Sanco Industries Root Destroyer - 2 Pounds (32 Ounces) - Copper Sulfate Pentahydrate

This stuff works! First you manually clean out as much gunk as you can reach with your hands and tools. Then you pour this into the pipe... and wait. It will take a few times, but eventually your drain will flow smoother and smoother. You may think it is expensive, but it costs a fraction of what it would cost to excavate or hire a professional. I strongly recommend it.

Applied the product in toilet and stopped deterioration (no blockage but still with the blocked noise after flushing). But it took over 2 months when suddenly all noise are gone after flushing, and can tell the dead root finally flushed away. So happy result.

Works great

Once a year our sewer drain will clog with tree roots. We have to call the rooter folks to come clean the pipe out. Replacing the pipe where the roots get in is expensive, so I thought to try this product to keep the roots from growing in the pipe. This product contains a copper sulfate chemical composition that is toxic to roots without being caustic to the PVC pipe, preventing roots from growing through the cracks and joints of the pipe. It is designed to be poured into a commode (toilet) in a 1/2lb increment and then flushed into the drain system. The contents are toxic, so precautions are mandated in handling. I wore safety goggles and rubber gloves to be on the safe side when administering. Recommendations are to apply every six months, and at 7 months I'm still not seeing any root incursion. In our application I chose to pour this directly into the cleanout access which is closer to the area where we normally experienced blockage. I do plan to add another application now to keep the preventive measures in effect. At $20 this is a bargain across the board. Our blockages ALWAYS happened on a weekend where we had to pay a premium to have the rooter fellow come out after hours. That never cost less than $200 dollars a visit and of course we could not use the sinks, shower or toilets when the pipe was stopped up. FOLLOW UP: Consistent use of this product has given us the first full year without having to call in the rooter guys! It works AWESOME! Highly recommended. I'm using this as described on the product label and it is doing a fantastic job. I know for a fact that my drain line has places where roots regularly penetrate and while using this product we've not experienced a single instance!

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