Re: Frozen underground drain line

Posted by Paul in MN on February 22, 2013 at 18:06:00 from (174.20.158.161):

In Reply to: Frozen underground drain line posted by picassomcp on February 22, 2013 at 17:08:12:

If you can get liquid into the line without adding water (like a cleanout plug), then pour about 5 gallons of windshield washer juice into the line (alcohol, and it is much cheaper than the sipping kind).

My bro was in the septic system repair business and he used many cases of the blue WWJ during each winter. He even set it up with a 5 gallon jug and a 12 volt pump so he could pump the blue juice through a garden hose. You could send the dry garden hose down the frozen pipe until it hits obstruction, then turn on the pump, and probably get it broke loose with about 1 gallon. If you can get the blue stuff right tight up to the frozen spot, then you are not dilluting the WWJ with other drain water. It should get a reasonably quick response (but varies with the length of the ice plug). Of course this is only a temporary fix, as the ground is still frozen.

Good Luck!! I hate septic system problems, and I have dealt with a bunch of them (just not this winter.. keeping fingers crossed).

Paul in MN

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