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  2. Root invasion - Wikipedia

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    Roads, sidewalks and foundations can all suffer structural issues from tree roots. [7] Several methods of control have been attempted, from barriers to encouraging growth in desirable directs. Selection of plants with root systems that will not conflict with nearby structures is the most effective method of damage control.

  3. Plumber's snake - Wikipedia

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    A man clears a sanitary sewer pipe with a motorized snake. Plant roots and other material being removed from a drain. A plumber's snake or drain snake or drain auger is a slender, flexible auger used to dislodge clogs in plumbing. The plumber's snake is often reserved for difficult clogs that cannot be loosened with a plunger.

  4. Roto-Rooter - Wikipedia

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    The cable rotated with a sharp C-shaped blade attached to the tip. The rotating motion cut tree roots out of sewer lines, eliminating the need to dig up pipes and clear obstructions by hand, thus inventing the world's first heavy-duty plumber's Snake. Blanc's wife, Lettie (née Lettie Jensen), called his invention the "Roto-Rooter". [2]

  5. This Drain Mistake Could Be Costly - AOL

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    The drain system is simple in form: It's made up of trenches filled with gravel or rock that contain a perforated pipe that reroutes water away from problem areas.

  6. Bog-wood - Wikipedia

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    Bog-wood (also spelled bogwood or bog wood), also known as abonos and, especially amongst pipe smokers, as morta, [1] is a material from trees that have been buried in peat bogs and preserved from decay by the acidic and anaerobic bog conditions, sometimes for hundreds or even thousands of years.

  7. Drain-waste-vent system - Wikipedia

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    A sewer pipe is normally at neutral air pressure compared to the surrounding atmosphere.When a column of waste water flows through a pipe, it compresses air ahead of it in the system, creating a positive pressure that must be released so it does not push back on the waste stream and downstream traps, slow drainage, and induce potential clogs.

  8. What to do when a neighbor's tree damages your property - AOL

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    But since tree damage can be extensive, filing a claim does make sense in many cases. If you have proof that your neighbor knew that their tree was a risk, that’s information you should provide ...

  9. Simplified sewerage - Wikipedia

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    Schematic of a simplified sewer: Smaller diameter pipes are laid at a shallower depth and at a flatter gradient than for conventional sewers. [1]Simplified sewerage, also called small-bore sewerage, is a sewer system that collects all household wastewater (blackwater and greywater) in small-diameter pipes laid at fairly flat gradients.

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