| Plumbing problems in Los Angeles are more extensive | | | | property owner and the plumber can take a look and |
| due to the age and condition of many of the residential | | | | determine what the next step should be in the repair |
| and commercial buildings located there. When you | | | | of your sewer lines. |
| have a blockage in your sewer line, this can be one of | | | | There are several causes of sewer line backups. |
| the most common and troubling plumbing problems you | | | | These include pipes that have settled over time, |
| may ever have to face. Years ago there was no | | | | crushed or broken pipes, pipes infested with tree roots, |
| way to determine the cause of the problem, short of | | | | and even disjointed pipes. Many people in the Los |
| expensive and destructive excavation of the pipes. But | | | | Angeles area have planted magnolia trees and other |
| now plumbers in Los Angeles have more sophisticated | | | | fauna that can cause damage to the sewer lines. |
| tools to find out exactly what is going on with the | | | | Improper construction or debris caught in the pipes |
| sewer lines of the property. By using an extremely | | | | during construction can also be to blame. |
| small fiber optic camera that is snaked through the | | | | The visual inspection with the fiber optic camera may |
| sewer line, plumbers are now able to do a complete | | | | also show if you just need a rooter job for a simple |
| visual line inspection to make an evaluation of the | | | | sewer cleaning, although you may also want to have |
| condition of the pipes. This will also show the location | | | | another inspection done after the repair is completed |
| of any blockage in the sewer. | | | | to make sure there are no other problems that will |
| The camera inspection is recorded so that the | | | | become problematic at some point in the future. |