Oily Deposits: The Sewer Clogs You Create

Deposits in your sewer line come from the fats and oils that get flushed down your home’s drains.

In addition to the bacon grease you pour down the drain in your kitchen sink, the soaps, detergents and even the human waste that gets flushed down the drains in your home contain oils that cling to the inside of sewer pipes in much the same way cholesterol clings to the inside of people’s arteries. Over time, the build up of oils slowly reduces the functional diameter of your home’s drain until finally nothing can get through and the pipe becomes clogged.

The good news is, a plumber can clear your home’s drains of fatty deposits through a process called sewer jetting. Using hot water at high-pressure, plumbers can blast away fatty deposits from inside your home’s sewer main, leaving behind clean, free-flowing pipes.