When sewer lines get blocked up with tree roots, paper, sludge, and other gunk, getting sewer lines cleared out can be a difficult, dirty job.
Traditionally, sewer cleaning to remove this debris has been done with snakes and other mechanical power equipment.
More recently, sewer line services are having great success using pressurized water to jet clean sewer lines with a hydro jetting machine.
How Does Hydro Jetting Work?
Hydro jetting, which uses no chemicals or damaging metal snakes, is done by jetting water under high pressure into clogged sewer lines to break up blockages and wash away sludge.
Using special nozzles to direct the water spray, technicians can jet clean sewer pipes by cutting through tree roots, dislodging stuck, solid material, and back-flush sludge through the pipe until it is all clear.
It can be done inside steel, cast iron, copper, PVC, and thick concrete pipes without causing damage, with older clay pipes being the only type that should not undergo hydro jetting of sewer lines.
Descaling With Hydro Jetting
In addition to clearing out blockages that slow down a sewer line, hydro jetting can also be used to jet clean sewer pipes by descaling the inside of the pipe.
Pipe scale, a rough coating of caked-on minerals and sludge that collects over time, makes a sewer line more susceptible to blockages as toilet paper, solid waste, and other material and debris can cling to it.
Using hydro jetting, sewer lines can be cleared of that scale, making it easier for all material to pass through to the sewer main.
Clearing Slow-Moving Sewer Lines
For homes and buildings with pipes in relatively good condition, hydro jetting is a also preferred solution for cleaning out slow-moving sewer lines to remove debris and scale, keeping them functioning properly.
Jet clean sewer pipes are much less likely to experience new blockages because it completely flushes debris out of the pipes, rather than just pushing an access-way through blockages while leaving most of the debris behind as snaking does.
Look For a Hydro Jetting Service!
Overall, hydro jetting done by a professional is a faster, easier, chemical-free way to rid sewer lines of the gunk and debris blocking them and remove scale to prevent future blockages.
It is less damaging than snaking most times, more hygienic, more thorough, and more versatile in general as a solution for breaking up and preventing sewer pipe blockages.
When facing slow drain lines, stubborn blockages, backflow, and other signs of sewer line problems, hydro jetting is an effective way to clear things up and get sewers draining once again!