Auburn Sewer Repair by Hunt's Services: Solutions in 2026

Hunt’s Services offers sewer repair services in Auburn, WA, as well as, cleaning, camera inspections, sewer linkings, pipe burstings, replacements and excavation of old lines.

If you live within the Auburn City limits, the City of Auburn Utilities Department manages all of the wastewater that leaves your home or business and enters the city’s sewer system. Your sewer treatment utility fees pay for the operation and maintenance of the city’s sanitary sewer system.

However any pipe or sewer line, often called a side sewer line, that runs from your property to the City’s Sewer Line is the responsibility of the property owner. A permit is required to repair, replace or install a side sewer line, and any blockages or leaks that you determine is from your sewer pipes is a good idea to let the City know. But it is your responsibility to make sure your sewer lines are in good working order.

There are a number of different things that can damage or clog your sewer pipes, depending on the type of pipes you are currently using.

Iron pipes are prone to corrosion. Once they start to corrode, they end up cracking and water or sewage leaks into your yard requiring sewer repair.
Plastic pipes commonly crack when they are exposed to water temperatures that are higher than their recommended limits. While this is not common, it does occur from time to time.
Clay pipes can crack and break if they aren’t supported properly. This is because they are extremely brittle and when the earth shifts, they aren’t able to deal with the addition pressure that is put on them.
Concrete sewer lines which are probably the most common type of pipe used before PVC can also crack and break from movement, or just break or crack due to wear and tear over time.
Sewer pipes can become clogged or blocked for a number of reasons. Tree roots can invade and cause a blockage. Fats, grease and oils that are allowed to enter sewers from drains can stick to the sides and over time clog a sewer line.

Since all types of pipes can potentially crack, it is a good idea to keep an eye on your sewer line and call Hunt’s Services should you run into any issues. We are available around the clock to deal with all of your plumbing or sewer services in Auburn, so feel free to give us a call at any hour.

How to Identify a Broken Sewer Pipe in Auburn

It can be difficult to determine if you have a broken sewer line, so make sure that you watch out for a few common warning signs.

Keep an eye on your bathtub. If the tub struggles to drain, there could be an issue somewhere along the line. The same can be said if your toilet makes a strange noise after you flush it. Both of these issues could be caused by a blockage as well, so it is best to get your entire system checked out right away.

If you have sewer water backing up into your toilet or smell sewage in your yard or basement, you could have a more serious problem on your hands. In these cases, call us right away so that we can deal with the issue before your home becomes a disaster area. If you notice wet spots or pooling of water in your yard, that don’t seem to disappear, you may have a break or leak in your sewer piping.

Cleaning Drains and Sewer Lines

If we determine that your sewer line is not cracked or broken, but instead is blocked or clogged, then we can employ the use of our Auburn sewer cleaning services. Sewer cleaning typically involves a physical removal of the debris or material causing the clog or blockage of your sewer line.

There are a couple of ways to remove blockage from a sewer line. One can be a snake, of course the snake equipment we use is commercial grade and designed for maximum effectiveness to clean your drain and/or sewer line. Using a snake or flexible metal line may not be the best or even easiest method. Hydro-jetting is another method that uses a pressurized stream of water via a long line that can travel the length of your sewer line. There’s not much that our high psi water stream cannot remove and flush away from your sewer piping.

Repairing Sewer Lines in Auburn

The first step in repairing a sewer line is to make sure you know what is the cause of the problem. As a professional and licensed plumbing company, Hunt’s Services has the proper equipment to both diagnose and fix any sewer problem. If we cannot determine the cause of your sewer line problem, we can use do a sewer camera inspection to view the entire length of your sewer line and even make a video and show you what we found to be the issue.

Once the cause of the problem is found, then we can determine what is the best method to repair your sewer line. Methods of sewer repair can range from simple cleaning of a sewer line to excavation and replacement of your sewer line. If you indeed have a break in your sewer line, we can use a couple of different approaches to repairing your sewer pipes.

Installing sewer liners or trenchless sewer repairs is the process of lining your sewer pipe with resin that is held in place with a bladder. Once the bladder is removed when the resin is cured, your sewer line now has a brand new pipe that replaces the old damaged sewer line. This is probably the least expensive method to fix a cracked or broken sewer line. Sewer line bursting is another method that allows to break up and replace your sewer line with a new PVC pipe that will last over 100 years as a replacement.

The method of last resort is to literally excavate and replace either some or all of your sewer line. If we need to excavate to replace a sewer line, you might as well have the entire sewer line replaced unless it is a very long distance and we can isolate where the break in the line has occurred and just replace part of the line assuming the rest of the line is intact and not prone to future problems.

When a major repair is necessary, you’ll be glad that you have us on the job. In most cases, we will use the least invasive method possible to repair or replace your pipes.