//Glossary
Cleanout
A capped access point on a drain or sewer line that lets a plumber run a cable, a jetter nozzle or a camera into the pipe without removing a fixture. Most houses have one outside at ground level near where the sewer lateral leaves the building.
Why does the cleanout decide the price of a drain call?
Access is most of the labor. With an exterior, ground-level cleanout the technician can open the cap, run the machine and put a camera down the line in one visit. Without one, the work has to go through a roof vent or a pulled toilet, which takes longer and gives the camera a worse view. That is why Done-Rite's $99 drain snaking applies to a qualifying drain with exterior, ground-level cleanout access.
What if my house has no cleanout?
Older homes sometimes have none, or have one buried under landscaping or a patio. A camera inspection can locate the line and a cleanout can be added, which makes every future drain call faster and simpler. Ask about it during the visit; it is a one-time fix.
//At Done-Rite
The $99 drain snaking offer covers one qualifying drain with exterior, ground-level cleanout access and includes a camera inspection. Yard drains are excluded.
Guides that use this term
- › How drain cleaning works: snake, camera, and what happens on the call
- › What a sewer camera inspection shows, and why it comes before the quote
- › What damages a sewer line: roots, old materials, ground movement and grease
- › Signs of a sewer line problem: what to watch for before it backs up
- › Kitchen plumbing: the sink, the disposal, the drain line and the water under it
- › Outdoor and yard plumbing: hose bibs, yard lines, the regulator and the gas run to the BBQ
- › Plumbing in a slab-foundation home: what is under the floor and what that changes
- › Slow drain: what it usually means and what to do first
- › Gurgling toilet: why it happens and what it is telling you
- › Snaking vs hydro jetting: which one your drain actually needs
- › What drain cleaning and hydro jetting cost in Orange County
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