Hydro jetting clears a Riverdale sewer or drain line by spraying water at high pressure through the pipe, scrubbing off scale and grease and cutting out roots. It's the usual fix when an older line keeps clogging after it's been snaked. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Riverdale.
Signs it's a main line problem
- The basement floor drain or lowest tub fills when other fixtures run
- Toilets gurgle when the washing machine drains
- Roots or rusty scale came up on a previous snake
- The same line needed clearing more than once this year
- A sewage smell near the basement drain
Riverdale's homes and sewer
Riverdale is a postal name covering the Town of Riverdale Park, incorporated as the Town of Riverdale in 1920 and renamed in 1998, plus nearby unincorporated areas such as Riverdale Heights. Riverdale Park began as a streetcar suburb along US 1, and its median home dates to 1957. Houses that age often have cast iron drains inside and clay or iron laterals to the street, so scale and root intrusion are the usual reasons a line keeps closing up. A cable opens a path, but jetting cleans the whole inside of the pipe.
WSSC Water provides water and sewer service across Riverdale. If a street manhole is overflowing or neighbors have the same backup, call the WSSC Water Emergency Services Center at 301-206-4002 first, because the public main may be the problem. If only your house is affected, the private line is the place to start.
Many homes here house University of Maryland students and staff, and rentals with heavy use can clog faster from grease and wipes.
What affects the cost
- Cleanout access in older houses, which may have only an interior cleanout
- Pipe condition, and whether a camera inspection comes first
- Roots versus scale or grease
- The length of the line to the WSSC connection
- After-hours timing
If a broken section turns up on camera, sewer service line repair in WSSC territory must be done by a plumber holding a WSSC license under a WSSC permit. Building permits are a county matter.
What happens when you call
The number on this page connects you with an independent plumber who serves Riverdale, Riverdale Park and Riverdale Heights. Mention the age of the house, which drains are affected and any past root problems. Until the line is cleared, keep water use to a minimum.
Hydro Jetting questions in Riverdale
Do roots grow back into a sewer line once it has been jetted?
Will jetting get kitchen grease out of the drain line?
Who owns the sewer pipe between the house and the main?
What is the difference between hydro jetting and cabling a drain?
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