A cable machine punches a hole through a blockage. A hydro jetter scours the pipe wall back to its full diameter with high-pressure water. For grease-caked kitchen lines and root-filled laterals, that difference is why one line stays clear for years and the other clogs again by Christmas.
- Grease removal from kitchen and restaurant lines
- Root cutting with rotating jet heads
- Scale and sediment scoured from cast iron
- Main lines, branch lines and outdoor drains
- Pre-lining cleaning for trenchless projects
- Scheduled maintenance jetting for businesses
When jetting is the right call
Recurring clogs in the same line, grease-heavy kitchen drains, roots confirmed on camera, or a pipe being prepared for a liner: those are jetting jobs. A simple hair clog in a bathroom sink is not, and we will not sell you a jetting for one. Cable first where cable is enough, jetter where the pipe itself needs cleaning.
Safe for the pipe, brutal on the buildup
Pressure and nozzle choice are matched to the pipe material and condition, which is why we like eyes on the line first. On sound pipe, jetting is gentler than repeated mechanical cabling, because it cleans without grinding the pipe wall. On a fragile line the camera tells us before we learn it the hard way, and we adjust the plan instead of the pipe.
Hydro jetting questions we hear most
On structurally sound pipe, yes, and gentler than repeated cabling. On compromised pipe we confirm condition with a camera first and set pressure accordingly, or recommend repair instead of cleaning.
A cleaned line stays clear until the cause returns: years for grease with better habits, one to three years for roots depending on the trees. Scheduled maintenance jetting keeps commercial kitchens off the emergency list entirely.
Cabling clears a blockage fast and cheap. Jetting cleans the pipe. If this is your first clog ever, cable. If it is your third this year, jet it and camera it.
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Live dispatch, a written flat-rate price before work starts, and stocked trucks across all six counties.