A plumber clearing a blocked sewer (Conor)

Mom's place had a blocked sewer. The sewer runs all the way down the garden so difficult to pinpoint where is the blockage. We had several plumbers dropped by to have a look. The camera showed roots got into the pipe. One plumber tried to water jet but could not get through. The other two plumbers recommended us to dig up and replace a section of the pipe. The quotes came back quite scary.

We looked  for more options and found another 2 or 3 plumbers to have a look.

Conor dropped by and offered to have another go at clearing the blocked pipe.

Having not seen how it is done before, I came to appreciate there are skills involved. Conor was guiding and pushing the water jet pipe like a cowboy with his lasso. At one point, he flushed dye down the toilet to observe the water flow.

After 2.5-3 hours, he finally cleared the pipe and the roots were flowing through.

Total cost came to around $600 vs. thousands if we were to dig up and replace the pipe. His starting hourly rate was also a bit cheaper (around $50 lower) than other plumbers who dropped by.

Conor came from the UK. He set up this business. And he has a few plumbers working for him. Conor is a plumber who knows his trade. A friendly guy to have a chat with as well.