Clogged Drain Cleaning in Colorado

Drains clog for different reasons in different parts of Colorado. Older neighborhoods have cast iron and clay sewer lines under big trees, newer subdivisions mostly see grease and wipes in PVC pipe, and many rural homes depend on a septic tank. Look for your city below, or the nearest one. 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.

Along the Front Range, expansive clay swells when it is wet and shrinks when it dries, and that movement can shift a sewer line or leave a sag where water and paper collect. Homes in Colorado also face freezing winters, and lines in crawl spaces or shallow ground can freeze. Many older houses still have clay sewer pipe, and cottonwoods, elms and other thirsty trees go after its joints. In the mountains and out on the plains, many homes use septic systems instead of a city sewer.

• Expansive clay along the Front Range
• Freezing winters and frozen crawl space lines
• Clay sewer pipe in many older homes
• Roots from cottonwoods, elms and other thirsty trees
• Septic systems in mountain and rural areas

Ask whether a camera inspection can check the sewer line for a sag or offset joint caused by shifting soil.

• 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.