Sewer Cleaning and
Unclogging
Sewer Cleaning and Unclogging Service
Proven expertise, available 24/7
Since 1961, Sanivac has been a Quebec leader in sewer cleaning, maintenance, and unclogging for municipalities, businesses, industries, and residential properties. Thanks to our fleet of specialized trucks, our recognized expertise, and our 24/7 available teams, we ensure the lasting performance of your drainage systems. Our services cover all needs related to underground infrastructure: catch basin cleaning, garage drain maintenance, municipal sewer unclogging, camera inspection, valve chamber pumping, trench drain maintenance, service line de-icing, and much more. With Sanivac, you benefit from fast, safe, and field-adapted interventions, whether it’s to prevent a backup, unblock a pipe, clean an installation, or ensure essential preventive maintenance.
Sewer Cleaning and Unclogging
Comprehensive Services
Sanivac offers a comprehensive service to keep your pipes clean and functional. Catch basin cleaning eliminates sludge, sand, and debris that accumulate over time and lead to backup risks. Our teams also handle garage drain cleaning, often clogged by grease, salt, oils, and dirt carried by vehicles.
- Catch basin cleaning: Removal of sediment, sludge, and debris to prevent blockages and ensure proper stormwater drainage.
- Garage drain cleaning: Complete maintenance to prevent greasy buildup, backups, and foul odors.
- Underground garage maintenance: Pumping, cleaning, and maintenance of drainage systems in confined spaces using our low-profile trucks.
- Municipal sewer pumping & cleaning / unclogging: Rapid interventions with high-pressure jetting trucks to restore flow in pipes and prevent network overloads.
For multi-level buildings, we provide underground garage maintenance using our low-profile mini-vacuum trucks, designed for easy access to restricted areas. Finally, our municipal sewer unclogging and cleaning service uses powerful water pressure to eliminate stubborn obstructions such as roots, greasy deposits, and sediment buildup. These interventions ensure optimal flow and prevent major problems that could compromise the network’s safety and integrity.
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Specialized Pumping
Maintenance of Essential Infrastructure
Our pumping services meet the needs of municipal networks and industrial facilities. Valve chamber pumping removes water, sludge, and debris that impair system operation, ensuring consistent and safe performance. We also carry out culvert maintenance and cleaning, where we eliminate obstructions caused by mud, branches, and organic materials that can lead to flooding or ground subsidence.
For commercial areas and parking lots, trench drain maintenance ensures effective drainage and prevents water accumulation. We also provide pumping and cleaning of pumping stations, a critical operation to avoid service interruptions and preserve network capacity. Thanks to our high-performance fleet, we offer a turnkey solution to enhance the reliability of your infrastructure.
Advanced Equipment and Adapted Technology
Unclogging, De-icing, and Technological Inspection
Sanivac combines advanced technologies and high-performance equipment to diagnose, unclog, and protect your pipes. High-pressure pipe unclogging quickly eliminates obstructions caused by sand, grease, roots, or accumulated deposits. During winter, our house service line de-icing service uses steam to thaw frozen pipes and prevent sewer backups, a common issue in northern climates.
We also offer camera and mini-camera inspection services, essential for precisely identifying the origin of a blockage, break, subsidence, or infiltration. This technology allows for targeted intervention and avoids unnecessary excavation. For garages and industrial facilities, we also provide sand separator pumping and cleaning, ensuring environmental compliance and the performance of your facilities.
Sanivac Benefits
A Leader in Sewer Maintenance
Choosing Sanivac for your sewer cleaning and unclogging needs means benefiting from recognized expertise across Quebec. Our teams have over 60 years of experience in urban infrastructure maintenance and use a fleet of specialized trucks designed directly in our workshops, thus ensuring consistent performance and interventions adapted to the most demanding environments.
We offer fast service available 24/7, whether for an emergency or planned maintenance. Each intervention is carried out safely, respecting environmental standards and minimizing risks to your facilities. With Sanivac, you benefit from a complete solution: pumping, cleaning, unclogging, inspection, preventive maintenance, and water management. A single provider, total peace of mind.
The Sanivac Expertise
Other Related Services
Contaminated Material Pumping
We perform safe and compliant pumping of contaminated materials to ensure responsible management and proper waste treatment.
Industrial Pumping and Cleaning
We carry out industrial pumping and cleaning to effectively remove sludge, waste, liquids, and deposits from all types of facilities.
Spill and Environmental Emergencies
We intervene quickly during spills and environmental emergencies to safely contain, pump, and clean affected areas.
General Pumping
We offer versatile pumping services for all types of needs, adapted to municipal, commercial, industrial, and residential requirements.
It is recommended to have your sewers and drains cleaned and maintained at least once a year, or more frequently depending on your usage or upon the appearance of signs such as foul odors, slow drainage, gurgling, or the beginning of a backup. Preventive maintenance reduces the risk of blockages and extends the lifespan of your pipes.
Common symptoms include:
• water backup,
• very slow drainage,
• sewer odors,
• unusual noises in the pipes,
• or water backing up through another fixture.
If you notice any of these signs, professional unclogging is required promptly.
Yes. Sanivac intervenes 24/7 for all backups, accidental spills, overflows, frozen pipes, or environmental emergencies. Our teams respond quickly with the specialized equipment needed to secure, pump, and clean the area.
Camera inspection involves inserting a high-resolution mini-camera into the pipe to visualize its interior. It precisely detects the causes of a problem: roots, subsidence, cracks, obstructions, grease, ice, or breaks. It is the ideal tool to avoid unnecessary excavation.
Regular pumping handles standard sludge, wastewater, and residues, while contaminated material pumping involves hazardous liquids or materials requiring strict handling, specialized equipment, and disposal in accordance with environmental standards.
The price varies depending on several factors: type of intervention, accessibility, pipe length, nature of the blockage, and urgency. To get an accurate quote, Sanivac offers fast and free quotes, tailored to your situation.
It is recommended to have your sewers and drains cleaned and maintained at least once a year, or more frequently depending on your usage or upon the appearance of signs such as foul odors, slow drainage, gurgling, or the beginning of a backup. Preventive maintenance reduces the risk of blockages and extends the lifespan of your pipes.
Common symptoms include:
•water backup,
• very slow drainage,
• sewer odors,
• unusual noises in the pipes,
• or water backing up through another fixture.
If you notice any of these signs, professional unclogging is required promptly.
Yes. Sanivac intervenes 24/7 for all backups, accidental spills, overflows, frozen pipes, or environmental emergencies. Our teams respond quickly with the specialized equipment needed to secure, pump, and clean the area.
Camera inspection involves inserting a high-resolution mini-camera into the pipe to visualize its interior. It precisely detects the causes of a problem: roots, subsidence, cracks, obstructions, grease, ice, or breaks. It is the ideal tool to avoid unnecessary excavation.
Regular pumping handles standard sludge, wastewater, and residues, while contaminated material pumping involves hazardous liquids or materials requiring strict handling, specialized equipment, and disposal in accordance with environmental standards.
The price varies depending on several factors: type of intervention, accessibility, pipe length, nature of the blockage, and urgency. To get an accurate quote, Sanivac offers fast and free quotes, tailored to your situation.
