Hydro Jetting in San Jose, CA
Hydro jetting scrubs the inside of the pipe with high pressure water. It is a different job from running a cable and for grease and roots it is the one that works.
Signs you need this
Cable versus jetter
A cable punches a hole through the blockage. Water runs again, you are happy, and the grease is still coating the whole pipe. That is why a cabled line backs up again in a few months.
The jetter cuts it off the wall and flushes it out, so you get the pipe back close to the size it was built at.
A cable punches a hole through the blockage. The grease is still coating the whole pipe.
Restaurants
Grease lines want this on a schedule. A kitchen line that backs up in the middle of dinner service costs a lot more than the maintenance would have.
How the job runs
- 1Camera first to make sure the pipe can take the pressure
- 2Jet the line from the cleanout
- 3Camera again so you can see the difference
- 4Talk about whether it needs to be on a schedule
Questions people ask
What is the difference between hydro jetting and snaking a drain?
A cable punches a hole through the blockage and leaves the grease coating the pipe, which is why a cabled line backs up again in a few months. Hydro jetting cuts it off the wall and flushes it out, so the pipe gets back close to the size it was built at.
Can hydro jetting damage old pipes?
That is why the camera goes in first, to make sure the pipe can take the pressure before we jet it. If the line is broken, jetting is not the fix, and the camera shows that before anyone starts.
Does hydro jetting remove tree roots?
For grease and roots it is the one that works. Roots that keep coming back got in through an opening in the pipe, so we run the camera again after jetting to show whether the pipe itself needs repair.
How often should a line be hydro jetted?
It depends on what builds up in it. Restaurant grease lines want it on a schedule, because a kitchen line that backs up in the middle of dinner service costs more than the maintenance. After a jetting we talk about whether your line needs a schedule.
Water where it should not be?
Call and describe what you are seeing. If it can wait until morning, we will say so.
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