Re: Sewer pipe and tree roots?
[Re: TurkeyTime]
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04/19/19 09:25 PM
04/19/19 09:25 PM
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Hodagtrapper
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It is possible that the very fine root tips will work past the gasketed joint. Once inside they invite their friends and the clog starts! The trees mentioned are close enough to be a concern as they grow. Without digging up and replacing the gasketed pipe with a solvent weld (glued) PVC joint cutting the trees now may be your only option if you don't want to gamble!
Chris
Last edited by Hodagtrapper; 04/19/19 09:25 PM.
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Re: Sewer pipe and tree roots?
[Re: TurkeyTime]
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04/19/19 09:28 PM
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I'm no expert and someone more knowledgeable will hopefully chime in. Certain types of trees are more prone to have roots invade septic line. Mainly maples and willows are the ones I've heard are worse than others, from what I've been told. I've been told adding copper to the drainage line helps burn back the roots from entering drain. I e never heard much bad about oaks or cedar type trees from being more apt to damage drainage lines.
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Re: Sewer pipe and tree roots?
[Re: TurkeyTime]
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04/19/19 09:30 PM
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I wouldn't get overly concerned with it. I work in irrigation for a living and have put in many miles of pipe and have yet to have a problem with tree roots -- even my house that was put in in 91 hasn't had any septic problems and we removed a couple of oaks and had a poplar grow right over the septiic line and have still not had any problems. I really wouldn't worry about the difference between gasketed and solvent weld pipe either. By the way the leach lines are another story.
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Re: Sewer pipe and tree roots?
[Re: TurkeyTime]
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04/19/19 09:32 PM
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In my humble opinion you will be forced to replace it before then
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Re: Sewer pipe and tree roots?
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04/20/19 10:27 AM
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Noway I would cut them.down ! I have tress in backyard with old sewer line, 4 years ago clog, they run mechanical rat up maybe 150 ft, an cut out some roots, not been problem since, local place charge $150, if problem again, they got air rat , which longer an 2 men, could be $3 to $5 hundred, depend who u call, roto rotor in bigger town close would charge up to $1000 for what I had done , neighbor aways off who gone now , had done like me once an not problem agsin
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