Sewer Line Repair
A sewer line that keeps backing up is usually a broken pipe. We find the bad section, dig it up and put in new pipe with cleanouts.
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Septic system installation is the work we do for people building on a lot with no sewer line. Wright Flow Plumbing and Heating installs new septic tanks and leach fields, and replaces systems that have failed. We also handle septic tank repair, so a cracked line does not always mean a new system. We come from Edgewood and work the East Mountains and the Albuquerque metro.
A septic system has three parts. There is the pipe out of the house, the tank, and the leach field that returns water to the ground. When one part fails, the whole system backs up, so we start by finding which part it is. The pipe from the house is its own job, and our sewer line repair page covers it.
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Every new septic system in New Mexico needs a liquid waste permit from the New Mexico Environment Department. The application asks for proof that you own the land. It also needs a site diagram marking wells and property lines, and a floor plan with the bedroom count. We put that package together with you.
The bedroom count sets the tank size. State rules set a 750 gallon tank for a one bedroom house. A two or three bedroom house needs 1,000 gallons, and four bedrooms needs 1,200. The tank has to be a model NMED has already approved before it goes in the ground.
Once NMED issues the permit to construct, we dig, set the tank and build the leach field. NMED inspects the work before the system is covered. Nothing gets backfilled until that visit is done. When it passes, NMED issues the permit to operate.
Most homes in the East Mountains are on septic. Edgewood, Tijeras, Cedar Crest and Sandia Park sit outside any sewer system. The tank and the leach field are the sewer. The same holds on larger lots in Corrales and Placitas, and on the edges of Rio Rancho.
Who permits your system depends on the address. Bernalillo County runs its own onsite wastewater ordinance for the unincorporated parts of the county. A lot in Sedillo or Sandia Knolls is permitted by the county. Edgewood, Moriarty, Corrales, Placitas and the City of Albuquerque go through NMED.
Lot size and the well decide a lot of the design. New Mexico keeps a conventional system off any lot under three quarters of an acre. The rules hold the tank 50 feet from a private drinking water well and the field 100 feet. On a tight lot, that math can push the build to an advanced treatment system.
Plenty of septic problems come down to one broken piece. A tank line cracks, a pipe gets crushed, or a baffle rots out. Sometimes the lid is buried and nobody can get to the tank. We dig up the piece that failed, replace it and put the yard back.
Risers are the fix for a buried lid. When an existing system is modified, state rules call for access risers over the tank inlet and outlet openings. We set risers and lids up at grade so the tank can be opened without a shovel. That also makes the pumping company's visit a short one.
A failed leach field shows up as soggy ground, a smell in the yard, or slow drains. We look at the tank level and the field before calling it. If the tank and the field are fine, the problem is usually inside the house. That is a drain cleaning call.
Free estimates and site visits across Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales, the East Mountains and about 70 miles around Edgewood.
(505) 306-8285From the first call to the final test, here is how it goes.
Call (505) 306-8285 and tell us what is happening and where. We ask a few questions so we bring the right parts.
Emergencies go first. Everything else gets a day and a window that works for you.
We find what is actually wrong and explain it in plain words. Then the estimate goes in writing before any work starts.
The repair or the install, with the parts it needs. Where a permit or an inspection is required, we handle that paperwork with you.
We run the water or fire the unit and check it. Then we clean up and tell you how to keep it working.
Common questions about septic systems across Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales, the East Mountains and about 70 miles around Edgewood. If yours is not here, call and ask.
A sewer line that keeps backing up is usually a broken pipe. We find the bad section, dig it up and put in new pipe with cleanouts.
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We clear clogged sinks, tubs, showers, toilets, floor drains and main sewer lines with drain snakes and cabling machines. When the same drain keeps backing up, we find out why and tell you what the pipe needs.
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Plumbing repair for leaks, slab leaks, pipe repair, toilets, faucets, shower valves and garbage disposals. We work homes and small commercial buildings from Edgewood across the Albuquerque metro.
Learn MoreDrains, water heaters, gas lines and sewer work, plus boilers, radiant heat and mini splits. One call covers the water and the heat.
Burst pipes, sewer backups and dead water heaters do not wait for Monday. Call any hour and we will get you scheduled as fast as we can.
Houses, manufactured homes, rentals and small commercial buildings. Landlords and property managers keep us on a maintenance schedule.
We run about 70 miles out from Edgewood, into Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales and down to Los Lunas. The East Mountains are home.
Tell us what is going on and where the house or building is, and we will come look at it. Call (505) 306-8285 or fill out the form and we will get back to you.
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