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Blockages and clogs in city pipes cause sewage to backup into your home. Sewer blockages can be caused by items being flushed that shouldn’t be, fats, oils, and grease (FOG) that harden and stick to pipes and tree roots. Heavy rain can inundate city sewer systems that might cause water to backup into your basements. As well, corroded or broken sewer pipes can cause plumbing problems for houses in a neighbourhood. Because there are different types of sewers, sanitary sewers and storm sewers there are many ways that water can accidentally find its way back into your home. In some areas the have a ‘combined sewer’ system that carries both rain and snow water as well as household/business waste water.

When you experience a sewer line backup in your house this can causes thousands of dollars in damage as well as spread harmful bacteria, pathogens, heavy metals, oils and pesticides. It’s a health hazard as well as a massive nuisance.

The best way to prevent sewer water from damaging or entering your home is to install a backwater valve.

Backwater valves are simple mechanisms can be installed into new homes, or retrofitted into older ones. At Emergency Plumbing Markham, we are experts at installing backwater valves to protect your home.

Your chances of being flooded with backwater from sewage systems increases if you have a basement or if your ground floor is less than a food above street level. Without a backwater valves sewage can come into the basement through a floor drain, sink, tub or toilet.

Be sure to check out any rebates that your local government might offer for the installation of backwater valves. A backwater valve should last many years without any problems. Regular maintenance and check ups should be conducted to make sure it’s not blocked or damaged. For more information on backwater valves visit our page.