Built for mountain & desert homes
Frozen lines in Jackson and Flagstaff, hard water in St. George, high-altitude heaters in Durango — we know your climate.
Drain Cleaning at Element
A clog is a symptom, so we look for what’s behind it
Every drain in a house carries something that wants to stick: grease and coffee grounds in the kitchen, hair and soap in the bath, lint in the laundry line. Add hard water, which all four of our regions have, and mineral scale gives that debris a rough surface to grab. A drain that slowed over months rarely fixes itself, and store-bought chemicals tend to open a narrow channel rather than clean the pipe.
Our plumbers match the tool to the blockage. A cable handles most fixture clogs. Repeat or whole-house backups get a closer look, often with a camera, so we know whether it’s buildup, roots or a broken section of pipe. Where scale or grease coats the full pipe wall, hydro jetting scours it clean. If the line itself has failed, we’ll show you and explain sewer line repair before any work begins.
- Cause Before Cure We find out why the drain clogged, not just where.
- Day or Night Backups get a response 24/7, holidays included.
- Price First You see and approve the price before we start.
Symptom Check
When a slow drain becomes a plumbing call
Most clogs give some warning before they back up, and these are the ones worth acting on.
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Standing Water in the Basin
The sink empties eventually, but only after you’ve walked away and come back.
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Glugging from the Tub
Bubbling in one fixture while another drains points to a blocked or poorly vented line.
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Toilet Water Climbing
The bowl rises toward the rim when you flush, or when the shower runs.
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A Smell That Comes Back
Sour or sewer odor from a drain that returns even after you clean the fixture.
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Clogs on a Schedule
The same drain stops up every few weeks, whatever you pour down it.
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Water at a Floor Drain
Water or waste showing up in a basement, garage or laundry floor drain.
Drains We Clear
Each drain in the house, and the pipe they all share
Different drains clog for different reasons, so each one gets its own approach.
- Kitchen Lines Grease, food waste and coffee grounds packed into the trap and branch pipe.
- Tubs & Showers Hair and soap mats pulled out, not pushed further down the line.
- Bathroom Sinks Slow basins, stuck stoppers and the buildup that collects behind them.
- Laundry Drains Lint and detergent sludge cleared from standpipes and utility sinks.
- Floor Drains Basement, garage and mechanical-room drains cleared and their traps checked.
- Main Sewer Line Whole-house backups opened from the cleanout and tested with water running.
How It Works
Four steps from slow to flowing
Here’s what a drain call looks like from your side.
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Tell Us What’s Slow
Call or book online and say which fixtures are affected. We take calls 24/7.
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Pinpoint the Blockage
We run water at each fixture to learn if the clog is local or down the main.
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Agree on the Price
You get the price and your options up front. Nothing starts until you say yes.
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Clear and Test
We open the line, run every affected fixture and leave the area clean.
Local crews. Mountain-tough service.
Local in five communities
Real offices and crews in St. George, Hurricane, Durango, Jackson and Flagstaff — not a call center.
Award-winning work
Voted Best of Southern Utah Gold in 2025 and 2026, and Best of Iron County 2025.
Here 24/7
Burst pipe at 2 a.m. or no heat on a Sunday — a real technician answers the call.
Water going nowhere?
Every Element location clears drains around the clock. Mention the $83 drain clearing offer when you book.
Maintenance Membership
Ready for desert summers & mountain winters.
Seasonal checkups for every system in your home.
Seasonal checkups catch small problems before they become emergencies — and keep your systems running efficiently all year.
- Annual whole-home plumbing inspection
- Water heater flush & safety check
- Seasonal heating & AC tune-ups (St. George & Hurricane)
- Priority scheduling for members
- Member savings on repairs
Drain cleaning questions
Which Element locations offer drain cleaning?
All of them. Choose your area for local details and offers: Flagstaff, Durango, St. George and Hurricane, or Jackson Hole and Star Valley. Each team handles everything from one slow sink to a whole-house backup, and each takes calls around the clock.
Is a drain snake or hydro jetting better?
It depends on what’s in the pipe. A cable cuts through hair, wipes and soft clogs quickly. When grease, scale or roots line the whole pipe wall, a cable only opens a channel and the clog returns. That’s where hydro jetting earns its place. We’ll tell you which your drain needs, and why, before we start.
Can hard water really cause clogs?
It contributes. Calcium and magnesium slowly coat the inside of drain pipes, and that rough layer catches grease, hair and soap far more easily than clean pipe does. Homes in all four of our regions deal with it. A water softener slows new buildup; a drain cleaning removes what’s already there.
What does the $83 drain clearing offer cover?
The $83 drain clearing offer covers clearing one accessible drain line through an existing cleanout or fixture, and if we can’t clear it, you don’t pay. It’s valid at all four locations for residential customers. Mention it when you schedule.
When should I stop plunging and call?
If a few honest tries with a plunger haven’t moved the clog, or more than one fixture is slow at the same time, it’s time to call. Several slow drains together usually mean the blockage sits in a shared line rather than a single trap, and forcing it can push water out of another fixture.
*Offers cannot be combined with other promotions or applied to dispatch fees. No cash value. Must present offer at time of service. Call for details.