Drain Cleaning and Jetting

High-pressure water jetting is the standard method in modern drainage — a hose-mounted nozzle firing water backwards at up to 4,000 psi, pulling itself along the pipe while scouring the walls clean.

It clears blockages, strips grease and scale, cuts through silt, and leaves the pipe fully clean rather than simply pierced — which is why jetting lasts far longer than rodding.

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What the work involves

• Jetting unit set up at the best access point
• Forward-firing nozzles for blockages, rotary heads for build-up
• Full-length passes until the run flows clean at the outfall
• Root-cutting and descaling attachments where needed

When you need it

• A blockage rodding couldn't shift or that returned quickly
• Fat, scale or silt narrowing the bore
• Preparing pipes for a CCTV survey or lining
• Regular maintenance on busy or vulnerable runs

Drain Cleaning and Jetting — common questions

Can jetting damage drains?

Not in competent hands — pressure and nozzle are chosen for the pipe. Genuinely fragile pipes get surveyed first, which protects you either way.

Jetting vs rodding?

Rods push a hole through the blockage; jetting removes the blockage and the coating it grew from. Rodding is a quick fix; jetting removes the cause.

Is it messy?

The engineer works from chambers and gullies with the mess contained — you mostly just hear it, and drainage is noticeably better afterwards.

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