Investor · Bend, OR · Member since 2015 · 4 posts · 2 votes
Hey fellow landlords,
I've got an older property that the tenant has complained about a toilet backing up and smell coming from the toilet/and or pipes. I had a plumber out there and they scoped it and said the pipe under the driveway is clogged and he can replace it for $8k. I had another guy come scope it for a second opinion and he said he jetted it, got through any major blockage and it should be fine. Well now months later, the toilets are not backing up but the tenant is still complaining about the smell. I'm out of state and don't know how bad this really is.
Does anyone have experience with this? Do you think there could be any other solutions than replacing the main line?
Have you had the jetting guy back out to look at it? Generally jetting comes with some warranty as well. If no back up and just a smell, pouring a gallon or two of water down each floor drain in the basement can often help with that. Running water in all the sinks etc....A dry drain can be a smelly drain. Also find out where the smell is coming from, what pipe exactly and focus on that one one. Water and if that doesn't work move on to cleaning agents. But jetting person saved you a ton of cash, I would call them back out since you are not local.