If you notice a lingering, unpleasant smell that doesn’t go away when you clean your bathroom, this could be a sign that your main sewer line needs to be repaired. Don’t put this problem off! Here is what you need to know about sewer line backups.

Signs of a Clogged Main Sewer Line

Once the mainline is fully clogged, the signs become pretty obvious: lingering odor, multiple backed-up drains, and sewage in the floor drain all occur when there is a clog in the main pipe. A key way to tell that your primary drain pipe is clogged, as opposed to the drain in your kitchen sink, for example, is if a pipe backs up when you use water from another pipe. If you flush your toilet and immediately have sewage backed up into your shower, then you know your main sewer line is clogged. [Read more…]