Hydro Jetting in Burlington

When you need hydro jetting

A cable machine opens a channel. That is often enough. Yet some lines clog again within weeks because thick grease, soap scum or mineral scale still coats the walls. Jetting is the answer when a drain keeps returning to the same sluggish state, when a camera shows heavy buildup along the whole run, or when fine root hair has been cut back but keeps regrowing from the joints.

Restaurants and multi-unit buildings use it as routine maintenance. For a single house, it usually follows a pattern of repeat calls.

How the job is done

We look before we jet. A camera inspection confirms the pipe is intact, because pressurized water should not be sent into a line that is already collapsing. Next, we feed a jetter hose, its nozzle aimed backward, through a cleanout. Rear-pointing streams drive the hose along while scouring the pipe wall, and the loosened material flushes downstream toward the city sewer.

Pressure and nozzle type are matched to the pipe. Older clay and cast iron get gentler settings than modern PVC. A second camera pass afterward shows you the result.

Burlington homes and this work

Postwar bungalows in neighbourhoods such as Roseland, Mountainside and Pinedale often have clay or cast iron laterals beneath decades-old maples and silver maples. Those lines collect root fibre and scale. Townhouse complexes from the 1970s and 1980s sometimes share drain runs where grease from several kitchens meets, which is a classic place for jetting to earn its keep.

What affects the scope

• The length of the run from the cleanout to the street
• Pipe material and its present condition
• Whether a usable cleanout exists, or one needs to be added
• How thick the buildup is and how many passes it takes

If the camera shows a broken or offset section, we will say so plainly. Jetting cleans pipe; it does not repair it, and a damaged line may point toward sewer line repair instead.

Before we arrive

If possible, find the cleanout plug, typically near the front basement wall. Hold off on laundry and dishwashing for the morning. Move anything stored on the floor near the drain, since a little water may splash during setup.

Jetting and roots

Root hair that has crept in through clay joints is shredded and flushed away by the jet. The roots will still try to return, since the joint remains open. Many owners in tree-lined areas book a jetting visit every year or two, and they use the camera footage to judge when lining or excavation becomes the better value. We will show you the recording and let you decide.