminded that there are still some really wonderful people in this world. First thing in the morning, I realized that our home’s drainage system was backed up and there was raw sewage in our downstairs tub and toilet and it would not drain. I called a local company a few years ago to unclog this same drain and the results were less than satisfactory. We were concerned that the problem would return eventually, and it did.

I went online to the yellow pages website to search for someone with fair pricing and reliable service. I noticed that Anchor Sewer and Drain Service had some nice reviews and seemed to fit my needs, so I called them. I was reluctant to call because, they are located in Bellingham, MA and I was concerned that they might not go as far as Bristol, RI. I’m so glad that I called!

I spoke to the Owner/Office Manager, Denise. She was so nice, helpful and understanding. She took to time to reassure me that their primary focus is to treat every customer like family and that statement proved to be so true. Not only did she ask me if I noticed their online coupons, she gave me an even larger discount, because she thought I sounded like a very nice person. How many companies would do that for someone they never met?

Denise informed me that she would be sending James in the afternoon to fix the problem. When James arrived, he was very mild mannered and extremely professional. We discussed the problem and all the available options, so that I could make a well informed decision. He was able to solve the problem even though it was not the best of conditions to work with, because he had to access the drain by removing the toilet and he had very little space to work in. But, he never complained once. He spent the next 5 hours going through the entire process, step by step, and explained everything along the way. If that’s not the best customer service, then I don’t know what is. Most people would be ready to call it a day, since he had already put in 8 hours, but he stayed until after 10pm just to help us out. Not only did he fix the problem, he also gave me a low cost, long term solution to minimize the cost and effort needed to access the drain in the future. We look forward to making these repairs next Spring.

It is very rare that you encounter a company this dedicated to offering fair prices, reliable service and making every customer feel like family. Our family is so grateful to Denise and James for making this a truly memorable experience!” – Manny C.

“I asked Anchor Sewer & Drain Cleaning to come to my home to cut out some weed roots that had worked their way into the sewer line and had previously caused a backup in my basement; I certainly didn’t want that to happen again. While the staff were working to clear the pipe, they discovered what appeared to be mud, that had somehow made its way into the pipe as well. AS&DC suggested I have a video inspection done to investigate further, and I agreed this would give me peace of mind. Once in the pipe with the video camera, AS&DC staff took me through the length of the pipe via a video monitor, to show me not only where they had previously cut out the roots, but also brought my attention to a darker coloring of the pipe’s insides, almost to the top, which suggested there had recently been a backup, and would have shortly thereafter, potentially caused some major problems. Their coming in just weeks prior to cut out the roots was really a blessing in disguise! I highly recommend Anchor Sewer & Drain Cleaning, as they were extremely professional, knowledgeable, and took the time to thoroughly explain what was going on every step of the way.” – Stacey Beaudreau

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Traditional Septic Systems Wrentham, Ma

SEPTIC SYSTEM REMEDIATION

Traditional septic systems Wrentham, Ma. and surrounding areas are anaerobic (no oxygen). They consist of a septic tank, distribution box and a leach field. Septic systems are good for a little more than twenty years and then the onset of leach field failure. Watch the following video to discover how you can greatly increase the life of your septic system. And never have to pump it again.

Replacing a failed septic system or failed leach field is costly. The septic tank and or failed leach field must be excavated. All of the soil and gravel bed are removed from the site of the leach field as it is considered hazardous waste. In order to replace the failed leach field, new piping, gravel, soil and usually a new distribution box replace the old. Man hours for labor and removing (sometimes replacing) any obstacle that may need to come out in order to replace the failed leach field….etc. The expense is enormous. Fortunately, there is an alternative. Some homeowners on septic may not be willing to shell out the funds needed for a new septic system or leach field as the city they live in has plans to bring them public sewer. Or, the home owner may have plans to sell the property and they just want an economic way of selling and still reaping the equity. The first choice some home owners make is to have their leach field jetted. In some cases, this has worked. Or, at least has extended the life of the leach field long enough for the home owner to reach their goal of selling the house. If you are in one of the two categories above, you have the opportunity to get away from a failing leach field. Though, if you know your septic system is failing, the ethical thing to do would be to mention it before closing. Give the next owner a chance to weigh in on the issue. One thing you can do, is to tell the potential home owner about septic system remediation. Maybe even pay for it as a selling point, an upgrade. Technology has given the home owner a cost effective method of renewing the leach field and restoring it completely. That is, to add aerobic bacteria to the septic tank. The traditional septic system utilizes anaerobic bacteria. The anaerobic bacteria produces a slime referred to as bio mat. Over the course of twenty years, bio mat clogs the soil at the leach field, choking off any path for effluent to disperse. With aerobic bacteria, Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning Service can reverse the effects anaerobic bacteria has on the soil. 95% of all septic systems utilizing aerobic bacteria have succeeded in completely eliminating bio mat and restoring the leach field for a fraction of the cost to replace it, with little inconvenience to install the system. Call Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning Service today to discuss septic system and leach field remediation. 508-530-1062 (South East Mass and all of Rhode Island).

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Bathroom Sink Odor Part - I

Bathroom sink odor occurs by virtue of what the sink does. It drains grey water. (Poor venting can also be the culprit behind bathroom sink drain odor. We will get to that. But first, let’s discuss the build and use of the sink.)

The bathroom sink carries bacteria from washed hands, cleaning stains from clothing and brushing teeth. Because the drain assembly allows for air to get to the moistened piping below the mouth of the drain, bacteria, mold and mildew settle into the drain assembly. With the bacteria that gets washed down the drain, the drain assembly is a natural sort of petri dish. With use, mold, mildew and bacterial growth continue and sink odor is what alarms us to a need to investigate the source.

Above the trap, there is usually about 14″ of pipe that is open to air. This is the tail piece and the pop-up assembly. Here is where every home’s built in petri dish resides.

