Drain Cleaning services in San Diego
About a third of drain cleaning calls in San Diego turn out to be something the homeowner could fix in 10 minutes with a $12 part. We'll tell you which third. We carry our own insurance, pull our own permits, and service everything we install. Same shop, all the way through.
The actual work
Drain cleaning sits between simple kitchen-sink clogs and full sewer-line replacements. We do everything in between: tub drains, laundry standpipes, kitchen sinks, toilets, and main lines.
First call is always cable (also called snaking). For most kitchen and bath blockages, a cable hits the obstruction and clears it. Cost: $145 to $340 depending on access.
If the cable doesn't clear it — common with grease accumulation in older kitchen lines, or root invasion in main sewer lines — the next step is hydro-jetting at 4,000 PSI. That actually scours the pipe rather than punching a hole through the clog. Cost: $480 to $950, often with a camera inspection thrown in.
The camera tells you whether you have a recurring problem (cracked tile, belly in the line, foreign object) versus a one-off clog. It's worth doing on a third call to the same drain — that's when something structural is usually behind the clog.
What it costs
For drain cleaning jobs in the San Diego area:
- Kitchen sink cable: $145 – $340
- Toilet auger: $180 – $260
- Main sewer line cable: $240 – $540
- Hydro-jet + video camera inspection: $480 – $950
- Camera-only inspection: $180 – $280
San Diego-area patterns we see
Climate and housing age in San Diego tend to drive specific failure patterns. We see the same handful of issues every season.
Other things we handle locally
- Slab Leak Detection & Repair in San Diego
- Water Heater Repair & Replacement in San Diego
- Gas Line Repair in San Diego
- Toilet Repair & Installation in San Diego
- Emergency Plumbing in San Diego
- Sewer Line Repair & Replacement in San Diego