I've always wondered if a pipe needs to be repaired after roots have breached it's integrity.
On Fri, 18 Jan 2008, Brice Mijares wrote: > Do you know if he ran a snake down it with a spinning blade that would > cut through roots? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Claudia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 10:46 AM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Very Upset Here! > > >> Hello, >> >> I am a new poster, and I have the following problem and sure could use any >> ideas, on the subject! >> Thanks. >> >> >> However, we have a major problem on our hands! We've been having >> difficulty, when washing clothes lately. When we wash, there is a drain >> underneath the basins, where the hose from the washing machine empties >> into! >> That has been backing up, as of late. >> >> So, we called a friend who is a plumber, for one of our neighboring >> cities, >> and he came out to try to solve our problem! He ran a machine through the >> main water line, of course, getting out grass and roots, as there are >> trees, >> as part of our property! That line was now clean, and water traveled >> through that, without any problems. >> >> However, when he went to put the machine through the drain right >> underneath >> the wash basins, he couldn't get it past eight feet; something is stuck >> there, and he couldn't get it to go any further! His thought was that we >> might have to break up the floor, to see why that drain is stuck and >> possibly replace pipe! >> >> I don't know much about plumbing, but this doesn't seem to be sewer water >> or >> anything like that; I think the water from our kitchen sinks and bathrooms >> drains into the main water line, so I'm thinking that that isn't the >> problem! >> If any of you know of a handyman list to send this to, please let me know! >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> Claudia >> >> Join either of my groups; the first is for visually-impaired women, while >> the other is for people wishing to discuss homemaking issues. >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> To listen to the show archives go to link >> http://acbradio.org/handyman.html >> or >> ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ >> >> The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. >> http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday >> >> Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various >> List Members At The Following address: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ >> >> Visit the archives page at the following address >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following >> address for more information: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/ >> For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man >> list just send a blank message to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> > >