In order to treat this part of the bathroom sink drain and inhibit odor causing bacteria from growing, the homeowner must be able to get an anti-microbial to the drain assembly and the overflow. (The overflow is locate just below the sink rim. Normally on the front or back of the basin).

One of the anti-microbial solutions that can be found on the shelves at The Home Depot is a product called Micro Ban found in a line of cleaners under the brand name, “Legend”. (HOWEVER, BE CAREFUL. IF YOU HAVE A SEPTIC SYSTEM, YOU DO NOT WANT TO INTRODUCE ANTI BACTERIA AGENTS INTO YOUR PIPES. YOU WILL WIPE OUT YOUR SEPTIC SYSTEM.) The use of bleach kills almost any type of bacteria. However, mold only spores and becomes air born. This means, if you decide to ignore good advice and use bleach to kill mold, you may cause it to spore and lodge wherever it lands. That could be in your lungs or someone else’s.

Use a spray bottle to get the Micro Ban cleaner into the overflow. Dowse the overflow generously, as the flow will develop and then only trail in one part of the overflow conductor. Then poor about five ounces of micro ban into the drain assembly of the sink. This should inundate the piping and allow for a well treated drain line.

There is only two other methods of getting an anti-microbial to the overflow and the drain.

•             If your bathroom sink’s drain pipe has a flush mounted (Dandy) clean out in line, you could purchase an inflatable test ball to stop water in the line. Then fill the line with an antimicrobial up to the rim of the sink.

•  You could also remove the sink from the wall….(Turn the water to the sink off. Remove the trap and the supply tubes) now take the sink off the wall and soak it in an anti-microbial.

A second product recommended by Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning is, RX-66 Bio Enzyme Digester, by Airx Laboratories.

About the trap. The trap is supposed to be filled with water in order to bar gases coming from the sewer and entering the dwelling. However, if the trap does not have water in it, naturally, gas will emanate from the drain. If your trap does not hold water, call a sewer and drain cleaner or a plumber to investigate. We did say earlier we would provide more information on “poor venting”. Here it is:

A customer called describing a sewer gas odor coming from his kitchen sink, bathroom sink and tub drain. Upon visiting, we could see the kitchen sink drain was not connected to a vent. What made matters even more intolerable for the drains around the house is, there was a garbage disposal unit on the kitchen sink. Without a vent on the kitchen sink and the use of a garbage disposer, water is being pumped through unvented pipe and air has to be pulled into the pipe from somewhere. That somewhere is by a vacuum being created in the drain lines. The water in the traps in the tub and the sink is sucked into the sewer line, leaving the traps with no water. The absence of water in the traps, is to allow sewer gas to enter the dwelling through the sink and tub drains. (Traps are installed to trap water which seals out gases)

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Pipe Video Inspection In Wrentham Ma Part - I

SEWER CLEANING SERVICE

Sewer cleaning service arrived as a necessity in the evolution of plumbing systems.

1935 is the approximate era of bell and spigot gasket type sewer systems. In the manner this pipe is assembled to carry sewage, a bell and spigot gasket piped sewer eventually lead to an effective means of clearing blockages. “Sewer Cleaning” was not a term used in the English language. In fact, the popular terminology was, “Rooting”.

Consider, for a moment, how the word “Rooting” fits into the sewer cleaning industry. We hear the term applied in some tense when we call a sewer cleaning service. Adding a hint, the words, “Rooter Man”, “Mr. Rooter”, “Roto Rooter”, …etc. all being company titles, originate from the act of “rooting” a sewer line.

As gasket piping became the preferred method of constructing a sewer system, the moniker, “Rooter Man” became a household term. Reason being, gaskets in the piping eventually rotted or leaked. As the nutrient rich waste water seeped into the earth, vegetation found its way into the sewer system. The result, root intrusion. Roots had to be removed from the sewer line.

Sewer cleaning services involving the removal of sewer blockages caused by root intrusion began to spring up. The sewer service would be summonsed. When the sewer cleaning service arrived, a knock on the door would be followed by an announcement. “Rooter Man”!

Rooter man became the popular terminology of the day for this sewer cleaning service. Reason being, roots grew into the sewer, the sewer service called the method of freeing the sewer from root intrusion, “Rooting” or “Rodding”.

Rooting and Rodding was done by pushing a long, flat, barbed ended rod into the cleanout of the sewer. The hope was to push the barbed end into the blockage, twist and yank as much of the root intrussion out of the sewer as the sewer cleaning service could. Flow was restored. However, once root intrusion had occurred, the process had to be repeated over intervals of a few months.

A sewer cleaning technican by the name of Sam Blanc practiced maintenance of his own sewer. Sam thought, there must be a better way as he worked from his basement. The idea came while observing the oscillating action of his wife’s ringer cloths washing machine. Commandeering the motor from the washing machine, fabricating a woven steel basket and using a coil of sprung steel, Sam Blanc invented the worlds first rotational rooting machine.

The technique in rooting with the flat, barbed end bar was to stab and twist. Sam considered this action with the idea of a cutting blade. But, not just stabbing and twisting. Advancing the cable, sweeping the outside wall and cutting.

Sam Blanc set out with the family car and a trailer in tow. On the trailer, “The Roto Rooter”. Seemingly, overnight, The Roto Rooter sewer cleaning machine was being seen in the use of eliminating root intrusion across the country. Demand for supply gave birth to machine shops under the name, Roto Rooter. The purchase of the “Roto Rooter” machine and the accessories became the purchase of a Roto Rooter franchise.

Today, the offenders of sewer blockage vary. The industry still sees plenty of pipe suffering from root intrusion. However, inappropriate use of the sewer is a larger culprit. “Flushable wipes” are considered “flushable” due to the fact they generally make it out of the toilet when the trip lever is depressed. However, they do tend to accumulate in the sewer line.

