Drain Cleaning & Sewer Service in Big Bear
We clear the clog, then put a camera down the line so you know whether it was grease, roots, or a pipe that is failing.
Overview
What this covers
Anyone can push a cable down a drain and get the water moving for a week. The question worth answering is why it clogged, and that takes a camera. We would rather show you footage of a root intrusion at 38 feet than sell you the same drain cleaning four times a year.
Older Big Bear properties frequently have cast iron or clay laterals, and decades of pine and cedar roots looking for a way in. Vacation rentals have their own signature problem: guests who treat the toilet as a trash can. Both are fixable once you know what you are dealing with.
Included in this service
- Kitchen, bath, laundry and floor drain clearing
- Main sewer line cabling and root cutting
- Hydro jetting for grease and heavy buildup
- Sewer camera inspection with footage you keep
- Locating and marking buried lines
- Septic line troubleshooting and coordination with pumpers
- Trenchless and spot repair options for failed sections
- Preventive maintenance schedules for rental properties
Signs of a developing drain problem
- More than one fixture draining slowly at the same time
- Gurgling from a tub or toilet when the washer drains
- Sewage odor in the yard or a crawlspace
- Water backing up into a shower when a toilet is flushed
- Repeated clogs in the same fixture
- Unusually green or sunken patches over the sewer run
Not an emergency? Request a visit online and we will get back to you the same business day.
| Item | Pricing |
|---|---|
| Single fixture drain clearing | Flat rate |
| Main line cabling through a cleanout | Flat rate |
| Camera inspection | Flat rate, waived with some repairs |
| Hydro jetting | Quoted by line size and length |
Every price is confirmed in writing before work begins. Emergency and after-hours rates are quoted on the phone, not added afterward.
Service area
Drain Cleaning & Sewer Service across the whole valley
We provide drain cleaning & sewer service in Big Bear Lake, Big Bear City, Sugarloaf, Fawnskin, Moonridge and Baldwin Lake & Erwin Lake. We are based in Big Bear City — already on the mountain, not driving up to reach you.
Questions
Drain Cleaning — common questions
We would rather you did not. They are hard on older pipe, they rarely clear a real blockage, and they turn a routine service call into a hazard when we open the line. Boiling water and a plunger, yes. Caustic drain openers, no.
For a busy short-term rental, once a year on the main line is a reasonable baseline, scheduled in the shoulder season. It is far cheaper than a backup during a booked weekend.
Yes — that is what the camera is for. You will see the same screen we do, and we will hand you the footage. If a section needs replacing you will know exactly where it is and how deep.
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A licensed plumber answers 24 hours a day, holidays included. We will tell you how to shut the water off before we even hang up.