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Utah  /  Drain Cleaning\n\n# Salt Lake City Drain Cleaning\n\nThis job was actually the beginning of what later turned into a full laundry sink upgrade. The homeowner had been dealing with recurring backups in the laundry line several times a year.\n\n**Mountain Man Plumbing** Published Mar 15, 2026\n\n- [Read the job notes ↓](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/past-work-salt-lake-city-drain-cleaning/#pw2-notes>)\n\n- [See all 5 photos ↓](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/past-work-salt-lake-city-drain-cleaning/#pw2-photos>)\n\n[![Salt Lake City cast iron drain cleaning with pipe fully exposed](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/salt-lake-city-drain-cleaning-wall-demo.webp>)](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/salt-lake-city-drain-cleaning-wall-demo.webp>)\n\nSalt Lake City cast iron drain cleaning with pipe fully exposed\n\n### Read all 5 photo captions\n\n1. [Salt Lake City cast iron drain cleaning with pipe fully exposed](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/salt-lake-city-drain-cleaning-wall-demo.webp>)\n2. [Salt Lake City cast iron drain cleaning with pipe fully exposed](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/salt-lake-city-drain-cleaning-wall-demo-1.webp>)\n3. [Salt Lake City cast iron drain cleaning with pipe fully exposed](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/salt-lake-city-drain-line-clearing.png>)\n4. [Salt Lake City cast iron drain cleaning with pipe fully exposed](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/salt-lake-city-drain-cleaning-floor-access.png>)\n5. [Salt Lake City cast iron drain cleaning with pipe fully exposed](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/salt-lake-city-drain-cleaning-cast-iron-repair.png>)\n\n**THE WORK**\n\n[Drain Cleaning ↗](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/faucet-sink-repair/?agentnet=md>)\n\n**THE PLACE**\n\n[Salt Lake City, Utah ↗](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/salt-lake-city-plumber/?agentnet=md>)\n\n**THE PHOTO ROLL**\n\n5 original job photos\n\nFROM THE JOB\n\n## The story *behind the photos.*\n\nMountain Man Plumbing\nSalt Lake City, Utah\n\nThis job was actually the beginning of what later turned into a full laundry sink upgrade. The homeowner had been dealing with recurring backups in the laundry line several times a year. They told me they had hired multiple plumbers over time and each one had snaked the drain, but the relief never lasted. The line would slow down again, the standpipe would overflow, and the cycle repeated itself.Once I looked closer, the real problem became obvious. There was no proper cleanout anywhere on the line, which meant every plumber who tried to fix it was forced to run small equipment from the standpipe. Those tools can poke a temporary hole through buildup, but they cannot actually restore a cast iron drain that has years of scale inside it. This home in Salt Lake City had exactly that problem. The scale had grown so thick inside the pipe that the diameter of the drain was drastically reduced. At that point, snaking from the standpipe was never going to be enough.I explained to the homeowner that the only way to solve the issue for good was to open the floor so I could reach the line directly. Once the concrete was removed and the pipe exposed, I was finally able to access the section that had been causing all the trouble. The inside was almost completely closed off from heavy scale. I cleaned the pipe correctly, restored full flow, and most importantly added proper cleanouts so the line could be serviced easily in the future.The homeowner finally has a drain that works the way it should, without yearly backups or temporary fixes. What started as a frustrating recurring problem turned into a long term solution once the real cause was uncovered and the line was repaired the right way.\n\nA CLOSER LOOK / 05\n\n[![Salt Lake City cast iron drain cleaning with pipe fully exposed](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/salt-lake-city-drain-cleaning-cast-iron-repair.png>)](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/salt-lake-city-drain-cleaning-cast-iron-repair.png>)\n\nSalt Lake City cast iron drain cleaning with pipe fully exposed\n\n MOUNTAIN MAN PLUMBING\n\nEXPLORE THE SERVICE [Drain Cleaning ↗](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/faucet-sink-repair/?agentnet=md>)[Plumbing in Salt Lake City ↗](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/salt-lake-city-plumber/?agentnet=md>)\n\nMOUNTAIN MAN PLUMBING\n\n## Let’s take a look *at your place.*\n\nCall or text us about the work you need.\n\n- [Call (385) 766-8935 ↗](<tel:+13857668935>)\n\n- [Book a visit ↗](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/book-online/?agentnet=md>)\n\n- [Text us a photo ↗](<sms:+13857668935>)\n\nMORE FROM THE JOB\n\n## Keep looking.\n\n[All past work ↗](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/past-work/?agentnet=md>)\n\n![Completed drain and P-trap installation under Salt Lake City bathroom sink](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/expert-plumbing-unerneath-salt-lake-city-sink.webp>)  Salt Lake City\n\n### [Salt Lake City Drain Installation](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/past-work-salt-lake-city-drain-installation/?agentnet=md>)\n\n ↗\n\n![Professional plumber using drain auger tool to clear a shower drain clog in West Valley City.](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/shower-drain-auger-cleaning-west-valley-city.webp>)  West Valley City\n\n### [Clogged Shower Drain West Valley City](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/past-work-clogged-shower-drain-west-valley-city/?agentnet=md>)\n\n ↗\n\n![Camera inspection during a Sandy drain cleaning service](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/sandy-drain-cleaning-camera-inspection.webp>)  Sandy\n\n### [Sandy Drain Cleaning](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/past-work-sandy-drain-cleaning/?agentnet=md>)\n\n ↗\n\nMOUNTAIN MAN PLUMBING\n\n## Around *the valley.*\n\n[See where we work ↗](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/locations-we-serve/?agentnet=md>)[Our Google profile & reviews ↗](<https://g.page/r/CaOTt7DCa0I_EBM>)\n\n[Mountain Man Service Territory](<https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Mountain+Man+Plumbing,Sandy,UT&t=&z=9&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed>)\n\n[Meet Tyler Nerdin, our master plumber ↗](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/tyler-nerdin/?agentnet=md>) Mountain Man Plumbing · Salt Lake City, Utah","rendered_at":"2026-10-25T17:47:14+00:00","freshness":"Stored anonymous publication. 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