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Denise270 (TX)
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Our house was built in 2002. We immediately noticed that our master bath toilets clogged very easily. After many complaints, our builder, alomg with the plumber, sent a camera down the pipe and found out a "T" pipe joint was used instead of a "Y" joint. They jackhammered the foundation and replaced the joint. In July of 2013, we again had clogging and backup of sewage into our shower. The plumber I hired found they had used a soft plastic "joiner" to add the new Y joint, allowing movement and root invasion. Again, the foundation was jackhammered, and I was told, fixed with the proper parts. Now, in March, we have clogging and backup again. If the problem is at the same place, is there any recourse with the plumber who did the work 8 months ago? It cost almost $4,000.00 to fix it in July of 2013! What would be the best way to fix it?
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Wheelchair (IL)
Was the job ever inspected by local authorities? Was a permit suggested?
I would suggest they a camera be resent to determine exactly where the stoppage is.
Best Wishes
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packy (MA)
contact your local plumbing inspector and complain to him/her.
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hj (AZ)
I do NOT think any of those "repairs" actually addressed the real cause. The T would not necessarily have caused a stoppage, and a "soft" coupling, by itself, would not necessarily allow root intrusions assuming it was tightened properly. We do not know what the last company did, but it may not have been necessary either.
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