$49.95 Any Sewer or Drain

During and after heavy rains our call volume gets heavy too. Most of the calls during the rain fall turn out to be a city sewer back up. What is a city sewer back up? Why does a “city sewer” back up? Isn’t the city sewer pipe a huge pipe? Why would it back up? All these questions come in mind when you hear that the city sewer is backing up into your house.
Following guidelines will help you determine if the city sewer is backing up into your house:

1. If the water keeps overflowing into your basement (or the lowest) toilet and shower, eventhough you do not have any water running in the house. Its a possible city sewer backing up (provided its not rain water backing into your house).
2. The city sewer smells worse than any regular sewer back up. The sewage from the city sewer is more like sludge and it will carry alot of garbage (straws, string, really dark black sludge) along with the sewer water.
3. Usually the whole block is affected in case of a city sewer back up. Ask your neighbors if they are having a back up too. Incase most of the houses on the block are having sewer problems at the same time, it is more than like a city sewer back up.
4. Dial 311. Ask for DEP (Department of Environmental Protection). Explain your situation to them. Take a reference number for your complaint. Remember DEP usually responds with 24hrs but they might respond sooner aswell.
5. DEP is only responsible for their sewer lines. They will not clean sewer lines that they are not responsoble for. They do not charge for their service.

You can always call $49.95 Any Sewer or Drain and explain your situation over the phone or email us. We will respond with our expert advice for free.

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Filed under: $49.95 Sewer on May 10th, 2007