A Dangerous Situation Averted
We received a call from a customer in Flossmoor asking to have his sewer rodded. When our technician arrived and began rodding from the cleanout the line became increasingly rough to rod as he moved through it. When he pulled the cables back, he noticed there was mud on them, Read More ›
A Perplexing Drainage Issue in Homewood is Solved
A customer in Homewood recently called stating that when her sump pump turned on, water pooled outside of her home by the discharge line. When our technician began to rod, he could not get past 15 feet with his cutter. After listening for a cable in the ground, he dug Read More ›
A Lesson on What NOT to Flush!
We received an emergency call from a homeowner in University Park who had two toilets that were not flushing in their home. Both toilets were backed up and in turn, the customer was unable to use them. Our technician quickly arrived and augered both toilets several times each. He eventually Read More ›
Hydro-Jetting Makes Schererville Sparkle and Shine
When a Schererville, Indiana homeowner knew his pipes needed a good cleaning, he called Reid & Pederson. The drain tile and sump discharge line had become heavily clogged and he needed a solution fast. Our team hydro-jetted the drain tile from the sump pit and multiple cleanouts in the basement, Read More ›
Urgent Sewer Repair in South Holland, IL
A routine sewer rodding in South Holland, Illinois uncovered the need for an urgent sewer repair performed by the team at Reid & Pederson Drainage. While rodding the sewer from an inside cleanout, our technician could not go further than four feet. When he tried to rod from the outside Read More ›
A Second Opinion Saves Chicago Heights Homeowner Thousands of Dollars
A customer in Chicago Heights called us wanting a second opinion after a well-known sewer & drain cleaning company told her that her sewer line was cracked and needed to be repaired, to the tune of thousands of dollars. Our technician inspected the problem and determined that her overhead sewer Read More ›
Precision Cleaning Eliminates Root Overgrowth for Crete Homeowner
When a customer in Crete, Illinois called us out to rod her bathtub, our technicians found heavy tree root growth in the drain. The tree roots were so thick that our technician could not get past fifteen feet. Because of this, our technician recommended that we precision clean the line. Read More ›
Annual Preventive Sewer Rodding in Flossmoor
Our customer in Flossmoor, Illinois called and scheduled their annual preventive sewer rodding with us. With several trees located on their property, tree roots constantly find a way into the sewer line. We rodded the sewer from an outside cleanout, clearing away all roots and keeping the sewer flowing for Read More ›