Hydro jetting that clears the pipe wall, not just a channel
Hydro jetting uses high-pressure water to scour the full inside wall of a drainage line, removing the silt, leaf pack and root film that narrowed it. We camera the line first so the work targets the actual restriction, and again afterwards to prove it is clear.
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The problem this solves
A drain that runs slow, backs up in heavy rain, or clogs again weeks after being snaked.
What hydro jetting actually does
Hydro jetting uses water at high pressure to scour the full inside wall of a drainage pipe, removing the silt, leaf pack and root film that narrowed it. Unlike a snake, which punches a channel through a blockage, jetting restores the pipe to its original carrying diameter.
Why snaking a yard drain rarely lasts
A snake bores a hole through the center of a blockage, so water moves again immediately and the pipe looks fixed. The sediment lining the wall stays where it is, and it catches the next load of debris. That is why a snaked line often clogs again within a season.
How we know the line is clear afterwards
We run the camera back through the line once the jetting is finished. You see bare pipe wall, the full diameter, and the joints. That footage is yours to keep, and it is the difference between being told the drain is clear and being shown that it is.
When jetting is the wrong answer
Jetting cleans pipe. It cannot fix a pipe that is crushed, offset at a joint, or collapsed, and pressure on a failed line can make the damage worse. When the camera finds a structural defect we stop and quote the repair instead, with the footage to show why.
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS SERVICE
Hydro jetting questions
How often should a drainage line be jetted?
Under a live-oak canopy, once a year is realistic and twice is better. Leon County drops leaf litter for most of the year, and a partly restricted line has no margin left when a summer storm arrives.
Will hydro jetting damage my pipe?
Not a sound pipe. Pressure is set to the material and condition, which is precisely why we camera the line first. If the inspection finds a break, offset joint or collapse, we do not jet it — we quote the repair.
Can you jet a line with roots in it?
Yes. A cutting head removes root mass and the jetting scours what is left off the wall. Roots enter through a defect, though, so the camera run afterwards matters: if there is a crack or an open joint feeding them, they will come back until it is repaired.
How long does jetting a residential drainage line take?
Most single-line residential jobs run two to four hours including both camera runs. A property with several catch basins and a long discharge run takes most of a day. We give a time estimate after the first inspection, not before.
Get hydro jetting scoped properly.
We inspect before we quote, so the price answers a defect we can show you rather than a guess.