Grease is also large on the offending agent list. Hardened and soft accumulations of grease are difficult to clear from the sewer line. Therefore, the sewer and drain cleaning industry implements fine, high pressure jets of water to erode and flush the sewer of grease blockages.

Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning has all of the services available for clearing sewer blockages in homes and the place of business. Sewer size should not be more than 5″ in diameter when contacting Anchor Sewer and Drain Service to restore flow to your sewer line.

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Septic Tank Problems In North Smithfield , RI Part - II

One of the benefits our clients have in a relationship with Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning Service is being invited to consult us and ask for over the phone assistance and advice on clogged drain and plumbing issues. We also provide you with an online reference tool where you will find diagrams, videos, step-by-step instructions and articles written with the intent to help the consumer help themselves before contacting a service professional. We can’t make you a professional sewer and drain cleaning service technician . Practice, technique, equipment and knowledge of the sewer and drain cleaning industry are the necessary elements to being an effective and efficient sewer and drain cleaning technician. If you want to restore flow to a clogged drain or a blocked sewer, look to Anchor sewer and drain cleaning Service, the drain and sewer cleaning experts of Massachusetts. An Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning service technician has those elements.

Our drain and sewer cleaning service administers the use of a jetter, snake and camera in sewer line issues and when needed for a particularly difficult clogged drain. Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning technicians will restore flow to blocked sewer systems, relieve a slow or clogged drain and resolve septic tank issues. Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning service also performs video inspections. We also network with reputable Rhode Island and Massachusetts plumbers for repair services needed while handling your sanitary drainage issues. Our goal is to provide a better standard for drain cleaning, sewer cleaning, septic cleaning, and septic system repair service in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, especially in our local service area of Bellingham, Mendon, Franklin, and Foxboro. Our technicians utilize solid sewer and drain cleaning techniques. Having experienced various types of sewer and drain systems up and down the east coast, our crew has seen many of the sewer and drain systems in use. In Massachusetts and Rhode Island, our drain cleaning technicians service large and small businesses as well as apartments and single family homes. We serve the entire area, but especially Bellingham, Franklin, and Mendon.

Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning Service is founded on the desire to build strong relationships with our clients. Our customer service skill is our most valuable asset. Without it, we fail to build relationships with our clients. If we fail there, we fail in business. For this reason, we are constantly posting and updating our blog in order to provide a link to our customers and give them instruction on how they may help themselves in solving drain and plumbing issues. You may visit The Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning Service self help section by clicking on the tab in the upper right hand corner of the website, entitled, Do It Yourself to find information the pros know and use to restore a clogged drain. By visiting our blog, you will find charts, diagrams, videos and step – by – step instruction to help you solve common problems around your home or place of business.

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Sewer Jetting in Wrentham Ma Part - 1

MY TOILET WON’T FLUSH

Flushing a toilet has not always been a convenience in my life. Fortunately, I did not live every day of my life without indoor plumbing However, as late as the early 70’s, I recall having used an out house. Not the same outhouse every time. Not even the portable toilets the sanitation companies drop at carnivals and out door concerts. A few family friends of my mother and father had out houses on their property. So long ago, I don’t recall all of them. I just remember having used them. Hard to believe, much of the reason those awful things remained in the latter part of the 20th century is due to people having resisted the concept of bringing the toilet indoors. Sewage disposal may seem a natural concept. However, much thought has gone into bringing us modern sanitation amenities. The Roman Empire built great bath houses and coliseums with public facilities. There was not a lot of privacy. Just one seat after another with a hole under it that dropped to a trough of running water. The running water is easy enough to understand without going into too much detail.

Today, our society can not function without the indoor toilet and our sanitation systems. However, what do we do when our toilet just will not flush well? Do we need a new toilet?

Let’s begin our discussion on the poorly flushing toilet by starting with old toilets. To begin with, they are old. That in itself is reason to get rid of it. However, understanding how a toilet works and the various components of the toilet can help anyone make an old toilet flush like new.

Toilets in use prior to 1994 used more than 3 gallons per flush. They used a lot of water. Because of this wasteful practice, people would put bricks and objects in the toilet water storage tank, in order to conserve water and reduce their water bill. However, this practice lead to many toilets and sewer lines becoming blocked. This still occurs today. That has not changed. Except, now, it is due to older sewer systems and the mandatory act of all manufactures of toilets being made to reduce water usage from 3 gallons per flush to 1.6 gallons per flush.

1.6 gpf is adiquate if your sewer line is made of pvc or abs pipe material. However, this was not taken into account when mandating the change in engineering a toilet to reduce water consumption. This leads us to one of the popular problems plumbers and drain cleaners encounter. Toilets that do not permit adequate water to flow from the flush valve. Most of the time, this is due to a defective flapper. Or, the design is missing a float or some sort of device to hold the flapper open longer. And again, there are people who feel they are saving water by having a brick in the water storage tank. (Don’t do this. The toilet is already designed to save water).

Toilets built in the last fifty years, all work pretty much the same way.

•             Water is stored in a tank

•             When the trip lever is pulled or pressed, a valve opens and the water from the tank creates a syphoning through jets in the toilet bowl.

•             Start with the tank. The tank has a trip lever, a flush valve and a fill valve. When using the trip lever as it is designed. the flush valve opens by having the trip lever attached to a flapper. The flapper is engineered to permit only so much water to leave the tank before being overcome by the siphon power of water passing under the flapper as it leaves the tank, on its way to the bowl.

•             The fill valve is tasked with keeping the water storage tank filled with the required amount of water, as specified by the design and engineering of the toilet.

