Rectorseal 81394 2-Pound Bottle Root Destroyer

We live in an older house (about 70 years old), so the plumbing isn't in the greatest shape. Last call-out from the plumber cost $800 to get the pipes augured through the toilet as well as to clear out all the backwash from laundry pipes, etc. He put a little camera down the toilet and there were loads of roots blocking the drain pipes about 9 feet in. He said he would have to keep coming back to do this, but suggested using a root killer regularly, which would save us money. I found this one one Amazon and have continued to use it every six months. I just ordered our 3rd bottle, since the toilet has started to flush slowly again (this is 4 times now, including the one the plumber used). It seems to be doing the trick every time. $22 or $800? You do the math.

This was bought and used in Feb of 2021.The bottle I received was small blue crystals. The bottle emptied easily. I didn’t need to break it up.I do not see any reference on the label that says that this foams. I poured it directly into a clean out so I wouldn’t have seen it anyway but I can’t swear that this is the foaming kind. The reason the label tells you to use the toilet is because it can damage the metal drains in tubs and sinks, etc.I tried to photograph the other half of the label that isn’t shown in the listing. Maybe that will help answer some questions as well.Having read questions and reviews, lets get a few things straight.This product -and others like it- is designed to kill roots in your sanitary line. The sanitary line is the line OUTSIDE your home. It leads to either your septic tank or to a municipal sanitary sewer. (Which is NOT the storm drains which collect rain water off the street via catch basins and usually empty into nearby waterways.) It is NOT made to unclog toilets, or sinks, etc. inside the home.It is made to KILL the roots in the sanitary line. It does NOT make them magically disappear. Once dead it is hoped that they would whither, shrivel and eventually break off and wash away. This may take some time.The easiest way to access the sanitary sewer line exiting you home is via a toilet. By pouring the product in and flushing, you get the product to flow out to where the problem is. UNFORTUNATELY all newer toilets only use a gallon and a half of water per flush. This may be great for your water bill but the sewer line is designed to use five gallons per flush. THEREFORE, right there on the label it says to use a half pound of product at a time. One quarter of a two pound container. Pour it in, flush, WAIT for the tank to refill! Repeat. This will get two pounds of product out of the inside plumbing with 6 gallons of water.AND... your mileage may vary! How long is your sanitary line? How far out is the problem? How bad is the problem? How far is your toilet from exiting your home? Etc, etc.The ALTERNATE application is to use a clean out. This is an “off shoot” from the sanitary line with a cap on it that allows direct access. It can be outside your home or in the basement (or both, I suppose). It may be very possible to pour the entire two pounds in the clean out at once. You then have to go some where in the home and run water to wash the product to the problem. Remember, you don’t have to necessarily flush a toilet in this instance. Probably ALL the water you use in the house ends up exiting via the sanitary line. Just avoiding using the toilet won’t prevent the product from washing away. If you decide to take a shower or do the dishes chances are that water is going to leave via the sanitary line and wash away the product. (Yes, your house might be set up differently, but in general....)So its best to use this either last thing at night and hope not too many people need to use the bathroom overnight, or last thing in the morning if everyone is going to work, school, whatever and the house will be empty.And after all that you still won’t really know if it worked until you see a marked difference in flow. This may take some time. You may need to make another application in a few months until the roots are gone. And that’s assuming roots are your problem.So while I can’t swear this is the greatest product in the world just yet, I had no problems with it either.

It will take some time to determine how well the product works. When the line backs up I will know when the roots are back. Using any root kill is not a one time application, roots are looking for water throughout the year. Once I determine how long the product lasts, I'll be able to set up a schedule to prevent backups. Feel free to email me at [email protected]

I swear by this! Since the day I purchased my house 8 years ago nearly every spring we have had problems with our plumbing that required us to have our pipes augered. A friend recently turned me on to this product and suggested using 2x/year according to the directions.Ever since using in ~2.5 years ago we have not needed to have anything augered and consider this the miracle cure. Give it a try!

So i received this product in the mail. First off the entire bottle spilled out into the box. I was also unaware this product was small little blue rocks. They are not actually rocks but they are very hard. It reminds you of the stuff you put down in a fish bowl. I was like ok, they spilled out into the box, whatever. I put all the rocks back into the container and im thinking to myself. How in the world is this going to actually work? Do they foam up? Maybe some reaction to the water? Etc.So i was very cautious thinking to myself. I'm pouring these hard little rocks down my toilet....I put maybe not even half in and they went right to the bottom of the toilet bowl....THEY did nothing. Didn't foam up, didn't do a single thing. I said ummmm ok, i flushed the toilet and the way they went. I then just threw the entire bottle in the trash.This was a complete waist of $20. Never again will i buy from this seller or product. Maybe i got a defective bottle or perhaps when it spilled out into the box it lost it's chemical reaction? It didn't seem likley as the rocks was coated with this white powder.If your looking for a Root Killer product skip this one.Thanks

I have a huge tree in my yard. The roots were affecting my sewer. I was getting sewerage coming up my downstairs shower. I've been using this product for 2,yrs. now. In spring and fall I haven't had sewerage come up since.

If you have root problems in your pipes, this stuff is the answer. You've gotta do it once a month, but it will save you a ton of money. Plumbers are expensive compared to routine maintenance.

It is ok.