Kitchen sink backed up with food and standing water

Serving Denver, 17517

Clog Removal in Denver, PA

Denver Borough runs its own sanitary sewer through a borough utility division, and council has weighed requiring owners to pay for sewer pipe inspections. 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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Denver at a glance

What Shapes Clogs in Denver

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

46%

of Denver homes built from 1960 to 1979

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

27%

of homes are attached houses or townhomes

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

51.9 in

yearly precipitation, NOAA Reading 3.5 SW station

Source: NOAA NCEI

15.5 days

days a year that bring an inch of rain or more

Source: NOAA NCEI

Bathtub with dirty water sitting over the drain

Sewer system

A borough utility, and lateral inspections

Denver Borough's Utility Division runs the sanitary sewer system along with water billing, from the borough office at 501 Main Street. LancasterOnline reported that Borough Council has discussed requiring property owners to pay for sewer pipe inspections. Inspections like that look at the private lateral, because cracked laterals let rain and groundwater into the system. If yours keeps clogging, a camera inspection now tells you what you are dealing with.

Source: LancasterOnline

Bathroom sink draining clear after a clog is removed

Homes

Townhomes share walls, not laterals

In Denver, the median home was built in 1975 (Census estimates), with about 46% built from 1960 to 1979. About 27% are attached houses and townhomes. In a row of attached homes, a backup in one unit can be a clog in that unit's own line or a problem further down. A plumber clears it from your cleanout and can tell which side it is on.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Dirty water pooling around a basement floor drain

Weather

Lots of heavy-rain days

The Reading 3.5 SW station has a yearly normal near 52 inches, with an inch or more on about 15 days. Days like that test every crack in an old lateral. A basement floor drain that only backs up during storms is worth having checked before the next one.

Source: NOAA NCEI

Before the Plumber Arrives in Denver

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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