★★★★★
Explained everything as they went and answered questions without acting like I was wasting their time. Genuinely rare.
Hugo L. · Ankeny, IA
Drain Cleaning · Ankeny, Iowa
Drain Cleaning in Ankeny, Iowa
A drain that empties slowly is telling you something well before it stops entirely. In Ankeny we clear kitchen lines packed with grease, laundry standpipes fouled with lint and soap, and main sewer lines choked by tree roots that found a joint in the clay. The cable or the jetter clears it; the camera tells you whether it will come back.
Call (833) 435-9778 and describe what is happening. We will give you an arrival window before you hang up and a flat price before anyone starts work - the same price at 2am as at 2pm.
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Call (833) 435-9778- Sink or tub drains slowly, or empties then gurgles
- Two fixtures back up at once - a sign the main line is involved
- Water rises in the shower when the toilet is flushed
When to call us in Ankeny
- Sink or tub drains slowly, or empties then gurgles
- Two fixtures back up at once - a sign the main line is involved
- Water rises in the shower when the toilet is flushed
- A sewage smell around a floor drain or basement
- Repeated clogs in the same fixture after store-bought cleaner
- Water backing up into a laundry tub during a wash cycle
What the visit covers
- Cable or jetter chosen for the line, not whatever is on the truck
- Cleanout used where one exists so fixtures stay untouched
- Camera pass after clearing on main line work
- Grease, root and scale build-up removed rather than punched through
- Drop cloths down and the work area wiped before we leave
- Straight answer on whether the line needs repair, not just cleaning
Older sewer lines here are clay or cast iron
Plenty of Ankeny homes still run their waste out to the street through clay tile with a joint every few feet, and roots find every one of them. Cast iron scales shut from the inside instead. Either way, a main line that backs up twice in a year is telling you something a camera can confirm in twenty minutes.
Drain Cleaning across Ankeny
Billybob Plumbing covers Ankeny and the surrounding communities. Call for service anywhere in the area.
Ankeny customers on our drain cleaning work
★★★★★
Snapped shutoff valve under the sink flooded the cabinet. Same-day visit, replaced both angle stops while he was in there. Sensible.
Milo F. · Des Moines, IA
★★★★★
Fair price, showed up when they said, and did not leave a mess. I do not know how to review a plumber more highly than that.
Sam I. · Johnston, IA
Other plumbing services in Ankeny
Sewer Camera Inspection in Ankeny
A recorded look down the line before you buy a house, or before anyone quotes you for digging up the yard.
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Water shut off, the split section cut out and replaced, and the line pressure-tested before we leave. Any hour, any day.
Read moreEmergency Plumber in Ankeny
Burst pipes, sewage backing up, no water in the house. We answer the phone at 2am and roll a truck the same night.
Read moreFrozen Pipe Repair in Ankeny
Thawed safely, checked for splits as it comes back, and the run insulated or rerouted so next winter is quieter.
Read moreGas Line Repair in Ankeny
Gas smell, a leak on the meter side, or a new run for a range, dryer, grill or garage heater. Pressure-tested every time.
Read moreHydro Jetting in Ankeny
High-pressure water that scours grease, scale and roots back to bare pipe wall instead of drilling a hole through them.
Read moreDrain Cleaning near Ankeny
Same service, same pricing, in the communities around Ankeny.
Drain Cleaning in Ankeny: common questions
How much does drain cleaning cost in Ankeny?
A branch line - kitchen, bath or laundry - is usually the lower end of our range, and a main line through a cleanout sits above it. You get the exact number for your Ankeny home before we start, and it does not move if the job runs long.
Will a store-bought drain cleaner work first?
Occasionally, on a light hair clog. On grease or roots it rarely does, and repeated use sits caustic liquid against your pipe joints. If a bottle has not fixed it, tell us you used one so we can protect ourselves when we open the line.
Do you clean drains the same day in Ankeny?
Yes, most Ankeny drain calls are cleared the day you ring. If your only toilet or your kitchen is out of action we treat it as an emergency and move you up the schedule.
Why does my drain keep clogging?
Recurring clogs usually mean the problem is the pipe, not the debris - a belly holding water, a root intrusion, or scale narrowing an old galvanised line. Our camera pass tells you which, so you stop paying to clear the same line twice a year.
Do you serve the smaller towns around Ankeny?
We do. Our Ankeny coverage extends through the surrounding communities, and we run across the whole state, so being outside the city limits does not mean waiting longer or paying a travel premium.
Drain Cleaning in Ankeny, day or night
One number, answered around the clock, with the price agreed before we start.
(833) 435-9778