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Old 02-02-2009, 12:20 PM   #1
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Default all of our drains back up when we run the dishwasher or wash...

all of our drains back up when we run the dishwasher or washer down in our basement and we just snaked them all and come up empty
 
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all of our drain back up down stairs when we run our dishwasher or washer and we just snaked them all and came up emty
 
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We had a similar problem. It turned out to be roots that were blocking the pipe, but a distance from the house. Some of our underground pipes are also sloping slightly upwards. Regularly snaking and root killer helps a lot.
 
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