You’re cleaning a clogged line from a home to the septic system in the backyard. As you are cutting through a tree root, you may be cutting into something much more dangerous. A normal, routine job can quickly turn into disaster if you happen to encounter a cross bore – a natural gas line or other underground utility accidentally installed through a sewer line.
It is impossible to know if you have a cross bore conflict without some footwork and research. If other underground utilities are anywhere near the sewer line, the potential is there due to the inaccuracies of horizontal
