Why your drain keeps blocking (and when jetting is not the answer)

Clearing a blocked drain is the easy, cheap part. The question that matters is whether it will block again -- and how soon. If a drain backs up every few months, the blockage is a symptom, not the disease.

Three causes account for most repeat blockages: tree roots finding a cracked joint, a section of pipe that has dropped and lost its fall, and a partial collapse that catches everything that passes. None of these are fixed by another jetting visit.

That is why we run a camera after we clear a stubborn or recurring drain. You see exactly what is down there, and we can tell you whether it is a five-minute habit change, a small dig, or a relining job. Knowing means you stop paying to clear the same pipe twice a year.