One sink that won't drain right, over and over? Bruce Bunch scopes the branch drain to find what's really causing it — grease, buildup, or a bad pipe.
A kitchen sink, tub, or laundry drain that clogs again and again is trying to tell you something — and it's usually not fixed by another pour of drain cleaner. Bruce Bunch runs a compact drain camera into the branch line to see the buildup, the bad section, or the belly holding water.
Unlike the big main-line sewer, these smaller branch drains carry grease, hair, soap, and food waste that cake the pipe walls over time. A camera shows how far the buildup runs and whether the pipe itself has a problem, like a low spot or a break under the slab.
With a clear view, Bruce can tell you whether a proper cleaning solves it for good or whether the pipe needs a repair. Either way you're getting an honest diagnosis from a master plumber, not a guess and a bill.
Repeat clogs in one fixture usually mean something specific — here's why a look pays off.
A camera finds why the same drain keeps clogging, so the fix lasts instead of coming back next month.
Bellies, cracks, and bad slopes under the slab don't show from the surface — the camera does.
No more pouring money down the drain in cleaner. You treat the real cause, not the symptom.
Seeing the pipe means cleaning what needs cleaning and repairing only what's truly broken.
If one fixture — the kitchen sink, a bathroom tub, the laundry standpipe — drains slow no matter how often you clear it, the branch line serving it likely has a buildup or a defect a snake can't cure.
Gurgling, bad smells rising from a single drain, or water that pools and drains away slowly all point to a partial blockage or a low spot in that branch. A camera shows exactly what and where.
Homes with older galvanized or cast-iron branch drains are especially prone to internal corrosion and scaling that narrows the pipe. Seeing the inside tells you whether cleaning restores flow or the section is due for replacement.
A drain line inspection with Bruce covers:
A sewer scope looks at the large main line that serves the whole house, while a drain line inspection focuses on the smaller branch drain serving one fixture or area. Bruce uses a slimmer camera for these tighter lines to find fixture-specific problems.
That usually means the problem is local to that branch, not the main. Grease and food in a kitchen line, hair and soap in a tub line, or a belly and low slope under the slab are common causes — and the camera shows which one you've got.
In many cases, yes. If the branch drain runs under a concrete slab and the camera can reach it, Bruce can spot a belly, break, or blockage down there and mark its location, so any repair is targeted instead of guesswork.
If cleaner only helps for a few weeks, it's masking a real problem, not solving it. An inspection finds the underlying cause so you can fix it once, instead of buying chemicals and living with a drain that always comes back.
Yes. Bruce serves the Chattahoochee Valley across West Georgia and East Alabama, including the Columbus metro into Russell County, as a Columbus, GA Licensed Master Plumber. Call 706-527-3829 to schedule.
Here's how Bruce runs a drain line inspection, start to finish:
Call or text 706-527-3829, or request service online. We'll find a time that works and confirm the details up front.
Bruce or the crew arrives on time, finds the real source of the problem, and explains it in plain language.
You get a clear, honest, upfront price before any work begins — no surprises and no pressure.
We fix it right the first time, clean up after ourselves, and stand behind every job we do.
GA Licensed Master Plumber #107769 • Eljen GSF Certified • 32 Years Experience • Residential, Commercial & Septic • Upfront Pricing • Serving Columbus, GA & the Chattahoochee Valley