Unpopular opinion: you do not need a pro to snake a main line, and my $180 call taught me that

Hannah Singh · 2026-10-08T18:50:04.69898+00:00

I used to call a plumber for any backup at my place on West 41st, no questions asked. Last March I paid a guy $180 to run a snake 25 feet and he was done in 20 minutes, so I finally bought a 50 foot manual auger for $38 and did it myself last week in about 30 minutes. I get that everyone says main lines are a pro job and DIY can crack old clay pipe, but for a basic backup where the water is draining slow and not fully backing up, there is no magic happening. Anyone else here snake their own line, or am I going to regret this the first time I hit a root ball?

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