The Lower Level Shower Fills on a Flush
Water rising in a basement shower or floor drain when someone flushes upstairs means the shared line downstream is restricted. That is a main line call, not a plunger job.
OVERVIEW
Drain Cleaning in Clive
Drain cleaning removes whatever is blocking or narrowing a drain line, from a hair mat in a tub trap to roots in the main. Most Clive calls come down to two questions: which drain stopped, and whether the trouble sits in one fixture or in the line they all share. We at Clog Busters answer both for Clive households, day or night, from our Des Moines branch.
The kitchen is where Clive’s own public works staff aim their warnings. A fats, oil and grease poster from the City of Clive and the Des Moines Metro Wastewater Reclamation Authority tells cooks to wipe pots and pans before washing, put food waste in the trash instead of the disposal, and save waste oil for recycling rather than pouring it down the sink. Grease cools and sticks in your own kitchen branch long before it reaches a public sewer.
Clive Public Works reports that the city’s sanitary sewer system covers nearly 8 square miles and serves an estimated 18,000 residents. Every one of those homes drains through its own private piping before the water reaches a City pipe, and that private piping is where our crews spend their day. See our drain cleaning service overview and the Clog Busters Clive page. Cable work has its own page on drain auger service in Clive, and trouble past the foundation wall is covered under Clive sewer services.
Clive drain cleaning is carried out under the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code, which took effect across Iowa on March 26, 2025.
