How To Dissolve Grout In Drain Pipe

Clear concrete from drain pipes.

How to dissolve grout in drain pipe.

Grout doesn t dissolve. Not sure how much is really in there but it took hours for the pan to drain after first shower after project. One option when dealing with a drain clogged with concrete is to pour muriatic acid down the affected drain. Tile grout can present real problems if allowed to accumulate in your drain lines.

A common problem is how to clear concrete from drain pipes. Any product that would dissolve dirt and clay lodged in a drain pipe would also attack the system itself at some juncture. If the line is plastic you may be able to break up the grout and push it down to a larger line. The other cause can also be tiler s grout which sits like concrete in the pipes.

Grout from shower tile grouting project in second floor bathroom got into the drain in the fiberglass shower pan and pvc drain pipe is totally clogged. The acid will attack the lime in the concrete and break it up. Trouble is that it certainly was seen again. Since grout sets up under water you may have to get a licensed plumber with powerful sewer and drain cleaning technology to try and clear the line.

While the trap is off you ll be able to inspect the tailpiece and the drain line as it goes into the wall and clean those up too if necessary. I have been involved several times in the last 30 or so years where a tradesman has washed cement based grout down a stormwater or sewer drain expecting it to simply disappear never to be seen again. We have septic and bathroom is small and no windows so don t want to use acid. It causes blockages by settling in p traps and pipe joints and hardening into a clump.

As with many construction sites and new home building sites during the construction operations in order to maintain machinery and equipment in the good working order it is often washed down after use. Hot water will not work to remove grout. Most older sewer lines are made from clay and even most newly built structures with pvc drain lines eventually discharge into a city waste system comprised of clay pipes. Unfortunately concrete and grout are what we use to make larger sewer lines.