Boise Clogged Toilet Repair

The most common include:

• Excessive toilet paper – Too much toilet paper being flushed through the piping system can quickly cause a serious blockage in your plumbing system. Thick brands of toilet paper or multiple toilet paper sheets may clump together and stop water from flowing through the pipes.
• Miscellaneous materials – Another cause may be the person flushed the wrong materials down the toilet. Toilet pipes cannot handle thick products like paper towels, wipes, and diapers, which have often been the root cause of a toilet clog.
• Main drain issues – Another issue that could be a problem is a clog in the main drain. This means that the clog is not in the toilet pipes but in the drain that connects all pipes to the central sewer drain. The clog could arise for numerous reasons since this pipe receives waste from different drains. This can be a much more serious problem as it affects the entire house’s piping system.
• Septic tank issues – In some instances, clogs are due to issues with the pipe or septic system themselves. Sometimes the pipes may be disrupted by damage or even invasive roots. If the home has a septic system, the tank could be filling up, meaning the tank must be emptied or the waste will burst out of the tank.

The most common tools used by our plumbers include:

• Plumbing snake – This a long, flexible steel wire that can fit through pipes and rip apart clogs. Plumbing snakes can come in various sizes and lengths to adapt to whatever issue you may have when it comes to toilet repair services.
• Plumbing auger – An auger combines some of the aspects of a plumbing snake and a plunger. The auger has a flexible wire that can fit through all pipes, but the auger helps to pressurize the toilet drain (like a plunger) and the plumber can turn a lever that helps to rip apart a blockage with extra force compared to a simple plumbing snake.