sewer drainage

Our washing machine managed to rust out the bottom just as water started backing up into the garage even moreso than it has been. We scored a new Whirlpool washer and dryer from Craigslist for $300, and called the sewer/drainage guy recommended to us by our plumber.

He went on the side of the house and the roof, and snaked all our pipes with one of those 50-100 foot snakes with a camera on the end. The things that bubbled out of the water orifices of the house after he used the high pressure blaster were just filthy.

The conclusive findings pointed to a bad pipe job located right before the main drain stack. There is an indented section of pipe that has been collecting debris for ages, and has caused everything to drain slowly and back up over the course of the last few years. It apparently finally reached its pinnacle.

There is a ninety day warranty on the drain job, so it’s up to us to call our plumber and get that section of pipe fixed. We think our house used to be a rent house some years before we bought it, which would explain the kitchen grease poured down the kitchen sink, among other things.