The total mileage of sewer and drain pipe running underground in the U.S. can boggle the mind. Still, some people can go their entire lives without suffering a clogged pipe. Others seem to have drain cleaners on speed dial. What’s the difference? According to Rod Tarbox, owner of Mt. Washington Sewer and Drain Cleaning in Berlin, New Hampshire, luck, the engineering of fixtures and even malice are factors in determining when a pipe becomes blocked. Rod says he has seen enough examples of clogging over the past 21 years of running his company to have reached some conclusions about blocked pipes.Rod
