Hydro Jetting in Glendale, CO

What's different in Glendale

Glendale is a small Arapahoe County city completely surrounded by the City and County of Denver, along Colorado Boulevard and Cherry Creek. It is the most densely populated municipality in Colorado, which means a lot of multi-unit buildings and shared drain lines. When one stack serves many kitchens, grease builds up faster, and a clog in a shared line can affect several units at once.

Glendale buys all its water from Denver Water but maintains its own mains and bills customers itself. The fact sheet we use does not name Glendale's sewer provider, so check your bill or ask Glendale Public Works who handles the public sewer at your address. For a single-family home, the line between the house and the public main is generally where a backup begins and where a plumber works. In a condo or apartment building, the building's management usually controls the shared lines, so check with them before arranging work.

Permits go through the City of Glendale Building Department, whose main application covers plumbing. Inspection requests are due by 3:30 p.m. the day before, and there are no Friday inspections, which is worth knowing if a repair follows the cleaning.

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Signs to call

• A kitchen sink that backs up when a neighbor's does
• Water rising in a tub when another fixture drains
• Clogs returning soon after snaking
• Sewer odor near floor drains

Timing

Grease clogs pick up after holiday cooking, when more fat goes down sinks and hardens in the pipe. If inspections are needed for a repair, remember there are none on Fridays, so a Thursday discovery may wait until the following week.

When you call, say whether you live in a single-family home or a multi-unit building, which fixtures are affected and whether neighbors are having the same problem. In a building, the plumber may need access to a shared cleanout in a utility room or garage, so check with management first. Until then, hold off on running the dishwasher or washer.