I pushed harder. Nothing. The snake was hitting a wall of solid muck.
Here is the story of how I cleared it—without destroying my yard. how to clear a clogged sewer line
I rented a drain auger (snake) from the hardware store—a 100-foot heavy-duty one with a corkscrew tip. A hand-crank snake is fine for a sink, but for a 4-inch sewer line? You need power. I fed the cable into the cleanout, cranked the handle, and felt it slither 30 feet until… thunk . The cable stopped dead. I pushed harder
I had a clogged main sewer line. And I had three choices: call a plumber for $500, ignore it until sewage backed up into the tub, or try to fix it myself. Here is the story of how I cleared
I ran upstairs and flushed the toilet. This time, instead of gurgling, the water roared through the pipes and vanished. No backup. No smell.