I've had two plumbers camera my sewer now, and gotten two opinions. Finally had a DVD made.

Plumber 1 suggested that the issue is a "massive belly" in the line (which the DVD does not seem to support).

Plumber 2 says there's a cracked pipe in the line, but I'm not sure of that either. He notes the collection of stuff around 3:45 in the video, but I'm not seeing a cracked pipe.

This is what he pointed out basically for the cracked pipe:

Both offered quotes to replace it for $8700 and 7200 respectively.

Noone seems to have a good guess as to what the gunk in the line is; one suggested mud, but wasnt sure. Dirt makes some sense as we have a floor drain in the concrete area outside the basement and its pretty dirty, but who knows - we only bought the house in September)

Camera on youtube:
[youtu.be]

Obviously I dont want to replace the pipe unless it's necessary and I'd love to have someone who isnt going to sell me a new sewer give an opinion or two.

It's frustrating getting two wildly different opinions from two different plumbers.

Is power-flushing or hydro-jetting an option before one uses a camera to clean up the area in question?

Best Wishes

if you look at the video around 3:36 - 4:45 the problem becomes obvious

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Hydro-jetting is an option we're exploring.

Regarding the area in 3:36 - 4:45; one plumber didnt mention it, and one said it's a cracked pipe. To me it looks like sludge; is this accurate or am I missing something? I'm hoping a proper hydro-jet job can help with the matter?

the 3:00 o'clock position in the video is actually the BOTTOM of the pipe

you can see water running slowly in spots on the video

therefor the 'gunk' is NOT on the bottom

pay pay pay

or

replace now

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"Measure Twice & Cut Once" - Retired U.A. Local 1 & 638