Several years ago I had ROTO ROOTER in to check out our drain tile. their equipment was very poorly maintained and stopped working. I offered to make repairs. I spent several hours machining a few replacement parts supplied a shaft key and I did some welding. When it came time to settle up the bill, the jerk would not allow anything for my time and materials. I called his office.
The next time I thought I needed a drain tile inspection, I called a different company, that was about 7 years ago.
My wife found their workorder in our home maintenance files and she called this company again. They will be here on Tuesday, December, 18. They guaranteed their machinery will be working.
They will sending their camera through the tile to check for obstruction or damage. The next step will be Water Jetting the drain. If the drain has been damaged and needs replacing, they will have a crew with a track-hoe dig up the front yard before installing new a drain and reconnecting to the city storm water system. Isn't life grand?
The rain has stopped and the basement is nearly dry, again. I will leave the ventilation fans running for one more night.