Snake Stuck In Roof Vent

How to clear drains through the roof vent.

Snake stuck in roof vent.

Plumbing express the price matching plumber one call beats them all. So i decided to use a tape snake on the vent from the roof. When a clog forms in the vent stack it blocks the free flow of air. Check where the vent goes through the lowest point of the house.

Vents allow sewer gases to escape and allow air. The snake is 3 4 wide by an 1 8 thick and has a pointed head that rounds off towards its back. Big mistake. Each plumbing fixture sink tub toilet and so on connects via a vent pipe to the main vent stack that exits the roof.

24 7 valley wide service residential commercial multi housing price matching policy. The waste lines in your house are connected to a venting system that performs two important functions. So i got on the roof. The water drains slowly.

How do i get a stuck snake sewer cable out of the pipe on the roof. Dropped an auger down the plumbing vent. If installed to code it should have an access cap on a short section sticking out about 45degrees from the vertical stack. You put your snake down the vent stack on the roof and turn it on and you are making progress the snake is going through the pipe.

I used a 30 power auger in the tubs vent and drain with no luck. All of a sudden it binds kinks twists up like a pretzel and you realize that this may be a bad idea. It is extremely difficult to get a snake stuck in a drain if there is nothing wrong with the drain. The wife said it looked like i was sport fishing and trying to reel in a blue marlin.

All so ran the power auger threw the toilet no luck with that either. To my horror the snake broke off of the drum and fell down into the vent. There should be a grate to prevent debris entering the sewer if something happens to the vent cap so your snake shouldn t be in the sewer main. Most drain cleaning companys have you sign a contract b4 they start and in it you will find a clause that states such.