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Originally Posted by Aragorn
Could be that the plug is further down the line than you can reach with non-pro tools.
Possibilty (dependent on the age of your house) that it could be caused by orangeburg pipe
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Ran into this problem a few months ago.
Got a 50' manual snake from Lowes late night just before closing, but the clog was past that.
The next day Rotorooter snaked, scoped, and found a bubble only thankfully.
Orangeburg is a plague around here.
Common in new neighborhoods in the 1950s-60s when 'materials were scarce' whatever that means.
It was quick and cheap and got the job completed.
IIRC, it was allowed by this state but not by the city for some odd reason, and was supposed to be encased in concrete as per city inspectors. Very few were.
If you do have Orangeburg, look into the
'pipe-bursting' method:
They dig a hole in the basement, one in the street, and pull the new pipe through the old using a cutting bit.
Less mess than trenching to the street.