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Serving Mount Wolf, 17347

Clog Removal in Mount Wolf, PA

Slow tub or a toilet that won't flush right in Mount Wolf? About 70% of homes here predate 1960, and old cast iron scales up inside until the drain clogs. Call now. A real person picks up 24/7.

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Old iron drains in Mount Wolf

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Tub and toilet

Tub draining slow and the toilet's sluggish too?

Why it happens in Mount Wolf

The typical Mount Wolf home dates to 1948, by Census estimates, and about 32% were built before 1940. Old cast iron rusts and scales on the inside, which narrows the drain until hair, paper and grease catch on it. When the tub and toilet are both slow, the narrowing is in the shared line below them.

What to try, and when to call us

Pull the hair out of the tub strainer first. If that doesn't help, skip the acid drain cleaner, which attacks old iron. A plumber's cable clears the scale and the clog together.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Plungers, pipe wrench and drain auger laid out on a bathroom floor

After storms

Every drain slow for a day after a big rain?

What causes it in Mount Wolf

The York Haven station normally sees about 44 inches a year and about 11 days with an inch or more. When the ground is saturated, cracked clay laterals take in water and silt. That can slow every drain in the house for a day or two after a storm.

What you can do right now

If it clears up on its own and keeps coming back with the weather, have a camera run down the lateral to find the crack.

Source: NOAA NCEI

Bathtub with dirty water sitting over the drain

Whose line

Backup in the street or just your house?

Why Mount Wolf homes see this

The Northeastern York County Sewer Authority traces back to the Wolf Sewer Authority, formed in 1959 for Mount Wolf and Manchester, and now counts 667 customers in Mount Wolf Borough. Its office is right in Mount Wolf, at 717-266-1493.

When to stop and call

The authority handles the public mains. If neighbors are fine and your house is backing up, the clog is in your own line and a plumber is the call.

Source: Northeastern York County Sewer Authority

Why drains back up in Mount Wolf

The local numbers behind the problems above, each with its source.

70%

of Mount Wolf homes built before 1960

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

667

sewer authority customers in Mount Wolf Borough

Source: Northeastern York County Sewer Authority

44.4 in

precipitation per year recorded near town (York Haven)

Source: NOAA NCEI

10.9 days

days per year with at least an inch of rain

Source: NOAA NCEI

What to Do While You Wait in Mount Wolf

Skip the chemical drain cleaner. It can splash back and it can't clear a main line.

Stop running water if more than one drain is backing up.
Don't pour chemical cleaner into standing water. It can splash back when the plumber opens the line.
If you know where the cleanout is, clear the area around it.
Keep children and pets away from dirty water.

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