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Can I DIY water backwashing through my basement drain? (lemm.ee)
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Essentially any large flush through my house (washer, shower) has started coming up through my basement drain in the floor. I bought this house two years ago for full price and already am 20k deep in hidden repairs (all from basement flooding, yayy). I can explain if I need to, but I really just don't have extra funds to put to this after the others. I'm thinking I can't bathe with more than a gallon of water and not wash dishes or clothing until I can fix it.

Edit: Thank you for all the comments. I'll hire a plumber.

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[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 1 points 1 month ago

You could have a plumber come out and clean the line and locate the issue for probably a reasonable price. Once the issue is located, you could dig the pipe out yourself and then have a plumber repair or replace it to save money.

I watch a YouTube channel called Drain Addict and this dude uses a pressure washer with special heads on it to clean out drains and cut away roots. He then uses an inspection camera with a locating beacon to identify where the line is buried, where the break is at, and how deep.