•             The flush valve is just what it sounds like…it is responsible for flushing the toilet. The water passing under the flapper as we read earlier. Water leaves the storage tank through a 2″ or 3″ valve. Head pressure is created and pressure shoots through orifices in the bowl’s rim and a main jet in the trap of the toilet. In unison, the action causes water to be quickly overflowing the trap in the bowl. The swirling created by the jets in the rim and the main jet push the water over the trap and a siphoning effect is created, which draws waste out of the bowl, into the sewer system.

and the main jet push the water over the trap and a siphoning effect is created, which draws waste out of the bowl, into the sewer system. If any of the above toilet components (jets, fill valve, flapper, flush valve, trip lever…, etc. fail to work as they are designed, the toilet will not flush properly.With hard water and age, the jets in the rim of the bowl develop blockages due to hardened calcium or minerals from the water supply. Once the jets are restricted, the water pressure needed to create the siphon becomes weak and the toilet will not flush properly. The jets can be cleared with patience, technique and chemicals. CLR is a very effective chemical for dissolving hardened minerals in the bowl of the toilet. Getting the CLR to sit against the blockage in the jets, long enough for it to have an effect is up to you, depending on what type of toilet you have and what you can imagine will work for your situation. If the flapper or the seals in the tank are leaking, water can not remain in the storage tank. The fill valve may not come on until the water level drops more than an inch. Therefore, many times, the toilet will not have enough water in the tank to flush the waste out of the bowl. So, be sure your seals and flapper are in serviceable condition.In this brief post, you learned much of what you need to know in order to keep your toilet working well. There are occasions for toilets to be of a different build and not contain all of the parts identified here. But, for those, you should be able to find a trouble shooting guide on line, from the manufacture of the toilet.

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Sewer Cleaning in Wrentham Ma

Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning Service is founded on the desire to build strong relationships with our clients. Our customer service skill is our most valuable asset. Without it, we fail to build relationships with our clients. If we fail there, we fail in business. For this reason, we are constantly posting and updating our blog in order to provide a link to our customers and give them instruction on how they may help themselves in solving drain and plumbing issues. You may visit The Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning Service self help section by clicking on the tab in the upper right hand corner of the website, entitled, Do It Yourself to find information the pros know and use to restore a clogged drain. By visiting our blog, you will find charts, diagrams, videos and step – by – step instruction to help you solve common problems around your home or place of business.

DRAIN CLEANING SERVICE

Drain cleaning service implies the home owner or place of business has a problem with a branch line. But not always.

A branch line is smaller than the main sewer line. Therefore, if water remains standing in a tub and say, the sink and toilet in that bathroom group does drain, you have a blockage in your tub drain. Therefore, there is a need for a drain cleaning service. However, suppose an in ground swimming pool has a clogged drain. The inside diameter of the pipe used for the drain on this pool could be as large as 8 inches in diameter. Due to the size of this “drain”, we must use knowledge and equipment suited for sewer cleaning service.

Drain cleaning service is possible by small waste line cleaning machines. These are also known as branch line machines. Drain cleaning service machines are generally a 3/8″ or a 1/4″ cable being spun in a branch line machine. A drain cleaning service machine is smaller and lighter than a main line machine. However, as previously stated, if a drain line is large enough, a mainline machine may be used.

When a drain cleaning service is called, the technician suspects he will be using his small drain cleaning service machine instead of a main line machine. Implied ‘drain cleaning’ service is interpreted by the technician due to the information gathered from a good office staff. The dispatcher will answer the phone and follow up the caller’s statements with some questions, leading to an understanding as to what service is needed. If the dispatcher concludes the caller has only a clogged branch line, then the dispatcher dispatches a technician proficient in understanding the different types of drainage material and systems serviced by a drain cleaning service. More times than not, the dispatcher will hear a very definitive, ” My bathroom sink won’t drain “. That pretty much takes the guess work out of what type of work will be done to restore flow.

If the dispatcher concludes the caller has a main line issue, the dispatcher would send a sewer cleaning technician. This is a technician who has a complete understanding of main sewer lines, the system design and the material used in the location the technician will be sent.

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Septic Problems In Wrentham Ma

Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning Service is founded on the desire to build strong relationships with our clients. Our customer service skill is our most valuable asset. Without it, we fail to build relationships with our clients. If we fail there, we fail in business. For this reason, we are constantly posting and updating our blog in order to provide a link to our customers and give them instruction on how they may help themselves in solving drain and plumbing issues. You may visit The Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning Service self help section by clicking on the tab in the upper right hand corner of the website, entitled, Do It Yourself to find information the pros know and use to restore a clogged drain. By visiting our blog, you will find charts, diagrams, videos and step – by – step instruction to help you solve common problems around your home or place of business.

DRAIN AND SEWER MAINTENANCE

A bacteria based drain maintenance program can be successful taking a few factors under consideration.

1. Do the people using the drain lines exercise discipline in what they allow to enter the drains?

2. Know what materials enter the drain. I.e., plant fiber, seeds, protein, grease, etc. …

3. Minimize water temperature and chemicals

There are specific bacteria strains which have the ability to produce enzymes to break down organic debris in the drain line. If your drain line has a garbage disposer attached to it, you will want a cellulase bacteria to quickly decompose fibers and vegetation. If you are introducing protein based material into your drain, you will want to use a bacteria known as Protease. Amylase will concentrate its efforts on digesting starch, carbohydrates and sugars found in fruits and vegetables.

Dairy processing factories obviously dispose of a lot of fluids which curd once they lay in a sewer line. To dispose of dairy waste products, use lactase bacteria.

There is one type of organic material which does not easily leave a sewer and drain line. We are now speaking of oils, fats and grease. Lipase bacteria can be used to break these substances apart. However, unless they are flushed out of the drain and sewer, the grease, fats and oils will become a puddle of black liquid, which will harden and create a stubborn blockage. If you are treating your drain and sewer lines with Lipase bacteria, it will be a good idea to find a drain cleaning company who can hydro-scrub the drain lines, scouring and flushing the pipe.

