Camera inspection
The camera travels down the line on a cable and records the pipe’s material, its joints, low spots, roots and breaks, with the distance to each from where it went in.
Sewer Line Repair in Jersey City
A sewer line that is cracked, full of roots or collapsing shows up as slow drains, gurgling and backups. We arrange a camera inspection of the line and then its repair or replacement.
That covers the line inside the property and the service pipe that runs out under the sidewalk and the street toward the main.
Ways to fix a sewer line
Root cutting
Roots that have grown into a joint are cut back so water moves again. If the joint stays open they can grow back, which is why the camera matters.
Spot repair
Spot repair suits a line that is sound except for one bad length. That length is replaced and the sound pipe on either side stays.
A new sewer line
Replacement means laying fresh pipe from the building out to the point where the line meets the main, and it is the answer when the old line has failed along its length.
Rain and wastewater in one sewer
Jersey City operates on a combined sewer system, where stormwater and sewage share the same pipes.
A camera run shows whether a slow drain or a backup comes from your own line or from somewhere else.
Who maintains the pipe under the street
Jersey City Code 296-1.12 makes the property owner responsible for maintaining the water and sewer service pipes under the street and sidewalk that connect the premises to the mains. The owner also answers for a failure at the point where a pipe meets a main and for restoring the street, sidewalk and curb.
Your home’s age and its sewer line
Jersey City’s housing runs from older buildings to newer ones: half were built in or before 1970, and more than half were built before 1980. The sewer line age checker compares your own house’s year with how long each pipe material tends to last.
If the stoppage is in a sink, tub or toilet rather than the line, the drain cleaning page is the better fit; for a leaking supply pipe, try repiping. The home page has the other services.
Call for a free plumbing quote
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Call (855) 321-3426