Clogged Drain Cleaning in Arizona

What clogs a drain changes across Arizona. Cast iron and clay lines under big trees are the issue in older neighborhoods, grease and wipes in newer subdivisions, and septic tanks in much of the countryside. Find your city or the closest one below. 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.

Much of the water in Arizona is very hard, and the minerals build scale in drain pipes and P-traps year after year. Many older homes sit on slabs with cast iron drain lines underneath, and that pipe tends to corrode from the inside. Caliche and rocky desert soil make digging slow. Monsoon storms drop a lot of rain at once and wash sand into yard drains, while mesquite, palo verde and ficus roots chase any leaking joint. Up in the high country, freezing nights add frozen pipe to the list.

• Very hard water that builds scale in drains
• Cast iron drain lines under older slab homes
• Monsoon storms that wash sand into yard drains
• Caliche and rocky soil that make digging slow
• Freezing nights in the high country

Ask whether a camera inspection of the line under the slab is part of the visit or priced separately.

• 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.