Why does my drain keep backing up?

Your frequent backups are a sign that you have a clog somewhere in your sewer line. Cleaning out part of your system isn’t enough to remove sewer clogs. To fix the issue, you need to access the sewer lines. This isn’t a DIY project, and some plumbers may not even be qualified to remove your blockage.

Can a sewer backup be a floor drain backup?

A sewer backup can be deceiving. Because a floor drain is located at the lowest point in a drain system, it is the first place a backup will be visible, but not necessarily the point of the clog. Typically waste water backing up out of a floor drain is not a floor drain backup.

What are the benefits of water backup coverage?

1 Water backup coverage protects your home and personal property from water damage as a result of sewage or sump pump backups 2 Sewer backups occur for a number of reasons, namely, aging sewers, combined pipelines, tree roots, and sanitary main blockages 3 You can add a water backup coverage endorsement to your policy for as little as $30 a year

What causes water to back up from a floor drain?

Typically waste water backing up out of a floor drain is not a floor drain backup. In most cases water gurgling out of a floor drain is caused by a clog further down the line of your house drain system. In any room, except a garage with a trench drain, a floor drain is connected to the plumbing system.

Why does my basement drain keep backing up?

Because the basement floor drain is the lowest opening in the home’s drainage system, sewage and water coming up from the basement floor drain backup is a sign that your home has a main sewer line clog.

What is water back up coverage for sewer overflow?

To provide coverage for this occurrence there is the Water Back-up and Sump Discharge or Overflow endorsement, HO 04 95. This provides $5,000 of coverage for back up through a sewer or drain or overflow or discharge of a sump, sump pump or related equipment, even if the equipment suffers a mechanical breakdown.

What do you need if your basement drain is backing up?

The best are automated solutions called “Backwater Valves”or “Backflow Preventers” A Backwater Valve automatically senses a reverse flow (water flowing the wrong direction and back into your home) in your main line and completely closes it off from the sewer system outside. This prevents your basement drain backing up.

Can a collapsed drain pipe cause a water back up?

A collapsed drain pipe can cause a back-up; water can no longer proceed down its normal course and is forced to change direction. A blockage can cause a back-up; the blockage prevents the water from going forward, and the water has to reverse itself.