sewer backup
Pipes flowing backward
A sewer backup occurs when wastewater flows in the wrong direction, returning through drains into a building instead of away from it.
Blockages, tree roots, or overwhelmed municipal systems during heavy rain can cause backups.
The result ranges from slow drains to raw sewage flooding basements: We had a sewer backup after the storm that ruined the carpet.
- clogBlock or wooden shoe
- drainChannel for wastewater
- floor drainGround-level water outlet
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
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