A visit, start to finish
What the truck does when it arrives
A jetting truck carries a water tank, a pump and a long hose with a nozzle on the end. Water goes out of the nozzle's jets, and the same jets pull the hose down the line.
Step 1: The operator checks the line
Where is the cleanout, how long is the run, what does the pipe look like? A camera goes in first on an older line.
Step 2: The nozzle goes in
Jets that point backward pull the hose forward while a ring of water scours the wall.
Step 3: The line is flushed
The nozzle comes back out as the water carries debris down the line, and a flush shows it runs clear.
Step 4: You see the result
If you added a camera look, you watch the footage or get the photos in the report.
Before the truck
Pipes where jetting isn't the first move
Cracked or collapsed clay
High-pressure water can wash out soil around a crack. The camera comes first.
Pipe pushed out of line
A jet won't cross a shifted joint. The camera shows where it stops.
Thin or flaking cast iron
Old iron with deep scale gets a lower pressure, and the operator tells you why.
Pipe with a liner in it
A relined pipe needs a light touch, and we ask who installed the liner.
Jetting
Questions about the machine
How is jetting different from snaking?
A cable pushes through a clog. A jet washes the pipe wall with high-pressure water, so grease and scale come off the wall, not just out of the way.
Is it messy?
The operator lays down covers at the cleanout and keeps the hose over a bucket or the floor drain. Water runs down the line, not into the room.
Can it damage my plumbing?
Pressure is set by the pipe. On weak or old pipe the operator looks first, uses a lower pressure or stops. That is a reason to run a camera on an older home.
Book a jetting visit
Call for the flat rate and your route day.