[dalereed]

Your plumber is right the connection to the city main is yours!

[philly-d-kidder]

Sounds Like Lower Merion a Lotta Terra Cotta Drains

[backtobasics]

In our city, I ran across a very similar situation where a customer had several places along the sewer line that roots were getting into. Here, the utility department maintains the tap and any sections of pipe that may be in the right of way, but they will sometimes go beyond the property line if there is a transistion in pipe materials from an older type to a newer type. Saves trouble down the road for the homeowner and the city. The rate at which roots grow, its best to just dig up the line and replace the cracked, or broken sections. Otherwise, it will happen again on a regular basis. In our case, they replaced a ten foot section of 6 inch concrete pipe that had a root in it that was 4” inches in diameter, and 12 feet long. Much too big for a rooter machine to cut out without damaging the pipe and sending chunks of wood and concrete further into the sewer main.

[PistolPaknMama]

A plumber told me recently to flush a box of salt every month. It kills roots growing in the line.

[gonzo]

Went through the same situation about 30 years ago with my business in South Bend, IN. We had to repair the pipes on our property, but the City was responsible for the hook-up to the sewer pipe in the middle of the street.

It was very interesting, because the Sewer Pipe was actually a wooden stave water pipe that had been installed circa 1890. The pipe was in excellent shape, so the City had to look-up the directions to hook-on (needed hot tar), and find an old Cooper that knew how to do it.

Thanks for bring that memory back for me, and good luck ............................................. FRegards