Here are the various types of bacteria you may use to successfully maintain your drain lines. Remember, these bacteria are not tolerant of high water temperature and chemicals. If you feel you have destroyed the bacteria colony using scolding hot water or caustic chemicals, flush the drain lines and introduce more bacteria.

•             Cellulose is excellent for breaking apart fibers from fruits and vegetables which may have entered the drain lines.

•             Alpha-glycosidase can break apart root fibers which may have infiltrated the sewer lines.

•             Protease is effective on eliminating proteins from eggs, meats and cheeses.

•             Amylase for breaking apart starch, carbohydrates and sugars found in vegetables and sugary fruits.

•             Lipase for treating drains containing fats, oils and grease.

•             Lactase for the destruction and digestion of dairy products.

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Garbage Disposal Part - I

Sewer and drain cleaning should be cost effective and efficient. Not only that. But, consumers need to be able to trust a service provider. Therefore, we want to build a relationship with you under our company motto: “Affordable, Efficient and Trustworthy”. We may not of had the opportunity to meet, yet. So, please take the opportunity to visit the “Reviews” tab on this website. All reviews recorded here, on our website have been imported from the actual site they were left on, by the consumer. A hyper – text link is also available under the “Reviews” tab to redirect you to the source from which we imported the review. A clogged drain is frustrating, inconvenient and messy. When you call Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning Service in Bellingham, MA (as well as Mendon, Wrentham, Foxboro and Franklin, MA) to restore flow to a clogged drain, we do our best leave your home like it never happened.

GARBAGE DISPOSAL NOT WORKING

Garbage disposers can often be the culprit behind a clogged kitchen sink. This usually occurs when an object has been deliberately or accidentally thrown into the garbage disposer and the garbage disposer will not grind the object. The disposer will become jammed or clogged. Either way, the object is impeding the ability to use the sink drain. We have provided step -by- step instruction on how to determine if your garbage disposer is causing your kitchen sink to become backed up.

Before performing the steps in diagnosing your garbage disposal, please acknowledge all safety precautions. Disconnect power in as many places as you can!

Normally, before a disposer will burn itself out when jammed, the internal circuit breaker, or Ground Fault Circuit interrupter will trip, discontinuing power to the disposer. Before pressing the reset button, you should take steps to determine what caused the interruption in current.

1.            Disconnect other power sources, to be sure there is no way the power will engage and cause electrical shock, or accidental activation of the disposer, should you clear the blockage.

2.            After the power is disconnected, use a flashlight and peer into the mouth of the garbage disposal. If you can not get your hand inside the mouth of the garbage disposal, use an object that will allow you to detect an obstruction in the grinding chamber. If you can, remove the object.

3.            The center shaft has a 1/4″ allan wrench slot beneath the garbage disposal unit. Use a 1/4″ allan wrench and work the shaft to turn the grinding wheel counter clockwise and clockwise to dislodge anything that may be stuck in the disposer.

4.            If you have the ability to run water without it backing up, turn the water on to help loosen the grinding wheel and flush out the debris as you use the 1/4″ allan wrench.

5.            Once you have determined the garbage disposer is no longer jammed, restore power and press the reset button located beneath the disposal.

6.            Activate the garbage disposal and run water. If the disposer makes no unusual sounds, spins freely and does not trip the circuit, congratulations. You have cleared the jammed disposer.

7.            If the disposer is working but the sink does not drain, you will need to cable the kitchen sink drain line.

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Sewer Jetting Or Hydro Scrubbing

Sewer jetting or hydro scrubbing is quickly becoming the most popular means of clearing clogged or blocked sewer and drain lines. This method of sewer cleaning is so effective, you will have to view the video by Super Jet Hydrojetting under this link in order to fully understand why hydro scrubbing is becoming the new standard for cleaning a clogged sewer line. As it has been stated, “A picture is worth a thousand words”. (Linked to Super Jet Hydro Jetting YouTube channel).

Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning uses sewer jetting on residential and commercial sewer lines for various reasons.

The number one reason to use sewer jetting technology is when your sewer line has an accumulation of grease or sludge. Grease and sludge accumulate in sewer lines due to off-sets, root intrusion or back pitched pipe. The sewer pipe should always flow down hill, away from the house or building. The most effective method of ridding the line of sludge or grease accumulation is to flush it with the highly effective force, sewer jetting offers.

A Video Illustrating the Jetting Nozzle’s Jets Descaling the Pipe Walls.

Sewer lines made of cast iron build scale of iron oxide. This scale holds debris and actually slows the waste in the sewer line, creating the need for more water to be flushed threw the sewer. However, because you do not know when the waste is flushed out of the line, you are not aware a blockage is being built in the sewer due to iron oxide deposits and imperfect making of the joints in the pipe. Again, these conditions promote sludge and grease accumulation which respond most effectively from the high pressure jets of a water jetting nozzle in the sewer line.

Other sewer construction is made from clay gasket type systems. What occurs with this type of material is shifting and offsetting. The gaskets deteriorate over years of being under siege by water and bacteria. When the gaskets are gone, the clay pipe shifts under the weight of the earth and the erosion created with water leaking from the pipe. The pipe comes unaligned, creating an off-set or a sag in the pipe. We in the plumbing industry commonly refer to this effect as a “belly”. This is the same condition as having a back pitched pipe. Again, accumulations need to be flushed out under the force of sewer jetting. Depending on the severity of this condition (having a belly in the line) the sewer may be manageable. Anchor sewer and drain can show you how to maintain your sewer with this condition. However, it is necessary to have a sewer jetting service performed before a sewer maintenance program can be considered.

Off-sets in the pipe can cause the sewage to build at the edge of the pipe. Bellies create ponding in the sewer line, where sewage collects and can not be flushed out by the natural flow of the sewer being used.

