https://vimeo.com/442518053 A broken sewer trap can create many different issues for a property owner. Besides waste water leaking out, and stoppages being created, sewer gases can escape. Sewer gases can fill an entire home with noxious odors, and create quality of...
A sewer trap pit was causing a busy and popular Queens restaurant a lot of distress. They were experiencing both a sewer smell and foul smelling water in their pit. One would normally think that the house sewer was broken or defective. This is an example of why...
A sewer smell in house can be very annoying and even exasperating for the typical homeowner. In some cases a sewer smell can even be found just outside one's home. For a person unfamiliar with common plumbing problems, a sewer smell problem in a house can be difficult...
Sewer trap replacement work for a house drain can be required for various reasons. A sewer trap can rot out or break. Sometimes it can be mishandled and it may crack or break. In other cases the covers will no longer fit tightly back on. It that case foul sewer water...
A sewer pit is also known as an access pit. Frequently the sewer pit also houses other utility lines besides the house drain line. These lines might include the water service line, or gas service for the house. In many buildings the access pit is poorly constructed,...
Recently a sewer emergency in Elmhurst Queens presented some special challenges. While all sewer line work requires a degree of skill and expertise, some repair work is especially challenging. In this particular case the house sewer was connected to a NYC built riser...
A sewer valve is unique and designed differently than any other type of water valve or gate valve. A valve used to prevent 'backwater' (waste water) from entering into a building from the public sewer system is exposed to corrosive water, waste, grit, and other...
A sewer gate valve can completely prevent a city sewer from backing up into your property. There are different types of sewer valves, and a gate type valve is quite different than a check valve. While a check valve (also called a backwater valve) works automatically...
Sometimes a sink hole in the roadway can be a sign of a broken sewer for a house. Recently a homeowner in Glendale Queens reported a sink hole in the roadway fronting their own house. Unfortunately for the homeowner once the City investigated the situation it was...
The source of an underground water leak can be hard to diagnose. In some cases a sewer leak can be mistaken for a water service line leak resulting in unnecessary and costly work being mistakenly performed. In this post we will explain when a sewer leak test, also...
Septic systems are rarely found inside the five boroughs of NYC. Almost all areas have a public sewer system fronting their property at this time which they are connected to. There are some exceptions such as Douglaston Manor which is located in Northeast Queens....
When emergency plumbing service is needed in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, or Manhattan one sewer and water main company has all of NYC covered. No matter the day of the week or time of day - Balkan provides free site visits followed by skilled plumbing repair work...