Waste water keeps coming back through my furnace overflow pipe!
l have a sump pump system in the house l just bought. We would not have
bought this house if there were knowingly sewage problems. The home
inspection report said everything was ok. Same when Sears came and
installed the washing machine, ran a cycle, and everything was ok.
/> For the last month we've been working on the house the plumbing
has never given us any problems. Well, there were some plumbers digging
new lines for a house being moved to the empty lot next door last Friday. On the Sunday after we found out now OUR plumbing is screwed up: it out, when it fills back up again quickly, it can not pump it out and it sprays out all over my unfinished bathroom in our basement! (our furnace is on the main floor, so the open pipe is right up next to the ceiling, and soaks my subfloor). It does not do this with running faucets or flushing the toilets. We called the city to be sure the main sewer line was not collapsed. It is fine. So, we had a plumber in here Monday to ''jet'' out whatever blockage may be causing the backup. He tested it, everything checked out fine. Now it is doing it again 2 days later. The plumber said he can almost guarantee it is because of tree roots. l do not think it is a coincidence that the neighbors did new lines and suddenly we're having problems when everything was fine for the last month. Does anyone know what this could be? (Just so we're clear, l will be using a tree root killer tonight before l go to bed. Also, I am probably going to be calling the plumber back tomorrow to do a camera inspection). l do not think you can sue a home inspector in Nebraska. You're hiring him and taking his advice at your own discretion. Besides, all the other loads of laundry l did before the neighbors dug new pipes did not cause any problems.
Those people putting that house in the empty lot, more than
likely, hit a drain from your house, while they were digging and busted it
and I am sure that they just filled in right over it without given it
second thought or never even knew that they damaged anything.
I would also talk to the neighbors plumber..not in an
accusational manner, but as an inquiry as to how they did what they did?
And when they did what they did, did they happen to see ur drain line when
they were digging.?
And then slowly come out with''well since the time you guys had dug, our
system went for a $hitter. Now, if they are a reputable firm, they would
have insurance to cover themselves should such a thing happen & they would have no problem wanting to dig up where they ''know'' (because they know for sure) where & what. It is them or the excavation guys(or both know exactly where & what. It may be that ur house drain pipe may cut into the neighbors yard(and should not be there) All this will lead back to city hall & their inspectors & planning department. They okayed ur drains & they got it marked where they are suppose to be. So it may be that ur builder did not follow their plan.(or rerouted the drainage). It might be all ur problem(be ready for that,,,,in otherwords you may need a ditch dug by the excavator to the sewer because ur pipe is not where it is suppose to be. And there is dick all you can do about it. Can't sue anybody because the inspectors can say, we OK'd it. The builder must have moved it after we inspected. I have seen inspectors OK a sewer line for a builder & as soon as inspector left the builder pulled the pipe at the house & moved it to his next construction site for the inspector to OK that one, etc. So many homes were not connected to their drainage fields or sewer line. Home owner is stuck with the problem by the time the problem is discovered.
just call a licensed plumber and consider suing the ''home
inspector''
Surgery Spine
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