Comments on: What is the cost of repairing root infested plumbing? http://www.drains-services.co.uk/plumbing/what-is-the-cost-of-repairing-root-infested-plumbing/ Solving your Plumbing and Drains Problems Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:19:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Leland Skelton http://www.drains-services.co.uk/plumbing/what-is-the-cost-of-repairing-root-infested-plumbing/comment-page-1/#comment-286 Leland Skelton Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:14:14 +0000 http://www.plumbing-care.co.uk/plumbing/what-is-the-cost-of-repairing-root-infested-plumbing/#comment-286 Be sure it really needs to be replaced. It costs in the low thousands to have it done, but you may be able to avoid that. Call your city water or sewer department and tell them what you've said here. Tell them you want to be sure it really needs to be replaced. There is a test using pressure (my memory is sketchy) from the main city sewer line and the spot where your house line connects. They know. I was saved by a city worker who had a vendetta against plumbing companies ripping people off when it wasn't necessary. You probably do have roots growing into the pipes. A plumber can rout the roots and then you use a product called RidX (~10.00) every year. And that truly takes care of it for me. Another thing I learned by trial and error is that tissue/Kleenex, Puffs, etc does not degrade. It's not supposed to. That cost me about 100.00 to learn. Roots + kleenex = CLOG and stopped up pipes. Cleaning the pipes of roots etc costs over 150.00 now I would imagine. The last time I had to have it done it cost me 75.00 and that was 10-12 years ago and I do have big trees. Good luck and don't let them rip you off. Be sure it really needs to be replaced. It costs in the low thousands to have it done, but you may be able to avoid that. Call your city water or sewer department and tell them what you’ve said here. Tell them you want to be sure it really needs to be replaced. There is a test using pressure (my memory is sketchy) from the main city sewer line and the spot where your house line connects. They know.

I was saved by a city worker who had a vendetta against plumbing companies ripping people off when it wasn’t necessary.

You probably do have roots growing into the pipes. A plumber can rout the roots and then you use a product called RidX (~10.00) every year. And that truly takes care of it for me.

Another thing I learned by trial and error is that tissue/Kleenex, Puffs, etc does not degrade. It’s not supposed to. That cost me about 100.00 to learn. Roots + kleenex = CLOG and stopped up pipes.

Cleaning the pipes of roots etc costs over 150.00 now I would imagine. The last time I had to have it done it cost me 75.00 and that was 10-12 years ago and I do have big trees.

Good luck and don’t let them rip you off.

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