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- Who owns the sewer line in NYCIn NYC, the property owner is generally responsible for the sewer service line from the building all the way to the connection with the city sewer in the street. The city, through the Department of Environmental Protection, is responsible for the public sewer main. If the street sewer is backing up, call 311.
- Snaking vs hydro jettingSnaking, or cabling, cuts a path through a clog and is the right choice for most sudden single-drain clogs. Hydro jetting scours the whole pipe wall with high-pressure water and is the right choice for grease, roots and lines that keep clogging.
- What is a house trapA house trap is a U-shaped fitting on the main sewer line, usually just inside the front foundation wall of older NYC buildings, with two cleanout plugs on top. It holds water to keep sewer gas from the street out of the building, and it's one of the most common places a main line clogs.
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