The kitchen sink
A kitchen sink that empties slowly or not at all is blocked in its own line or in the one it feeds. Mention it if grease has gone down that drain, since Concord’s wastewater department asks residents to keep grease out.
Drain Cleaning in Concord
If your sink holds water, your tub drains slowly or your laundry line gurgles, a plumber can clear it. Call us and say which drain is giving trouble and what it is doing.
So describe every drain that is acting up, and a plumber can work out where the clog sits.
Where the clog is
Bathroom sinks, tubs and showers
Slow bathroom drains and tubs that hold standing water point to a clog in that fixture’s branch. Tell us whether one fixture is affected or several, since several together can mean the clog is further down.
Laundry and floor drains
A washer that backs up or a floor drain that gurgles can be cleared like any other drain. Call and say which drain it is and whether water is coming up anywhere else.
The main line out of the house
Water backing up in more than one place at the same time suggests the main line is blocked, the pipe that carries everything out of the house. A plumber can clear it, and a call gets it looked at.
Narrow sewer pipes and what goes down them
Concord’s wastewater department says the drains that connect a home to the sewer are often no wider than 4 inches, and that the wrong items can back up into homes.
It asks residents never to flush baby wipes, paper towels or so-called flushable wipes, and to keep grease out of drains too. A clog made of those items is one a plumber can clear, and a call gets it looked at.
Drain cleaning and the license law
Under North Carolina’s plumbing license statute, people who clean plumbing drains are not covered by the licensing rules. The statute does cover connecting, repairing or altering drain, waste and vent systems, except for minor repairs and replacements.
A stubborn blockage may sit past the fixture, which the sewer line page explains, while a leaking tap or valve has its own fixture repair page. The homepage keeps the full list of what we can help with.
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