All of these systems and conditions are reason to have your sewer line flushed and scoured under the pressure and effectiveness of Sewer Jetting.

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Clogged Sink In Woonsocket, RI

Sewer and drain cleaning should be cost effective and efficient. Not only that. But, consumers need to be able to trust a service provider. Therefore, we want to build a relationship with you under our company motto: “Affordable, Efficient and Trustworthy”. We may not of had the opportunity to meet, yet. So, please take the opportunity to visit the “Reviews” tab on this website. All reviews recorded here, on our website have been imported from the actual site they were left on, by the consumer. A hyper – text link is also available under the “Reviews” tab to redirect you to the source from which we imported the review. A clogged drain is frustrating, inconvenient and messy. When you call Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning Service in Bellingham, MA (as well as Mendon, Wrentham, Foxboro and Franklin, MA) to restore flow to a clogged drain, we do our best leave your home like it never happened.

Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning Service is founded on the desire to build strong relationships with our clients. Our customer service skill is our most valuable asset. Without it, we fail to build relationships with our clients. If we fail there, we fail in business. For this reason, we are constantly posting and updating our blog in order to provide a link to our customers and give them instruction on how they may help themselves in solving drain and plumbing issues. You may visit The Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning Service self help section by clicking on the tab in the upper right hand corner of the website, entitled, Do It Yourself to find information the pros know and use to restore a clogged drain. By visiting our blog, you will find charts, diagrams, videos and step – by – step instruction to help you solve common problems around your home or place of business.

We at Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning Service live as part of the human family. Therefore, we believe in doing our very best to help one another. Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning Service is not just about clearing a clogged drain to make a dollar. If you are having drainage trouble, call us to consult with one of our technicians. Or, you also have the blog as a reference tool. We will give you the information you need to help you dispose of your plumbing issues. Not all sewer and drainage issues are easy to fix. If you have tried our advice and still have difficulty, give us a call. We will visit, evaluate the problem, determine what will need to be done to fix it and provide you with an upfront estimate. No service charges unless using a tool is required in the diagnostic process.

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Rooter Service In Wrentham Ma

 Our drain and sewer cleaning service administers the use of a jetter, snake and camera in sewer line issues and when needed for a particularly difficult clogged drain. Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning technicians will restore flow to blocked sewer systems, relieve a slow or clogged drain and resolve septic tank issues. Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning service also performs video inspections. We also network with reputable Rhode Island and Massachusetts plumbers for repair services needed while handling your sanitary drainage issues. Our goal is to provide a better standard for drain cleaning, sewer cleaning, septic cleaning, and septic system repair service in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, especially in our local service area of Bellingham, Mendon, Franklin, and Foxboro. Our technicians utilize solid sewer and drain cleaning techniques. Having experienced various types of sewer and drain systems up and down the east coast, our crew has seen many of the sewer and drain systems in use. In Massachusetts and Rhode Island, our drain cleaning technicians service large and small businesses as well as apartments and single family homes. We serve the entire area, but especially Bellingham, Franklin, and Mendon.

One of the benefits our clients have in a relationship with Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning Service is being invited to consult us and ask for over the phone assistance and advice on clogged drain and plumbing issues. We also provide you with an online reference tool where you will find diagrams, videos, step-by-step instructions and articles written with the intent to help the consumer help themselves before contacting a service professional. We can’t make you a professional sewer and drain cleaning service technician . Practice, technique, equipment and knowledge of the sewer and drain cleaning industry are the necessary elements to being an effective and efficient sewer and drain cleaning technician. If you want to restore flow to a clogged drain or a blocked sewer, look to Anchor sewer and drain cleaning Service, the drain and sewer cleaning experts of Massachusetts. An Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning service technician has those elements.

“Outstanding experience! James and his assistant arrived exactly at the time he said they would. They were both very respectful and courteous to myself and my property, and even coordinated with the city’s sewer department in order to get my sewer line cleared. The work performed along with the problem were clearly explained to me, and was completed at a very fair price (which was less than half of what Rooterman quoted). I couldn’t be happier with the service provided and would call them again without hesitation.” – Michael Fitzgerald

“James took my call on a Sunday evening when technically, his business wasn’t even open. I had a frozen outdoor drain that could have potentially caused my basement to flood due to all the snow melting. He showed up on time the next day and proceeded to approach the problem from a few different angles. He explained what he was doing along the way and kept me posted through the process. I should also mentioned that he traveled outside of his service area to help me out.” – Clara Mederiros

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You Do Not Have To Replace A Failed Septic System

MAINTAINING A SEPTIC SYSTEM

You Do Not Have to Replace a Failed Septic System

The scope of this post is to discuss options for septic system maintenance and septic system failure. The over whelming majority of septic systems function by anaerobic bacterial action. Sewage leaves the house or place of business and is stored in the septic tank until the anaerobic bacteria breaks the sewage down. Then it is conveyed to the distribution box in the form of effluent.

The distribution box is a second tank in the septic system between the septic tank and the leach field. Effluent flows from the septic tank to the distribution box and to the various number of leaching lines in the leach field.

In the leach field, anaerobic bacteria continues breaking down, and digesting solids that have left the septic tank. The leach field is originally tasked with absorbing effluent. However, it was discovered that solids, still suspended in the effluent are found in the leach field, where the anaerobic bacteria is still attempting to digest them. The presence of biological material and anaerobic bacteria in the leach field is the death of the leach field. Remember, anaerobic action does not dispose of biological material very quickly. The build up in the leach field occurs faster than the bacteria can dispose of the material. This action begins on day one of a new septic system. It is just a matter of time, before the anaerobic system will need replaced.

