Our technicians are licensed plumbers, so when a clog turns out to be a broken pipe, a bad trap or a sewer lateral full of roots, the same person who found it can fix it. You get a firm price before we start and a drain that flows when we leave.
Signs a drain needs professional cleaning
- Water standing in the kitchen sink, tub or shower long after you shut it off
- Gurgling from a toilet or tub when a nearby fixture drains
- A sewer or rotten-egg smell from a sink, floor drain or laundry standpipe
- Washing machine discharge backing up out of the standpipe or into a nearby sink
- A floor drain in the basement that puddles or overflows during heavy use
- Toilets that need two flushes or bubble when the tub drains
- Chemical drain cleaner that worked for a week and then stopped working
- Two or more fixtures slowing down at the same time
Drain cleaning services we provide
Kitchen sink and disposal drains
Grease, coffee grounds and food scraps build up in the trap arm and the horizontal run behind the wall. We cable the line to the stack and clear the trap, and we check the disposal and dishwasher connections while we are there.
Bathroom sink, tub and shower drains
Hair, soap scum and toothpaste form a mat just below the stopper or in the trap. We remove the stopper assembly, clear the clog and reassemble it so the pop-up actually works.
Laundry and utility drains
Lint and detergent sludge clog the standpipe and the branch line it feeds. We clear it and confirm the washer can discharge at full flow without backing up.
Floor drains
Basement and garage floor drains collect silt and debris, and their traps dry out and let sewer gas in. We clear the line, prime the trap and check that the drain is actually connected to something that flows.
Main line cleaning
When every fixture is slow, the problem is the building drain or the sewer lateral. We open the line from a cleanout with a cable machine or hydro jetter and run a camera afterward so you know what caused it.
Commercial drain cleaning
Restaurant kitchens, grease traps, multi-unit stacks, salon sinks and retail restrooms. We schedule around your hours and set up recurring jetting for lines that clog on a predictable cycle.
Drain repair when cleaning is not enough
Rotted galvanized trap arms, sagging drain runs under a slab and broken cast iron are repairs, not clogs. We replace the failed section in PVC and get you back in service.
How a drain cleaning visit works
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We ask the right questions
Which fixtures are slow, how long it has been going on, what has already been tried. The pattern tells us whether it is a local clog or a main-line problem before we open a toolbox.
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Firm price before we start
You get a by-the-job price for the drain in question. If we find something bigger, we stop and explain it before doing more.
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Cabling or jetting, chosen for the pipe
A cable machine cuts through hair, paper and roots and is safe in old pipe. A hydro jetter scours grease and scale off the pipe wall. We pick based on the material, the age of the line and what is blocking it.
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Test, and camera when it matters
We run water at full flow to confirm the drain is open. On main lines and repeat clogs we run a camera so you can see the condition of the pipe for yourself.
Old drains, old problems
Much of the housing in Union, Essex and Hudson counties was built before 1960, and the drains show it. Galvanized steel branch lines rust from the inside until the opening is the size of a pencil. Cast iron stacks build up scale and rough spots that catch paper and hair. Kitchen lines that have handled decades of grease develop a hard coating that a cable punches through but does not remove.
That is why we look at the pipe and not just the clog. Sometimes a cable is the right call. Sometimes the line needs to be jetted to get the diameter back. And sometimes the honest answer is that a section of pipe has reached the end of its life and should be replaced in PVC before it fails on a holiday weekend.
Why Master’s Plumbing
Why homeowners and businesses choose us for drains
- Licensed plumbers on every call, not a drain-only crew that has to hand off repairs
- Cable machines, hydro jetting and camera equipment on the van
- Upfront by-the-job pricing before any work starts
- 24/7 response for main-line backups and overflowing drains
- Honest advice on whether a clog points to a bigger sewer problem
- Residential and commercial work across North Jersey
Drain Cleaning across North Jersey
Master’s Plumbing is based in Roselle and provides drain cleaning throughout Union County, Essex County, Bergen County, Passaic County, Hudson County, Morris County. Not sure if we cover your town? Call and ask, or check the full service area.
