Inspection camera's can be bought for ~$30 that hook up to a cell phone.
I saw how useful they are, to look down the pipe and see what is clogging it up when a plumber sent me the photo of a glob of fat.
But he's got three slow draining sinks, so likely a clog in a main line somewhere.
However, pulling/cleaning the trap is so easy, it should be done by the homeowner as the first step.
One can't rule out that all three sinks have junk in the traps, maybe the homeowner didn't really notice it until all became a bigger problem.
-ERD50
Seems I can't win with my house
In the kitchen there's (2) sinks both on the same counter at either ends. Years back one of them wasn't draining, and someone came out, used a camera and "snake" and all was well. Anyhow, same problem now. So a guy has come out.....spent considerable time doing the snake thing, and the sinks are still backed up. So now, he's doing it to the other sink hoping that will help.
In the meantime - dishwasher flashing a code that means "leakage protection' meaning it senses water at the bottom - - so I figured its related to this drain thing, and had plumber out today BEFORE dishwasher guy comes out.
If snaking the 2nd sink doesn't work.......does anyone have an idea what else to do? This is on main level. FYI - in basement is a sink that also drains slowly if that's any clue. Otherwise - all toilets, showers, etc drain fine. House is on well/septic but I think we had that serviced within 2 years ago. Thanks for reading!
Has anyone checked if you have a vent issue. That will cause problems in multiple areas
Seems I can't win with my house
In the kitchen there's (2) sinks both on the same counter at either ends. Years back one of them wasn't draining, and someone came out, used a camera and "snake" and all was well. Anyhow, same problem now. So a guy has come out.....spent considerable time doing the snake thing, and the sinks are still backed up. So now, he's doing it to the other sink hoping that will help.
In the meantime - dishwasher flashing a code that means "leakage protection' meaning it senses water at the bottom - - so I figured its related to this drain thing, and had plumber out today BEFORE dishwasher guy comes out.
If snaking the 2nd sink doesn't work.......does anyone have an idea what else to do? This is on main level. FYI - in basement is a sink that also drains slowly if that's any clue. Otherwise - all toilets, showers, etc drain fine. House is on well/septic but I think we had that serviced within 2 years ago. Thanks for reading!
Low flow toilets, shower heads and faucets are the primary cause of these long-term clogs and slowdowns...