Notice, to the bottom of the left side of the septic tank in the photo above, there is an inordinate amount of sludge. Even still, effluent carries with it, suspended particulate solids that do not break down or disappear under the digestive action of anaerobic bacteria. The sludge and scum level floating in the effluent are testimony to the inefficient performance of an anaerobic septic system. This inefficiency is why our septic system needs maintaining.

You will also notice the three risers on the top of the tank. Many septic tanks do not have this feature. There are, however, three covers you will need to unearth to provide maintenance service to your tank. Rather than dig these up every 1 – 3 years, install risers and cap them. This will make pumping your tank a lot easier and quicker.

Try as we might, the filter tee is the last defense in protecting our leach field and distribution box from solids accumulating in the distribution box or in the leaching lines. This will shut down a septic system before its’ time. If the problem is sludge and grease buildup in a failed leach field, this can be remedied by jetting. Hydro jetting or water jetting can be done as a diagnostic step toward remediation. However, with age, there exist a very strong possibility the leach field is not going to be functional after hydro jetting. Here is why and what you need to do.

What Can Be Done With a Failed Septic System?

Remediate a Failed Septic System

A failed septic system is not the end of the world. You just need to know what to do and how to save the thousands of dollars it would take to replace a failed septic system.

Septic systems fail due to 2 common developments in the leach field.

1.            Hard Pan Soil – Hard pan soil occurs due to mineral build up in the soil, around the leaching lines. There are some products on the market, today that offer relief from hard pan soil. The product used by Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning is Septic Drainer.

2.            Bio-Mat – Bio-mat occurs due to the migration of solid biological material and anaerobic bacterial action in the leach field. Because septic systems can not filter out 100% of the solid material that goes to the septic tank, particles accumulate in the leachfield. Anaerobic bacteria attempts to digest the solids. However, the anaerobic bacteria produces a slime. This slime builds, along with the accumulation of solids and creates an impervious membrane in the soil, baring leaching ability. Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning uses Pirana Aerobic Bacteria Generators to convert septic tanks to aerobic tanks. The aerobic bacteria is much more effective at digesting the solids. Also, Pirana uses a facultative anaerobe that has the ability to switch in and out of aerobic and anaerobic environments. When solids traverse to the drain field, so does the bacteria generated in the ‘septic’ tank.

Being pro-active is the best policy. Do not allow your septic system to develop such difficult problems as bio-mat and hard pan soil. A new septic system should convert to an aerobic system, such as Pirana. The benefits would be,

•             Protecting the concrete components of the septic system from corrosive gases

•             Protecting the soil from bio-mat in the leach field

•             A faster digestive action in the septic tank. Meaning there will be very little solid material arriving in the distribution box.

•             No sewer odor

 Every five years, instead of having your septic tank pumped, have the leach field jetted and treated with septic drainer. This will eliminate mineral buildup, keeping the leach field ready to absorb effluent from the septic tank. Which, in the case of a Pirana user, the effluent will have a much cleaner presence with minimal solid material, accompanied by facultative anaerobes.

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Young Septic Systems Fail

SEPTIC SYSTEM DO’S AND DONT’S

Young Septic Systems Fail, Too

Anyone who has a septic system has heard more than once what not to flush. We have been instructed on what we should use for laundry detergent and household cleaning needs, as well. However, we shop and examine packaging, searching for the words “flushable” or “septic system safe”. The packaging says it. It must be true. Let me put things in perspective for you…. “Septic safe” is relative to what is normal.

•             It is normal to replace your septic system on a national average of 20 years.

•             It is normal for “anaerobic” septic systems to fail. Therefore, if your goal is to meet, and not exceed a 20 year life span for your septic system, go ahead. Flush disposable wipes and other substances that do not belong in the septic system.

Flush-able? Take a second look at that first word in this paragraph. It is “able” to be flushed through the trap of a toilet. “Abel” is relative to what you want to accomplish. If you flush wipes and other “bio-degradable” materials that do not break down quickly, your septic tank will fill up with these solids. These materials may even make their way to the distribution box. This will kill a drain field. Septic system safe? Depends on how often you dispose of it and how often your tank is pumped. Your septic system is capable of lasting the life of the house. You just have to know how to get it there. That would be with proper care and aerobic bacterial generation.

The photo above was taken after a 13 year old septic tank was pumped down and a period of one week’s time had elapsed. At the taking of this photo, the center cover to the septic tank was unearthed for the first time since it was placed on the tank, 13 years earlier. The septic system was not able to be properly maintained according to traditional anaerobic septic system needs because the tank had only been pumped out via the outlet side of the tank. The center of the tank is where a pumping company will have the best reach to the tank. However, entire tank had never been completely accessible and was not accessible during pumping. This means, solids have been forming a scum and sludge layer, taking up space in the tank and overwhelming the anaerobic septic system’s (poor) ability to break down solids, even more so than it would if the tank had been pumped on a regular basis.

What you see in the photo above is a solid scum layer about 4″-5″ thick. The black discoloration of the scum is characteristic of a septic tank that is overtaken by bio-mat.

After the riser had been installed, it was necessary to break up the scum layer in order to lower the Piranha P-60 into the tank. Looking closely, you can see flushable wipes, imbedded in the scum layer. When the P-60 has had time to digest the scum, the tank will need to be pumped, once again to clean it from all of the wipes and indigestible solids that have been imbedded in the scum. Notice how the dirt remains dry and afloat on top of the scum.

The home owner had access to the outlet side of the tank. Since the top of the tank is four feet in the ground, the tank was difficult to pump from just the outlet side. Also, there was no real indication of how bad years of wipes being flushed into the tank was making the performance of the septic system due to the baffles holding the wipes back, until the leach field failed.

What Not to Put in Your Septic System.

•             Do not flush anything that will not break apart in the turbulence of flushing a toilet.

•             Do not allow vinegar to be poured down a drain.

•             Do not use chlorine or bleach products.

