ABC10 – We spoke with an expert, who told us what a rooter or drain machiene can an cannot do for your clogged pipes …A rooter or drain cleaning machiene is a mechanical cable with a cutting blade at the end of the line that is fed through an access point.
- You are just treating the symptom and not the actual cause of the problem. It pokes a hole in the clog or tree root – or whatever is blocking the pipe – essentially it’s just maintenance or a band aid.
- Eventually the underlying issue will cause the line to collapse. And that is when things get expensive. When that happens it typically costs 40% more to fix the problem – so the sooner you get a repair the better. That way it saves you a lot of time, money, and headache
According to The Trenchless Co.’s owner, you should get a video inspection, diagnose the problem, and just fix the problem the first time.