Hydro Jetting in Mesa, AZ

Signs the clog is deeper than one fixture

• The tub or shower fills with dirty water when the toilet flushes
• Water comes up out of the outdoor cleanout cap after heavy use
• The kitchen sink has been cleared twice this year and is slow again
• A cable run brought back root hairs or a gray, waxy coating
• Toilets gurgle when the washing machine drains

One slow sink is normally a trap or branch problem. When the lowest fixtures in the house misbehave together, the trouble is in the building drain under the slab or in the lateral that runs out to the street.

Mesa's sewer system and housing

The City of Mesa Water Resources department provides both water and wastewater service, so a Mesa home's sewer line ties into a city main. Mesa asks residents to report sewer overflows and backups to its water emergency line, 480-644-2262. If neighbors on the street are backing up too, that call comes first, because the problem may be in the city's pipe. If it is only your house, the private line between the house and the main is the usual suspect.

Mesa was incorporated in 1883 and has a historic downtown along Main Street, but its median home dates to about 1988. That mix shows up in the drains. Houses near the old core can have cast iron under the slab, where rust and scale narrow the pipe. Homes from the 1980s onward are mostly plastic, and buildup there comes from cooking grease, wipes and soap rather than the pipe wall. Jetting handles both, though older iron calls for a gentler pressure and a camera look first.

What moves the price

• Access: a yard cleanout, a cleanout by the foundation, or pulling a toilet
• Length of the run from the house to the city main
• Whether the blockage is soft grease or a dense root mass
• Adding a camera inspection before or after the cleaning
• Night or weekend scheduling

If the camera shows a broken section that has to be replaced, that becomes a plumbing repair handled through City of Mesa Development Services Permit Services (480-644-4273).

When you call

The number on this page connects you with an independent plumber who works in Mesa. Tell them which drains are slow, roughly when the house was built and whether the line has been cleaned before. Until they arrive, hold off on laundry, the dishwasher and long showers so less water piles up behind the clog.