Hydro jetting in Sacramento, CA for grease, scale and roots

What hydro jetting covers

When a line clogs every few months, it is usually because the inside of the pipe is coated: grease in a kitchen line, scale in cast iron, or a mat of fine roots in a sewer lateral. A cable opens a path, but the coating stays and catches the next clog. Jetting removes the coating.

We do not jet blind. Before jetting a sewer line, we run a camera to check for breaks, offset joints or thin pipe, because high pressure water can make a broken pipe worse. If the line is sound, jetting restores it close to its original diameter.

Signs it is time to call

• Same drain clogs again and againBuildup on the pipe wall is catching debris.
• Kitchen line slow after cleaningGrease coating the pipe beyond where a cable reaches.
• Fine roots on the cable headA root mat that a cutter alone will not fully clear.
• Restaurant or multi-unit drainsHeavy daily use that builds up faster than a home line.
• Before a pipe liningLines must be jetted clean before a liner can bond.

What moves the price

See every typical range side by side in our Sacramento plumbing cost guide.

Hydro Jetting in Sacramento: what we see locally

Many mid-century homes across Arden-Arcade, Carmichael and Rancho Cordova have cast iron drains under the slab. Cast iron scales and rusts on the inside over decades, and jetting can buy those lines years before any replacement is needed.

For restaurants and shops in Midtown, Downtown and along the commercial corridors, routine jetting of kitchen lines keeps grease from reaching the city main, which local wastewater rules discourage.

What you can safely do before we arrive

1. Stop using drains on the affected line.
2. Clear a path to the cleanout.
3. Tell us about any recent backups or repairs.

Hydro Jetting questions