Hydro Jetting in Cartersville, GA

Warning signs

• A drain was snaked recently and is slow again
• The shower drain backs up when the washer pumps out
• Toilets gurgle or bubble when other fixtures drain
• A sewage smell around the yard cleanout
• Root strands or black sludge on the cable

One slow fixture is usually a local issue. Multiple drains slowing at once points to the main line or the lateral to the street.

Cartersville conditions

The City of Cartersville runs its own water and sewer utility and collects wastewater through more than 170 miles of sewer lines. Customer service is 770-387-5607; call the city if sewage is coming from the public system or neighbors have the same problem. A backup that's only in your house is in the private building drain or lateral.

Cartersville, the Bartow County seat, has older housing than the I-575 suburbs. Census survey figures put the median home at 1990, with about 33% built before 1980. Houses near the historic downtown are the most likely to have cast iron or clay drain pipe, where scale and roots build up. Newer subdivisions toward Lake Allatoona mostly have plastic lines, where grease and wipes do most of the damage.

Cartersville also runs its own natural gas system. If a jetting visit turns into a dig to repair the sewer line, the plumber will have utility lines marked before digging.

What affects the cost

• Whether there's a cleanout, or the plumber has to go in through a toilet or vent
• Length of the lateral to the city main
• Type of blockage: grease, scale or roots
• Camera inspection before or after cleaning
• After-hours scheduling

Cleaning a line isn't usually permitted work. If a repair is needed, the City of Cartersville Building Department handles inspections and online permits through its CityView portal.

What happens when you call

The number on this page connects you with an independent plumber who serves Cartersville. Tell them which drains are affected, how old the house is and whether the line has been cleaned before. While you wait, avoid running water into the line so the backup doesn't spread. If anything has overflowed, keep children and pets away from it.