Roots in sewer line...

[460magnumMOD]

Don't forget about Marburg. That stuff is miserable to work with. I'm not sure that is the correct name. Would remind a person of rolled tar paper. Although, not nearly as sturdy.

Orangeburg. Named for the town it was made in I believe, and I think it may have been in PA. Nasty stuff. The original idea for that stuff was everyone though there was no way roots could get through tar. Boy were they wrong. That stuff was prone to blistering inside, collapsing in on itself, cracking, separating at joints, and settling out badly making extream low spots in the pipe. You can't effectively jet it cause it will blow apart, you have to be real careful snaking or you'll chew right through the side. There is no question with that stuff, it has to be replaced. Only lines that are sturdy, have no low spots and aren't in danger of collapse are good candidates for lining. The company I worked for previously had a few different cameras for looking down sewer lines. That made it soooo much easier for locating the problem and what it was, how to solve it etc. I would suggest finding a company in your area that has this capability. More and more companies are getting them so it shouldn't be too hard. If you decide to auger/snake out the roots, sending the camera down after is a good idea to see if you took care of them all. It's essentially a large colenoscopy for your sewer pipe.

 

[PA Plumber]

Orangeburg. Named for the town it was made in I believe, and I think it may have been in PA. Nasty stuff. The original idea for that stuff was everyone though there was no way roots could get through tar. Boy were they wrong. That stuff was prone to blistering inside, collapsing in on itself, cracking, separating at joints, and settling out badly making extream low spots in the pipe. You can't effectively jet it cause it will blow apart, you have to be real careful snaking or you'll chew right through the side. There is no question with that stuff, it has to be replaced. Only lines that are sturdy, have no low spots and aren't in danger of collapse are good candidates for lining. The company I worked for previously had a few different cameras for looking down sewer lines. That made it soooo much easier for locating the problem and what it was, how to solve it etc. I would suggest finding a company in your area that has this capability. More and more companies are getting them so it shouldn't be too hard. If you decide to auger/snake out the roots, sending the camera down after is a good idea to see if you took care of them all. It's essentially a large colenoscopy for your sewer pipe.

I had originally written orangeburg and changed my post to "marburg." Just couldn't remember for sure.

I was told it was used during the first world war to help save materials for other efforts.

The last I have run into it was about 7 years ago. The folks needed about 100' of new septic line ran due to collapse of the orangeburg.

Back to topic...

That line could be augered, but you still run the danger of beating it up pretty badly. It you want to see what's going on, auger it and then put a camera down. On stuff like this, you can sometimes end up spending more by diddling than just replacing the line.

 

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