Jetting and camera work for commercial drains
Long horizontal building drains collect grease, scale, sand and roots. A jetter with the right nozzle cleans the full pipe; a camera shows what is left and where.
- Jetter nozzles matched to pipe size and material
- Camera footage before and after cleaning
- Locating and depth marking of problem sections
- Scheduled maintenance for recurring lines
- Licensed plumbing trade
- Camera before digging
- Written job notes
- Phone-only booking
Lines that benefit from jetting
- Kitchen lines in restaurants, cafeterias and food plazas
- Building drains in older plazas with scaled cast iron
- Sanitary laterals with root intrusion at joints
- Parking-lot catch basins and leads clogged with sand and leaves
- Car wash and garage floor drains loaded with grit
The jetting visit, step by step
- Start with the camera to see the pipe and the stoppage
- Choose the nozzle: penetrating for blockages, scouring for grease, root cutting where roots are present
- Jet from the lowest cleanout upstream, pulling debris back to the opening
- Recover debris so it does not move further down the line
- Camera the line again and mark any defects for repair
When jetting is not the answer
High-pressure water can make a cracked, offset or collapsed pipe worse. If the camera shows broken sections, we stop and recommend a spot repair, lining or replacement first. Fragile clay and badly corroded cast iron get gentler cleaning.
- Collapsed or crushed sections
- Large offset joints that catch the nozzle
- Pipe walls corroded thin
Maintenance schedules
For lines that block on a cycle, planned jetting costs less than emergency calls and lost trading time. We review the footage, suggest an interval, and adjust it after each visit based on what the camera shows.
- Quarterly for many high-volume kitchens
- Yearly for root-prone laterals
- After major construction near the building
Common questions
Will jetting damage our pipes?
Sound pipe handles it fine once pressure and nozzle suit the material. That is why the camera goes in first.
Can you jet catch basins in a parking lot?
Yes, we clear the leads between catch basins; heavy sediment removal may need a vacuum truck.