We Repair Sewer System Backups in Port St Lucie, FL

Many customers ask us if you can have a sewer system backup from rain. The answer is yes! If your region has had one or more heavy storms, consistent heavy rainfall, flooding, heavy snow, or even sinkholes or earthquakes, you are at risk of a sewer system backup. The city's sewer line sometimes can't handle heavy water flow after storms, which may cause a municipal sewer system backup that affects your sewer line. Installing a sump pump, basement or garage floor drain, exterior cleanout, or elevating your house drain can reduce your risk of flooding and sewer system backups from rain.

Other Common Reasons for Sewer System Backups

In addition to heavy storms and rain, other factors can cause or contribute to a sewer system backup. One of the most common causes we see is tree root intrusions. If you plant trees, shrubs, or bushes too close to your sewer line, the roots can infiltrate the sewer pipes. As the roots grow, they break through the pipes, causing clogged sewer lines, cracks, leaks, and burst pipes. Other common reasons for sewer system backups are:

• Clogged or broken pipes due to grease, hair, dirt, rocks, organic matter, soap, or other debris.
• Overflowing sump pumps or basement flooding.
• A backup from the city's sewer system.
• Flushing products down the toilet that aren't safe, like wipes, paper towels, facial tissue, or other trash.
• Rinsing things down the drain that don't dissolve in water, like oil, fats, grease, paint, and pieces of food.
• Age-related issues with sewer pipes.
• Poorly designed or installed sewer lines.
• Lack of maintenance or sewer line repairs.

How We Repair Sewer System Backups

When you call us to repair a sewer system backup, we'll do a plumbing video camera inspection. This allows us to find the location and cause of the sewer line problem, so we know how to fix it. We won't need to use invasive, destructive methods to inspect your sewer line. Instead, we thread a small camera through the pipes. We will go over your options for sewer line repair in detail, so you can make an informed decision. We use trenchless methods to repair sewer system backups, so we won't need to dig up your yard or landscaping. We can use one of these fast, dependable methods:

• Hydro Jetting Services &amp Drain Rooter Services - If you have a clogged sewer line, our hydro jetting services can clean out decades of built-up grease, sludge, and debris. Using pressurized streams of water, we break apart stubborn clogs deep in your sewer pipes and flush them into the city's sewer line. We can also use drain rooter services to break apart clogs from tree roots, organic matter, dirt, rocks, and more.
• Pipe Relining Method - Once clogs are destroyed, we can repair cracks and leaks in your sewer line. Our pipe relining method uses a sleeve inserted into the pipe. As the sleeve hardens and expands, it forms a seal that repairs cracks, breaks, and leaks. It can even prevent future leaks.
• Pipe Replacement Method - We offer pipe replacement for sections of pipe that are too damaged for pipe relining. We use hydraulics to break apart old, damaged pipes and replace them with new sewer pipes.

After repairing a sewer system backup, we tell our customers about our Advantage Plan. Our Advantage Plan makes it easier for customers to keep up with routine plumbing maintenance. You can reduce your risk of another sewer system backup by scheduling regular preventive plumbing services like sewer line inspections, drain cleaning, and plumbing repairs.

Using a Sewer Backup Prevention System

Another way to prevent a sewer system backup is to invest in a sewer backup prevention system. You can also take these steps to reduce your risk of a sewer line break, leak, burst pipe, or sewer system backup:

• Only flush toilet paper down the toilet. Don&rsquo t flush wipes, facial tissue, or other trash.
• Keep kids and pets away from the toilet so they won&rsquo t knock things into the drain.
• Don&rsquo t rinse grease, fat, oil, paint, chemicals, or pieces of food down your drains.
• Keep up with sewer line maintenance and plumbing maintenance, like drain cleaning, inspections, and plumbing repairs.
• Don&rsquo t plant trees, bushes, or shrubs near your sewer line.
• Repair damaged pipes right away.
• Use your garbage disposal correctly.
• During heavy storms, disconnect downspouts, foundation drains, and weeping tiles from the city&rsquo s drain.
• Use extensions on your downspouts to direct rain away from your home.
• Install a backwater valve.
• Routinely check sewer drains, basement drains, and garage floor drains.