I recently had plumbing services done at my home. The plumber snaked the pipe for a kitchen sink clog as the kitchen sink was draining slow. Why wouldn't he check the line going out of the house first for blockage, then snake the rest of the house?If the kitchen sink is draining slow, local plumbing companies will always snake the kitchen drain first. A kitchen sink line is a very small drain line, typically the pipe size of 1-1/2 inch to 2" underground. A snake that fits and cleans a 2-inch pipe will not work in a 4-inch sewer drain that leaves the home. To clear a 4-inch line, you have to use a 4-inch snake, which requires a main line cable machine. A plumber will not pull out that machine if he knows that it is a kitchen line that is running slow. The main line machine is a much bigger machine that weighs a lot and has a 3/4 inch cable. If no other plumbing fixture in your home is running slow, like toilets or tubs, then the Minneapolis plumber will only clear the kitchen line.
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