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Located next to water supply pipelines within structures are bigger pipes that constitute the drainage, waste, and vent - or DWV network. DWV pipes incline downward to facilitate the ejection of effluent, used toilet tissue and waste from the residence with the force of gravitation. Waste substance is ejected from the residence by the DWV pipes through a sanitary sewer pipe network that attaches to a main sewage treatment facility. Main sewer lines are exposed to an array of plumbing problems including:
Invasive tree roots
Roots love water, and thus have a tendency to develop in the direction of moist origins including subterranean sewer pipelines. Extending roots of trees fracture and plug sewer pipes with hairy roots entrapping waste matter transported inside. Overtime aggregation of roots and waste fill up sewage pipes and stave off sewage from drifting toward the central sewage treatment facility. Hence wastewater will switch courses and backup into buildings.
Sewer backflows
Incorrect disposal of hygiene products, wet towels, diapers and more in water closets cause intractable clogs in main sewer pipes. Contrary to flowing in one direction from house to sanitary sewer and main, under such circumstances waste water will reverse direction and counterflow into homes. Sewer backups are intolerable and contaminate homes with waste substance.
Sewer gas smells
Drain traps hold plugs of water that stop intolerable gas smells from penetrating homes. Sewer gas odors penetrate houses via drains with no plugs of water. Water seal evaporation usually happens in drains not often used. Dispensing 1 gallon of water into a drain will reinstate the water seal seal and correct the complication of indoors sewer odors.