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Hydro Jetting in Houston
Hydro Jetting in Houston
Hydro jetting uses high pressure water through a specialized nozzle to scour the inside of a drain line. A cable punches a hole through a blockage. Jetting washes the pipe wall, which is the difference between flow returning for a month and flow returning for a while.
When jetting is the right tool
Kitchen and restaurant lines coated with grease
Lines with heavy soap and scale buildup
Sand or sediment accumulation in a line
Fine root hairs after the larger roots have been cut
A line that was cabled recently and slowed down again
Preventive cleaning on commercial lines that back up on a schedule
When it is not
Jetting is not for every pipe. Old cast iron that has corroded thin, clay pipe with separated joints, and lines that are already broken can be damaged by pressure. Those need to be looked at before anyone jets them.
It also does not fix structural problems. If the line is offset, crushed or sagging, jetting cleans a pipe that will still hold water in the same low spot tomorrow.
Jetting compared with cabling
Cable: pulls through obstructions and cuts roots. Fast, and effective on a hard blockage.
Jetting: removes buildup from the full circumference of the pipe. Better on grease and scale.
Cable: works in tight fixture lines where a jetter hose cannot go.
Jetting: usually paired with a camera so you can see the result.
Questions people ask us
What is hydro jetting?
Cleaning a drain or sewer line with water at high pressure, delivered through a hose and a nozzle that directs streams backward against the pipe wall. It removes grease, scale and debris from the full inside surface of the pipe rather than just opening a channel through a blockage.
Can hydro jetting damage my pipes?
It can, on pipe that has already deteriorated. Thin cast iron, cracked clay and lines with separated joints are the cases where pressure makes things worse. That is why an inspection before jetting an older line is a reasonable thing to insist on.
How often should a commercial kitchen line be jetted?
It depends on volume, what goes down the line and how the grease interceptor is maintained. Rather than guess, use the history of your own line. If it backs up every few months, schedule cleaning ahead of that interval and have the line inspected once to know what you are working with.
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