A weep under the sink or behind the toilet
A fifteen-minute job. They usually weep before they let go, so change them when you see it.
Oak Park · Drain cleaning
Drain cleaning in Oak Park
5.0 on Google (20 reviews) CSLB Lic. #339618 Family shop since 1977
Drain cleaning in Oak Park, ten minutes from the shop in Westlake Village. A slow drain is a small job and a backed-up main is an urgent one. We can often clear either one the same day.
Dan picks up when he can and calls back the same day. You get the price before we start. Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.
- Ten minutes
- Ventura County. Oak Park is unincorporated.
- One year on our labor. Thirty days on drain clearing.
- 91377
“When I called him out and he immediately came my house within 2 hours and did a really quick and great job for my bathroom.”
“Dan and his crew are absolutely the best! Professional, communicative and fair prices. Couldn't ask for anything more!”
“Very friendly, efficient and went above my expectations!”
Around here
In Oak Park
Most clogs we clear in Oak Park are grease in the kitchen line and hair in the tubs. In the older phases, roots find their way into the main at the joints. We clear it from the cleanout. If it's backed up before, we put a camera down so you know whether the trouble is the clog or the pipe.
Neighborhoods: the Kanan tracts, Lindero Canyon, the streets off Oak Hills Drive, Sutton Valley, the newer tracts up Bowfield.
The job
How it goes
We use a cable machine: a small one for sinks, tubs and showers, and a drum machine with a cutting head for the main. If there's a cleanout we run from there, so nothing goes through your toilet or across your floor.
Grease clogs kitchen lines and hair clogs tubs. Once it's clear we run water and watch it, since a half-cleared drain is back in a month.
Main lines are different. Roots get into old clay joints, cast iron scales up, and sagging sections hold water. If your main has backed up more than once in a year, we'll put a camera down it and show you what's there.
Call if
What you notice, and what it usually is
The kitchen sink drains slowly
Grease on the pipe wall.
The tub or shower stands in water
Hair and soap near the trap. A short job.
The toilet gurgles when the washer drains
A partly blocked main line.
Water comes up in the shower or a floor drain
The main is blocked. Stop running water and call us today.
It backs up every few months
Roots or a broken section. A camera shows which.
Tell us what it’s doing and we can usually narrow it down on the phone.
From the blog
Job stories: drain cleaning
Four steps
How a job goes
- 01
You call
Dan picks up when he can and calls back the same day. Tell him what it’s doing.
- 02
We look
We come out, find the cause and show you, with the old part in hand when there is one.
- 03
You get a price
Before anything starts. Repairs are time plus parts. Bigger jobs get a written bid.
- 04
We do the work
Small repairs usually get done the same visit. Bigger jobs get a start date we keep. Permitted where needed, and the house left clean.
Common questions
Drain cleaning in Oak Park: things people ask
How fast can you get to Oak Park?
Often the same day. It's ten minutes up Kanan or Lindero Canyon from Westlake Village.
Who issues permits in Oak Park?
Ventura County, since Oak Park has no city government. We plan around the county's inspection schedule, so the date we give you holds.
Should I try a chemical drain cleaner first?
No. It sits on the clog until someone opens the trap and gets it on their hands, and it eats older pipe. Try hot water and a plunger, then call.
Why does my main line keep backing up?
Clearing removes the clog and leaves the cause, like roots, a low spot or a crack that catches paper. A camera shows which.
Do you have to go through my toilet?
Not if there's a cleanout. We run the cable from there, and if you don't have one, we can add one.
What people say
“Dan's plumbing were fantastic, they installed the AWTOS water sensor our Insurance company sent us, fixed some clogged exterior drains that were blocked, and installed a new trash disposal unit...all for a very competitive price. Thanks guys, we're glad we called you!”
“If you're looking for a plumber who actually knows what they're doing look no further than Dan's plumbing. We use them on all of our projects”
“Dan is consistent. Professional, on time, only does what is needed, experienced, easy to work with, clean, and smart.”
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With no city hall in Oak Park, a water heater replacement here is permitted through Ventura County.
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Repiping is starting to come up in the earliest Oak Park phases, built in the late seventies and eighties, where the original copper has begun to pinhole. The nineties phases almost never need one yet. New lines run overhead in copper or PEX, so no concrete gets opened. Ventura County handles the permit and inspection.
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If you're replacing the same fixture twice in an Oak Park house, the pressure regulator is usually why.
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Because Oak Park is unincorporated, the plumbing repairs that need a permit go through Ventura County.
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Ventura County permits and inspects tankless conversions in Oak Park, since there's no city hall, and we plan the job around its inspection schedule.
Sewer camera & repair in Oak Park
A sewer camera inspection in Oak Park follows the lateral from the house to the Triunfo Water and Sanitation District main, and that stretch is yours.
Gas lines in Oak Park
Oak Park gas lines are permitted through Ventura County, since there's no city building department, and the inspector checks the pressure test before the gas goes back on. Most of the work is new black iron runs to a BBQ, fire pit or pool heater, with a shutoff at each appliance. If you smell gas, leave and call SoCalGas first.
Slab leaks in Oak Park
Slab leak repair in Oak Park comes up mostly in the earliest phases, where the original copper under the floor is old enough to start leaking.
Tell Dan what it’s doing.
Most problems get sorted out on a short call. Ten minutes from the shop. Leaking right now? Shut off the main, then call.
Or send the details and Dan will call you back. Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.