Plumber running a drain snake into a sink line under the cabinet

Serving Dauphin, 17018

Clog Removal in Dauphin, PA

Dauphin Borough's municipal authority sets the sewer rental rate, and about 63% of homes here were built before 1960. 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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Dauphin's sewer authority

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Dauphin at a glance

What Shapes Clogs in Dauphin

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

63%

of Dauphin homes built before 1960

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

81%

of homes are detached houses

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

45.2 in

normal yearly rain and melted snow at the Harrisburg 1 NE gauge

Source: NOAA NCEI

10.4 days

days each year with rain of an inch or more

Source: NOAA NCEI

Kitchen sink trap and disposal line under the cabinet

Sewer system

A borough authority with its own plant operator

Dauphin Borough lists a Roadmaster/Sewer Plant Operator on its government page, and the Dauphin Borough Municipal Authority sets the sewer rental rate for residential and commercial users by resolution. Its 2022 resolution says sewer rates are calculated on actual metered usage. In a borough this size, the people who run the plant are a phone call away, which helps when you need to know if a backup is in the main or your own line.

Source: Dauphin Borough Municipal Authority

Homes

Detached older houses

The Census Bureau dates the median Dauphin house to 1947. About 38% were built before 1940 and about 63% before 1960, and about 81% are detached houses. Each detached house has its own lateral, often clay or cast iron in homes this age, running under the yard where tree roots can reach it. Recurring backups in the lowest drain, usually a basement floor drain or toilet, are the warning sign.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Plungers, pipe wrench and drain auger laid out on a bathroom floor

Weather

River town rain

The Harrisburg 1 NE station records roughly 45 inches a year, including about 10 days of an inch or more. Heavy rain raises groundwater around old laterals, and cracked pipe lets it in. If drains slow down after storms and recover a day later, that is a sign of a weak line, not just a clog.

Source: NOAA NCEI

Before the Plumber Arrives in Dauphin

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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