Clogged Drain Cleaning in Utah

What clogs a drain changes across Utah. Older areas deal with cast iron and clay sewer lines under big trees, newer neighborhoods mainly with grease and wipes in PVC pipe, and many rural homes with a septic tank that needs attention. Find your city or the nearest one below. Every city page shows a rough cost range, what local soil and trees do to drains, and one number that connects you with a local plumber.

Water in Utah is hard in most places, and the minerals build scale in drain pipes and P-traps, especially in older cast iron. Cold winters freeze the ground, and lines in crawl spaces or garages can freeze too. Some valley soils have clay that shifts with moisture. Cottonwoods, Siberian elms and other trees that seek water send roots into older clay sewer laterals. Rural and canyon homes rely on septic systems, and spring snowmelt can saturate a drain field for weeks.

• Hard water and scale in most areas
• Cold winters and frozen ground
• Clay in some valley soils
• Roots from cottonwoods and Siberian elms
• Septic systems at rural and canyon homes

Ask whether the plumber can clear scale from older cast iron without damaging thin spots in the pipe.

• Kitchen sink. Cooking grease and oil that cool and harden on the pipe wall, plus food scraps, coffee grounds and soap scum that stick to it. A garbage disposal sends more solids down, not fewer.
• Bathroom sink. Hair mixed with soap, toothpaste and shaving residue, caught on the pop-up stopper or in the trap. Small items dropped down the drain add to it.
• Tub or shower. Hair is the main cause, bound together with soap scum and conditioner. Older tubs with a trip lever drain collect it in the overflow and the drum trap.
• Toilet. Too much paper at once, wipes labeled flushable, paper towels, cotton swabs, dental floss and toys. Low-flow toilets from before about 2005 clog more often.
• Floor or laundry drain. Lint from the washing machine, sand and grit, soap, and in basements the silt that washes in. A dry trap lets sewer gas up as well.
• Main sewer line. Tree roots coming in at joints in clay and cast iron pipe, grease built up from years of kitchen use, wipes, and pipe that has sagged or cracked.
• Outdoor or yard drain. Leaves, dirt, sand and roots in yard drains, area drains, driveway trench drains and the pipes that carry downspout water away.