Clogged !!better!! - Septic Main Line

Every 3-5 years. Put a reminder in your phone right now. It costs $300 to pump a tank. It costs $3,000 to excavate a main line.

And when I hear that satisfying whoosh followed by silence? I say a quiet prayer to Bob the plumber, pour one out for my old cast iron pipe, and scrape my bacon grease into the jar. septic main line clogged

I had punched through the side of my pipe. When the real plumber arrived (let’s call him Bob, a man who laughed exactly once—when he saw my auger), he stuck a camera down the line. We both stared at the monitor like it was the Super Bowl. Every 3-5 years

Not flushes. Sighs. A deep, bubbling, almost mournful gurgle that seems to say, “I’m tired, boss.” It costs $3,000 to excavate a main line

What happens when 20 years of "flush and forget" finally catches up with you.

But every time I flush, I pause. I listen.