Your sewer system has a big job – to carry wastewater away from your house. The sanitary sewer carries wastewater generated inside your house – by activities like bathing, dishwashing, or laundry – to ...

Question: Recently the sewer line in my house backed up. The plumber who cleaned out the line discovered that tree roots were the problem. I've seen products that you flush down the toilet for this.

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