Every drain in a home eventually slows down. Hair, grease, soap residue, food particles, and mineral buildup narrow the inside of a pipe a little more each year until water that used to disappear in seconds starts pooling around your feet. Pasco Plumbing's drain cleaning service covers everything from a single sluggish bathroom sink to a main sewer line clog backing up into multiple fixtures at once.
We serve homes and light commercial properties across Washington, and we see the same patterns again and again: garbage disposals that get more than they were built to handle, older cast iron lines that have narrowed with decades of scale, and tree roots working their way into clay sewer pipe. Whatever's behind the clog, our first goal is to clear it completely rather than just punching a temporary hole through the blockage.
On The Job — Drain CleaningFree Estimate: We'll assess the problem and give you a clear, upfront price before any work begins — every time, no exceptions.
Signs You Need Drain Cleaning & Clog Removal
- Water draining slower than usual in a sink, tub, or shower
- Gurgling sounds from a drain or toilet when another fixture is used
- A sink or tub that drains fine at first, then backs up minutes later
- Multiple drains backing up at the same time, which usually points to the main line
- Bad odors coming from a drain that won't go away with cleaning
- Water backing up into a shower or floor drain when you run the washing machine
- Toilets that need multiple flushes or gurgle when other drains are used
- Standing water around a floor drain in a basement or utility room
Tools We Use, And Why It Matters Which One
Not every clog needs the same approach. For a straightforward bathroom or kitchen drain clog, a mechanical drain snake or auger can break through hair, soap scum, and food debris and pull it back out. For tougher or recurring clogs — grease buildup lining a kitchen line, or scale narrowing an older pipe — hydro jetting uses a high-pressure water stream to scour the inside of the pipe clean, rather than just boring a channel through the blockage.
We pick the tool based on what's actually causing the clog and where it is, not by defaulting to the fastest option. A snake might clear a symptom in five minutes, but if grease is coating the inside of the pipe, that same clog often comes back within weeks. We'll tell you which approach fits your situation and why before we start.
When A Clog Is Actually A Bigger Problem
Recurring clogs in the same spot, or multiple drains backing up together, are usually a sign the problem isn't at the fixture at all — it's further down the line, often at the main sewer connection. Tree root intrusion is common throughout Washington in older neighborhoods with mature landscaping, where roots find their way into small cracks or joints in clay or older pipe material and grow into a full blockage over time.
When we suspect the issue is beyond what a standard cleaning will solve, we'll walk you through camera inspection as a next step — a small waterproof camera on a flexible line lets us actually see what's happening inside the pipe instead of guessing based on symptoms alone. That's the difference between clearing a clog and understanding why it keeps happening.
Preventing The Next Clog
Once your drains are clear, a few habits go a long way: keeping grease, coffee grounds, and fibrous food scraps out of kitchen drains, using a hair catcher in showers and tubs, and avoiding flushing anything other than toilet paper. For homes with a history of root intrusion or older sewer lines, periodic maintenance cleaning can catch buildup before it becomes a full blockage — we can talk through a reasonable schedule based on your specific plumbing and property.
Our Process
Tell Us What's Backing Up
Describe which drains are affected and how long it's been happening — that alone often tells us a lot.
Diagnose The Blockage
We inspect the affected drains and, when needed, use camera equipment to see exactly what's going on inside the line.
Free Estimate
You get a clear price for the right method — snaking, hydro jetting, or further inspection — before we start.
Clear It Completely
We clean the line thoroughly, not just enough to get water moving again, and test multiple fixtures to confirm.
Frequently Asked Questions
A drain that clogs repeatedly usually has a partial blockage further down the line — grease buildup, root intrusion, or pipe scale — that a quick fix at the fixture won't resolve. We can inspect further down to find the actual cause.
A drain snake physically breaks through and pulls out a clog. Hydro jetting uses high-pressure water to scour the full inside diameter of the pipe clean, which works better for grease buildup and recurring clogs.
Chemical drain cleaners can sometimes clear minor clogs, but they can also damage older pipes and don't address the underlying buildup. For anything recurring or affecting multiple drains, a professional cleaning gets to the real cause.
Yes, we're available 24/7 for backed-up drains, especially when a main line clog is affecting multiple fixtures at once.
If more than one fixture is backing up, or a toilet flush causes water to rise in a shower or floor drain, that usually points to the main line rather than an isolated fixture issue.
Hydro jetting is safe for most modern pipe materials. For older or more fragile pipe, we adjust pressure accordingly or recommend a gentler method — we'll assess your specific plumbing before choosing a technique.
It depends on the location and severity of the clog. You'll get a free, upfront estimate before we start any work, whether it's a simple snake or a full hydro jetting service.