•             Do not use anything with Oxy Clean (Aerobic systems are exempt from this rule)

•             Do not use hand sanitizing soaps.

•             Do your best to limit grease and oils from entering the septic tank. (There is no Environmental Protection Agency approved method of removing grease from a leach field once it has settled there).

What is Safe to Allow in Your Septic System.

•             Clorox Green is made of coco-nut oil, specifically formulated for septic systems. (Most products which are labeled as organic, eco friendly or environmentally safe can be introduced into your septic system, keeping in mind, you must count counter balance your septic systems’s bacteria with what is opposite of how your system functions. ) If your septic system is anaerobic, do not introduce products which will promote the presence of oxygen.

•             Borax laundry detergent is a natural mineral that will not harm the bacteria in a septic tank.

•             Soft-Soap should replace any alcohol based, anti-bacterial soaps.

•             Scotts Toilet Tissue breaks apart pretty quickly in the flushing action of a toilet.

•             Promote bacterial growth by aerating the septic system and adding aerobes.

•             Place your laundry drain line on a separate septic system or dry well.

 Call to Discuss Septic Tank Issues

Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning will consult with you over the phone. If in S.E. Massachusetts or Rhode Island, we will do a site visit and give you a free estimate for converting your septic system from anaerobic to aerobic bacteria.

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My Tub Won’t Drain Part - II

Sewer and drain cleaning should be cost effective and efficient. Not only that. But, consumers need to be able to trust a service provider. Therefore, we want to build a relationship with you under our company motto: “Affordable, Efficient and Trustworthy”. We may not of had the opportunity to meet, yet. So, please take the opportunity to visit the “Reviews” tab on this website. All reviews recorded here, on our website have been imported from the actual site they were left on, by the consumer. A hyper – text link is also available under the “Reviews” tab to redirect you to the source from which we imported the review. A clogged drain is frustrating, inconvenient and messy. When you call Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning Service in Bellingham, MA (as well as Mendon, Wrentham, Foxboro and Franklin, MA) to restore flow to a clogged drain, we do our best leave your home like it never happened.

DRAIN CLEANING SERVICE

Drain cleaning service implies the home owner or place of business has a problem with a branch line. But not always.

A branch line is smaller than the main sewer line. Therefore, if water remains standing in a tub and say, the sink and toilet in that bathroom group does drain, you have a blockage in your tub drain. Therefore, there is a need for a drain cleaning service. However, suppose an in ground swimming pool has a clogged drain. The inside diameter of the pipe used for the drain on this pool could be as large as 8 inches in diameter. Due to the size of this “drain”, we must use knowledge and equipment suited for sewer cleaning service.

Drain cleaning service is possible by small waste line cleaning machines. These are also known as branch line machines. Drain cleaning service machines are generally a 3/8″ or a 1/4″ cable being spun in a branch line machine. A drain cleaning service machine is smaller and lighter than a main line machine. However, as previously stated, if a drain line is large enough, a mainline machine may be used.

When a drain cleaning service is called, the technician suspects he will be using his small drain cleaning service machine instead of a main line machine. Implied ‘drain cleaning’ service is interpreted by the technician due to the information gathered from a good office staff. The dispatcher will answer the phone and follow up the caller’s statements with some questions, leading to an understanding as to what service is needed. If the dispatcher concludes the caller has only a clogged branch line, then the dispatcher dispatches a technician proficient in understanding the different types of drainage material and systems serviced by a drain cleaning service. More times than not, the dispatcher will hear a very definitive, ” My bathroom sink won’t drain “. That pretty much takes the guess work out of what type of work will be done to restore flow.

If the dispatcher concludes the caller has a main line issue, the dispatcher would send a sewer cleaning technician. This is a technician who has a complete understanding of main sewer lines, the system design and the material used in the location the technician will be sent.

Occasionally, the caller will state there are simultaneous drain cleaning needs. For instance, the tub and bathroom sink are holding water. However, the toilet in that bathroom does not have trouble flushing. Again, since the problem is on the branch lines, the dispatcher will send a technician proficient at performing a drain cleaning service. The dispatcher understands the need for a drain cleaning service since the toilet, normally connected directly to the main sewer line does flush and the branch lines do not flow.

Suppose the call is from a commercial property. For example, a restaurant calls and says they are having trouble with floor drains and sinks not draining. Or, the caller says the sinks are draining. However, when the sinks empty their compartments, the floor drains allow water to rise and spill onto the floor. Sinks and floor drains are normally considered branch lines, so a the call would be logged as a drain cleaning service. Therefor, the dispatcher will send a drain cleaning service technician.

However, this is a difficult call for a dispatcher since floor drains can be as large as four inches in large restaurants and generally, sink drains in restaurants are no larger than 2″ in diameter. If the sink drains are branching into a part of the sewer system that is also picking up the floor drains, there may be a blockage in the fitting which conveys flow from both the floor drain to the main sewer line. This would be considered a drain cleaning service. Or, the blockage could be in the main sewer line just after the branch line fitting. This would be a main line service. In this case, the dispatcher will want to send a technician who is skilled and equipped to handle both a main line and drain cleaning service for branch lines.

At Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning Service, our technicians are skilled and knowledgeable in drain cleaning service and main line sewer issues.

Drain cleaning service and removing blockages from main sewer lines are not that different. Size and material are mainly what set the two services apart. As you read from the paragraph above, in a commercial venue, there may be a need for drain cleaning service or main line. That is why most sewer and drain cleaning service companies hire technicians skilled and knowledgeable at both main line and drain cleaning service.

One last scenario. Recall the pool situation at the top of this page. If the drain line on a pool is six inches in diameter and the drain line runs 200 feet, the technician responding should not be just a drain cleaning service technician. He should be someone skilled at both sewer and drain cleaning service. Reason being, the size and distance of the run, though it does not drain sewage, will call for drain cleaning service equipment.

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