Hydro-Jetting
A cable punches a hole through a clog. A jetter removes the buildup that caused it. That difference is why some drains keep backing up after being snaked.
How it works and when to use it
The mechanism
High-pressure water through a specialised nozzle that pulls itself down the line while scouring the pipe wall back toward bare material. It cleans the full diameter rather than boring a channel.
Grease-heavy kitchen lines
Years of cooking build a hardened coating inside a 2 inch branch. Cabling gets flow back briefly; jetting removes the coating so it stays clear.
Recurring main line clogs
If you are snaking the main once or twice a year, the line has buildup or roots that cabling is not addressing.
Fine root hair
Jetting cuts and flushes smaller root intrusion. Substantial roots usually mean a structural conversation - see sewer repair.
Restaurants and commercial kitchens
Grease interceptor lines need jetting on a schedule rather than on failure.
When we do not recommend it
Compromised pipe
Old, cracked or badly corroded pipe may not survive high pressure. This is why we camera the line first rather than jetting blind.
Some septic configurations
On septic systems the right approach depends on the setup, and jetting is not automatically correct.
When cabling is genuinely enough
A single hair clog in a bathroom sink does not need a jetter. We are not going to sell you one.
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