Plumber feeding a drain cable machine into a yard sewer cleanout

Serving Christiana, 17509

Clog Removal in Christiana, PA

About half of Christiana's homes were built before 1940, and the borough authority owns and runs its own sewage collection system. Toilet won't flush, kitchen sink backed up or water coming back out of a drain? Call and talk to a local plumber.

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Christiana's prewar pipes

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Christiana at a glance

What Shapes Clogs in Christiana

Local numbers that matter for drains here, each with its source.

49%

of Christiana homes built before 1940

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

1941

median year Christiana homes were built

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

52.1 in

average yearly precipitation at the Coatesville 2 W station

Source: NOAA NCEI

14.8 days

normal-year days with 1+ inch of rain

Source: NOAA NCEI

Kitchen sink full of standing water that won't drain

Homes

Prewar houses, prewar pipes

Census figures place the median Christiana build year at 1941, with about 49% built before 1940 and 69% before 1960. Houses that old were plumbed with cast iron inside and clay or cast iron to the street. Roots find the clay joints, cast iron scales up on the inside, and the result is a toilet or tub that backs up even after you plunge it. A plumber with a cable machine can clear it and tell you if the line needs a camera look.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Kitchen sink trap and disposal line under the cabinet

Sewer system

One lateral per property

Christiana Borough Authority's 2016 rate resolution describes the sewage collection system as constructed, owned and operated by the authority. Its residential requirements say multiple sanitary sewer lateral connections for one property will not be permitted. So each house has one line to the main, and if it clogs, every drain in the house can back up at once.

Source: Christiana Borough Authority

Treatment

Plant upgrades on the way

LancasterOnline reported that Christiana council approved a list of improvements to the sewer treatment system and a new contract with Cawley Environmental. The plant work is the borough's side. Keeping grease, wipes and hair out of your drains is your side, and it is the part that decides whether your basement stays dry.

Source: LancasterOnline

Before the Plumber Arrives in Christiana

Skip the chemical drain cleaner. It can splash back and it can't clear a main line.

Stop running water if more than one drain is backing up.
Don't pour chemical cleaner into standing water. It can splash back when the plumber opens the line.
If you know where the cleanout is, clear the area around it.
Keep children and pets away from dirty water.

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